“I Don’t Care if They Want Jesus to Be Their Wide Receiver”: Lamar Jackson Contract Issues Lead to Wild Discussion

The QB situation at the Baltimore Ravens is still fragile as ever. The franchise hasn’t yet offered Lamar Jackson the contract he wants. And Jackson is as adamant about what he deserves as ever. The Ravens’ QB contact issue led to some wild discussion that brought in Jesus to the NFL.

Jackson’s future is up in the air as his contract ends at the start of free agency this offseason. The Ravens have an option to franchise tag Jackson, although, it is not clear if they will do that.

The Lamar Jackson discussion goes wild 

Lamar Jackson and his situation with the Ravens is the talk of the town at the moment. And Ashley Moss gave the Ravens an earful about the situation. The new joiner on the ‘I am Athlete’ podcast had a lot to say to the franchise, who are looking at the other positions while keeping Jackson in a limbo.

“I don’t care if they want Jesus to be their wide receiver, pay your quarterback first. All of it sounds great, it sounds fantastic. This name, that name. But I think that it’s almost an insult for them to be at the Combine talking about all the other positions that are necessary for them to win, when the most pivotal part of their offense, they keep dangling the carrot in front of it,” Moss said on the podcast.

She revealed that she has always heard good things about Jackson from anybody she has talked to. So according to her, it’s an insult to Jackson.

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The QB played the 2022 season under the fifth-year option of his rookie contract. Jackson wants to stay in Baltimore and the Ravens want to keep him, but it is the guaranteed money that is the issue. He has more than proved himself to be the franchise QB for the team.

The franchise QB for the Ravens 

Lamar Jackson has made the Ravens a fierce competitor in the NFL. Even when he did not play the full regular season, his numbers were really of an elite QB. And apart from the injuries, he has really clicked with the Ravens’ offense.

He joined the Ravens as a first-round pick in the 2018 NFL draft. And since day one, he and the offense are on the same page. The QB has won a Pro Bowl nomination twice in five seasons. He has also won the league MVP award once, back in the 2019 season.

Will he come back to play for the Ravens in the 2023 season? And if he does, will he come on a contract that he wants or on the franchise tag?

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