Former NFL star DeSean Jackson accused of fostering violent culture at HBCU football program

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Former NFL wide receiver DeSean Jackson, currently the head coach at Delaware State, an HBCU, is being sued by one of his former players at the school.

In a complaint obtained by Fox News Digital, Malachi Biggs alleges that he was brutally assaulted by a former teammate, Anthony Hebert, in the team's locker room on Nov. 19, knocking out at least a dozen teeth and rendering him unconscious.

Jackson is accused of running an "unsafe environment" in the locker room, including promoting a "tough guy" philosophy that "relied heavily upon the use of gang-associated slang and gang-associated mentality."

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Delaware State head coach DeSean Jackson directs his team against South Carolina State at Alumni Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025. (William Bretzger/Delaware News Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

The former receiver is also accused of failing to prevent hazing and other dangerous conduct surrounding the football program, but instead allowing a culture where it could happen.

Biggs claimed that Jackson and other staff "encouraged crimes, assaults, harassment, hazing, altercations."

Jackson allegedly did not discipline Hebert and other violent players and went as far as hiring him to be on the coaching staff.

Jackson released a statement regarding the allegations, saying he has "never fostered or encouraged...any violent environment.

"I take the safety, well-being, and development of every student-athlete in the Delaware State University football program seriously," he posted to Instagram.

Wide receiver DeSean Jackson of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates a touchdown during a game against