Lamar Jackson has been one of the most inspiring QBs in the league. He made sure that he stood his ground in terms of getting the right contract for him. Jackson showcased that he was willing to bet on himself as he knew his own self-worth. And with that confidence, he gained a contract of a whopping $260 million. Recently, he took to social media to talk about what he believes is the problem of the current generation.
He took to his Instagram story to talk about the kind of problem he associates with the current generation. He spoke about how his generation is completely engrossed in the wrong kind of emotion.
Is Lamar Jackson close to identifying the problem with youngsters?
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Jackson has been very inspirational with the kind of messages his actions as well as his words send off. In the vein of being that inspiration, Jackson took to Instagram to speak about the problem with his generation. He mentioned how the current generation is too worried about the wrong things. As per his Instagram story, he said, “Our generation problem always worried about what everybody else got to say but everybody doing the same thing.”
Jackson believes that the problem with the current generation stems from caring too much about what the whole world might think of you. It seems like Jackson might know what he is talking about, considering the huge payout he got as compared to what he was initially offered.
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The Jackson salary drama
Jackson was able to bring the Ravens to the table and give him a much bigger salary than he was initially offered. The QB was first offered only $133 million in guaranteed money. Jackson compared this with the kind of salary Deshaun Watson was receiving with $97 million more just guaranteed. Therefore. he was able to negotiate a deal for himself that has currently placed him at the top in terms of salary. He has now become the highest-paid QB in the league.
With his brilliant message, Jackson aims to inspire millions of his followers. It only remains to be seen if he’ll apply his own teachings to the upcoming season.
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