With a win over the Miami Dolphins this week, the Baltimore Ravens have already clinched the top seed in the NFL playoffs making this week’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers relatively meaningless. But it doesn’t sound like the team has decided whether or not that means they will rest any players, including Lamar Jackson.
During a recent press conference this week, Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said that he has not yet decided whether or not Lamar Jackson or anyone else will play against the Steelers.
“I have not made any decisions on personnel yet,” Harbaugh said in a video from the team, according to Pro Football Talk. “We’ve got to kind of work through the injury part of it first. That’ll take us probaly 24 to 48 hours to get a real handle on that, and then we’ll make those decisions. We’re not going to keep it a secret. We’ll let you know what we’re going to do once we start practicing.”
Jackson is the current frontrunner to win the NFL’s MVP award. While one more game would give him a chance to pad his stats before the award is decided, it’s unlikely that he really needs it considering how much further ahead of the field he seems to be.
