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The Ravens and Lamar Jackson failed to reach an agreement on a contract extension, and they will shelve negotiations until after the season, GM Eric DeCosta said in a statement Sept. 9.
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It’s Deadline Day in Baltimore. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has said that his self-imposed deadline for working out a contract extension with the team would be the start of the regular season, and this week he announced that “Friday” would be the cutoff.
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Former NFL GM Randy Mueller says recent QB contracts like Kyler Murray and Deshaun Watson shouldn’t impact Lamar Jackson’s negotiations with the Ravens. “Lamar is such a unique … talent,” Mueller said, “that I’m not sure anybody else’s deal matters.”
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Former agent and current CBS Sports NFL writer Joel Corry weighs in on Lamar Jackson’s contract situation with the Ravens and whether the issue holding things up could be a fully guaranteed contract.
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Former Ravens head coach Brian Billick is confident the team and Lamar Jackson will eventually reach a long-term contract. “They are not going to let Lamar Jackson leave,” Billick said. “There’s total commitment to him. They understand what the money is.”
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Former NFL executives Joe Banner and Randy Mueller discuss Lamar Jackson’s approach toward a long-term contract, the impact of waiting on a potential deal and what the future may hold for the Ravens and the quarterback.
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With Ravens QB Lamar Jackson scheduled to play the 2022 season on his fifth-year rookie option, ProFootballTalk founder Mike Florio says that going year to year would be a “misguided” approach and that Jackson should strongly consider hiring an agent.
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Glenn Clark sorts through the reporting from the NFL Scouting Combine about Lamar Jackson’s contract and explains why it might make sense for both parties to speed up the process of negotiating an extension.
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Ravens GM Eric DeCosta again expressed optimism that a contract extension with Lamar Jackson will happen eventually, but he indicated that there has been no movement toward a resolution and reiterated that the team will operate “at Lamar’s urgency” in any negotiations.
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One of the biggest takeaways from Ravens GM Eric DeCosta’s season-ending news conference was that the timing of any contract extension for QB Lamar Jackson is pretty much up to Jackson. Bo Smolka breaks down the pros and cons for getting an extension done soon.
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