The Baltimore Ravens and former MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson are attempting to work out a new contract before the start of the upcoming 2022-23 season, but it appears those negotiations are becoming a little more difficult than either side had hoped.
During the broadcast of Sunday’s preseason game between the Ravens and the Arizona Cardinals, Jay Glazer of Fox revealed that even though Baltimore had already offered Jackson more money than Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, the negotiation was still an “uphill battle.”
Glazer speculates that Jackson wants a fully guaranteed contract, like the Cleveland Browns offered Deshaun Watson, and said that the negotiation process is more difficult since Jackson is representing himself and does not have an agent.
Glazer says it's an uphill battle for Lamar to get an extension soon. The Ravens have offered more than Kyler, but he thinks Lamar wants a fully GTD contract and the Ravens won't offer that pic.twitter.com/Lc4UiPh0z6
— Billy M (@BillyM_91) August 22, 2022
“It’s a really big, uphill battle, and the reason why, is because Lamar Jackson, he is representing himself,” Glazer said on the broadcast. “That is so hard when you have to go up there [to the front office] and try to negotiate and let them tell you why you’re not worth a certain type of contract. They’ve already offered him more than Kyler Murray got. But the Deshaun Watson deal kind of throws things out of whack, because I’m sure [Jackson] wants a fully guaranteed contract. I don’t see [the Ravens] wanting to do that.”
Naturally, the NFL world had plenty to say about this report with many speculating that Jackson and the Ravens would be unable to strike an extension.
The Cleveland Browns cooked the market. https://t.co/CgGhIj4VJH
— Colb (@___Colb___) August 22, 2022
That's not going to happen. https://t.co/Pr6dV1lank
— Peter Lucas (@PeterLucas8) August 22, 2022
This may just be a rumor but if not, no one should get a guaranteed contract unless they bringing home some rings. 🤷🏾♂️
— D’Courtland Christian (DC) (@Dcrealspill) August 22, 2022
If I'm Lamar, $250 million, fully guaranteed, is my starting point after the Watson contract. https://t.co/9xhpN89y7i
— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) August 22, 2022
As he should. https://t.co/1X4BcUna75
— Cole Beasley (@Bease11) August 22, 2022
I know fully guaranteed contracts can cause problems, but if there's any position/player that is worth it, it's an MVP quarterback. https://t.co/xSm2JGv2FQ
— Claude Thompson (@Th3Claude) August 22, 2022
The two sides are running out of time if they hope to work out a deal before the start of the 2022-23 season.
[Billy M]