Lamar Jackson waited to sign a new contract with the Ravens, says Mike Tannenbaum. (1:20)
Lamar Jackson wants to end speculation that he is looking to leave the Baltimore Ravens.
The star quarterback said that he loves the Ravens and cited a false narrative that he is considering leaving the team.
Jackson has shown no interest in engaging in contract extension talks.
I love my Ravens I don't know who the hell putting that false narrative out that I'm having thoughts about leaving stop tryna read my mind🙄
— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) March 30, 2022
The Ravens are committed to signing Jackson long term, but he doesn't want to talk about a new deal. On March 2, DeCosta said that he had communicated with Jackson via text over the past month.
Jackson's fifth-year option will pay him $23.016 million this season. If the sides can't reach a contract extension by next year, Baltimore would have to place the franchise tag on Jackson to keep him from becoming a free agent.
Unless Jackson has a change of heart, he won't sign an extension before the start of the 2022 season, according to Bisciotti.
He will be paid when he is ready, said Bisciotti.
Jackson may be the first quarterback in NFL history to get the franchise tag in consecutive years, but he may not be the first to sign with another team in free agency.
If I win the Super Bowl in three years, you can make me a $60 million quarterback.
Jackson is a unique cat, and what are you going to do with a guy who wants to be unique?
He doesn't have to be a conformist. We appreciate what he does. The front office and his teammates love him. We will make it work somehow if you keep doing Lamar.
Josh Allen signed a six-year, $258 million extension with the Bills last summer that averages $43 million per season and includes $100 million guaranteed.
The market for quarterbacks has gone up. The highest-paid quarterback this year was Rodgers with a contract that averages $50 million per year, while Deshaun Watson set a record with his $230 million fully guaranteed deal.
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