Secret salesman

    Some holiday shoppers at a local Modell’s store did a few double-takes — and maybe bought a few jerseys that weren’t on their Christmas list.

    In a repeat of the little “experiment” done by Danny Woodhead of the New England Patriots [video], Eagles star DeSean Jackson donned a Modell’s uniform and hit the sales floor in time for the holiday rush. Check out how successful he was in selling his own No. 10 jersey — and how unsuccessful he was in convincing astute Eagles fans that he was just an ordinary salesclerk. View the [video].

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