After Tua Tagovailoa and his mighty arm usurped Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens from their 21-point lead over the Miami Dolphins, Jackson dropped another bombshell. This time on Twitter- sending fans and analysts into a frenzy alike.
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The Baltimore Ravens started the game with a beautiful 103-yard touchdown from the kickoff by Devin Duvernay. Then, they proceeded to build a strong 28-7 lead over the Dolphins, with Jackson throwing 3 touchdown passes. Even by the start of the fourth quarter, they had a 35-14 lead, and anyone could have easily called the game for the Ravens.
But Tagovailoa had other plans. In the next 15 minutes, he constantly supplied the Dolphins’ offense with long-range throws that were successfully converted into points. Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle came in clutch as the Dolphins pulled off an improbable victory over the Ravens.
This wasn’t a particularly good game for Jackson as well. Even though he set a couple of NFL records, Tagovailoa constantly outmatched him.
Where Jackson threw 3 touchdown passes in 3 quarters, Tagovailoa threw 4 in a single quarter and 6 in total. Jackson’s 21/29 passes for 318 yards fell short of Tagovailoa’s 36/50 for 469 yards.
The NFL community’s reaction to the tweet of Lamar Jackson
Post-game, while the fans were winding down from the exhilarating game they had witnessed, the Ravens’ QB posted a tweet, in which he is essentially congratulating the Dolphins on their victory. For someone not usually known for doing something like this, Jackson lit up the Twitter powder keg with a flamethrower.
Fans went berserk trying to find the reasons for this. Some predict that Jackson finally wants to move to his home in Florida and play for the Dolphins. Perfectly reasonable, one would say- who doesn’t want to play for their hometown team?
bro wants to go home no way he just congratulated the dolphins.. first time he did this
— Øwehs Burner (@OwehsBurner) September 18, 2022
Lamar only saying this cause he’s gonna be a dolphin next year since the ravens don’t wanna pay him
— “This Is Why” 9/28 (titans 0-1) ⁷✖️🏴☠️ (@NotBGeneus) September 18, 2022
Some Baltimore fans are rightfully scared. With Jackson’s contract ending this year, Jackson could easily be hinting at moving to a better-paying team, according to his disgruntled supporters.
When has Lamar ever congratulated a team via twitter this is scary not going to lie 😭
— Ramey Translator. (@RameyTranslator) September 18, 2022
You mean with another team right Lamar. Ravens aint paying you bro. Take your talents elsewhere
— John Christo (@WhitePepperGDF) September 18, 2022
You deserve 250 million guaranteed you have done nothing but carry this entire team and it didn’t end what we wanted. You deserve better
— Mo (@LamarHeisman) September 18, 2022
And of course, Twitter cannot survive without making jokes on any issue, so they went ahead and had their fun.
Lamar could tweet that the sky was blue and people would freak and out say he’s not re-signing with baltimore 😒
— Jimmy Burton (@Jimmy_Burton_) September 18, 2022
@Lj_era8 is HIM🎯🚀🔥#RavensFlock pic.twitter.com/8K2uDEtIdW
— Proper Who?! (@NoWayOweh) September 18, 2022
— D̶O̶M̶A̶ (@zzDoma) September 18, 2022
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In all, the fears and speculations of Jackson moving from the Ravens aren’t to be dismissed as baseless. In fact, the Ravens’ poor defensive showing in the fourth quarter single-handedly cost them a guaranteed win.
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Will Baltimore still be an enticing team for Jackson come season end? Or will things only get worse, and we will get to see more frenzied moments sparked by Jackson’s tweets? It will certainly be entertaining to watch as the season unfolds.
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