It wasn’t long ago that Lamar Jackson and the Ravens seemed to be in a committed, long-term relationship.
“I love my Ravens,” the quarterback tweeted just over a year ago. “I don’t know who the hell putting that false narrative out that I’m having thoughts about leaving.”
“I’ll take him over everybody,” coach John Harbaugh said in October. “He’s ours; we love Lamar. He’s the Ravens’ quarterback. I know the Ravens’ fans feel the same way.”
“I have a lot of admiration and respect for Lamar; I think he would say the same about me,” general manager Eric DeCosta said in March. He added: “We want Lamar here. We think he’s one of the best quarterbacks in the league.”
Nowadays, their relationship status is more complicated. Over the past month, the Ravens and Jackson have started to look around, checking out their options elsewhere. After two-plus years of unsuccessful contract talks, the Ravens in March designated Jackson with the nonexclusive franchise tag, keeping him under team control but allowing him to find new suitors. Last week, Jackson announced that he’d requested a trade, frustrated by his negotiations with a Ravens front office that he said has “not been interested in meeting my value.” ravens crocs
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