The 26-year-old player was picked up by the Baltimore Ravens at the end of the first round of the 2018 draft, where he seemed to explode by the end of the first year. In 2019, he was also elected as the league’s most valuable player. after setting a new running back record with 1,206 rushing yards to go with 3,127 passing yards and 36 TDs, and also had seven six-pointers on the ground. The team managed a 13–2 record in that competition, but this time they were immediately eliminated in the playoffs.
He also reached the 1,000 rushing yard mark in the following season and had his first playoff success, but he hasn’t followed that up since then, and in the previous two seasons he was only able to play in 12 out of 17 games.
After last year, the band tried to chain it with a franchise member again this year Lamar Jacksont, which may bring him the average salary of the top 5 of his position, but it is only for one year, and every player wants to sign a long-term agreement in order to secure his future.
On Monday, the manager announced that he had asked his team to replace him.
A letter to my fans. First of all, I want to thank you all for all the love and support you keep giving me. You are all wonderful and I appreciate you. I would like you not to believe everything you read about me. Allow me to personally answer you about my plans for the future. On March 2nd, I requested a trade from the Ravens as the club was not interested in evaluating me. Anyone who knows me knows that my only dream is to win a Super Bowl. You guys are great, but I have to make a business decision that is best for me and my family. No matter how far my career takes me from here, the fans of Baltimore and the entire state of Maryland will always be in my heart.
A letter to my Fans
I want to first thank you all for all of the love and support you consistently show towards me. All of you are amazing and I appreciate y’all so much. I want you all to know not to believe everything you read about me. Let me personally answer your questions
— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) March 27, 2023
Baltimore placed a non-exclusive franchise tag on the player, who has the option to sign a new contract until July 17. However, thanks to this tender, Jackson is free to negotiate with other clubs.
Robert Kraft, The president of the New England Patriots reported the other day that rapper Meek Mill informed him that Lamar Jackson wants to play for the Patriots, but the owner has indicated that the decision in this matter is in the hands of head coach and general manager Bill Belichick.
As he is starting his third year with the team Mac Jones, who previously worked with his new coordinator, Bill O’Brien, for a short time at the University of Alabama, and the team with signing players that fit the new system (JuJu Smith-Schuster and Mike Gesicki has already signed, and there are even rumors of acquiring DeAndre Hopkins), he will certainly try to exploit the potential of his first-round pick, so it would at least be very surprising if Jackson actually ends up with the Patriots.
In any case, the bookmakers do not rule this out either, after the Tennessee Titans and Minnesota Vikings, the Ravens and Patriots are the third most likely according to Vegas, followed by the Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons and Detroit Lions.
A Colts recently signed Gardner Minshew, and the Colts have the 4th pick in the draft, which can even be used to draft a manager, but Chris Ballard general manager does not exclude anything:
“Anytime a special player like Jackson becomes available, you have to look at the options,” he quotes Ballardot of The Athletic. “I’m not going to go into much about how the situation is or what we’re going to do, but Jackson is a really special player.” You never know what will come of it.”
At the same time, the Ravens still have confidence in the continuation, it turns out John Harbaugh also from the words of the head coach, who still imagines the offensive line with Lamar Jackson.
However, it is quite possible that two former MVPs will soon change teams, as recently the four-time most valuable Aaron Rodgers stated that he wanted to play for the New York Jets.
At the annual meeting of owners Brian Gutekunst, the general manager of the Green Bay Packers jokingly noted that he is asking for all of the Jets’ draft rights in return, but more seriously, he was talking about the fact that this year’s first round pick (1/13) does not necessarily have to be included in the package for Rodgers, at the same time, since it is elite it is a player, so they want to receive a consideration that reflects this.
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