Lamar Jackson is a man of culture. After months of ongoing back and forth, the Baltimore Ravens have officially offered Jackson his dream contract. The turmoil initially started as Lamar Jackson demanded a contract in line with Deshaun Watson, but the Ravens declined. The Ravens felt that Jackson deserved a contract in line with $160-$180 million, but Jackson refused to budge.
And Jackson staying resilient paid off, as the Ravens finally extended him to a five-year, $260 million contract, making him the highest-paid player in the entire history of the NFL. The news wasn’t just sweet music to the Ravens’ fan’s ears but even Jackson chose to celebrate, by shopping.
Lamar Jackson blings out after scoring sweet deal
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Lamar Jackson appreciates memorabilia. Back during his college football career, Jackson made a play so insane that he had to immortalize it with an equally insane purchase. During his sophomore season, Jackson hurdled over a Syracuse defender, and the entire footballing world lost its mind. Years later, Jackson donned a $100,000 custom diamond chain replicating the play. The piece was made for Jackson by Custom Jewelry, featuring 285 grams of gold as the pendant embodied 257 grams of gold and 25 carats of diamond.
Something similar happened again, as Jackson appears to be celebrating his newly acquired deal with another mind-numbingly expensive purchase. Jackson took to Instagram to share his newly acquired gold and diamond plated bracelet. Custom Jewelry once again came through for Jackson as they outdid themselves with the shiny piece.
Although the exact price of the bracelet is not known yet, it is safe to assume that Jackson ended up coughing up a lumpsum amount for it. But then Jackson isn’t the first NFL athlete to maybe break the expenditure barrier, as one of his teammates is equally guilty of chasing that shopping serotonin.
Odell Beckham Jr. and his expensive purchases
In addition to them being elite talent, Odell Beckham Jr. and Lamar Jackson share many similarities as well. While Jackson is known for his expensive jewelry collection, OBJ follows a similar path. Back in 2019, Beckham even violated the NFL rules, wearing a $250000 watch in the game. Beckham went on to follow this trend by wearing $200000 cleats to the Super Bowl showdown during his time with the Rams.
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However, as many might misconstrue the situation, these expensive purchases aren’t just them throwing money away, but a form of expressing themselves. Both Odell Beckham Jr. and Lamar Jackson have massive personalities, often misunderstood and constantly scrutinized. And with these two teaming up in Baltimore, maybe their mind-boggling purchases will just be a bonding thing for the two Ravens’ superstars.
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