“But I need an agent?” – Lamar Jackson picks apart Adam Schefter’s $200M guaranteed contract report
Lamar Jackson has been in pursuit of a fully guaranteed contract (or at least one with substantial guaranteed money) to continue playing for the Baltimore Ravens. This began last off-season, but the two sides were unable to come to a deal.
According to reports, the Ravens offered Jackson a lot of guaranteed money several months ago, but he turned it down before the season.
but I need a agent? 🤣🤦🏾♂️133/3years fully guaranteed😒 but I need a agent? 🤣🤦🏾♂️
Adam Schefter reported that the 2019 MVP turned down a $200 million fully guaranteed contract in September. Jackson disagreed with the report, making it known on Twitter that no such thing happened:
"133/3 years fully guaranteed, but I need a agent?"
He took it a step further with another tweet.
at the wall and hope it stick🤣
People throw 💩 at the wall and hope it stick🤣😮💨
This time he accused Schefter of just throwing something at the wall to see if it worked. According to Jackson, it didn't. From his perspective, he never received an offer like that, so he's curious what Schefter heard or why he would report it in the first place.
For what it's worth, NFL reporter Albert Breer doesn't see this as a bad deal for Jackson or the Ravens.
This is interesting. Structure is big, but if this is all it is? If it's straight-forward like this? I've thought the compromise b/w a traditional, top-of-the-market QB deal and the Deshaun deal would be a shorter, fully-guaranteed deal.
This would be that. (So ... progress?) twitter.com/Lj_era8/status…
It's not as long as he might want, but it is a bridge between the normal QB contract and what Deshaun Watson was inexplicably given.
The saga between the Ravens and Jackson continues to plug along. Eventually, if things keep going the way they have been, they'll reach a boiling point. Jackson, as he referenced in his first tweet about Schefter's report, doesn't have an agent.
It's been a tough negotiation for the quarterback and it doesn't appear that relief is on the horizon.
Why won't the Baltimore Ravens sign Lamar Jackson?
The Baltimore Ravens are trying to be as frugal with Lamar Jackson as they can be. He's asking for a long contract with a lot of guaranteed money, but the team doesn't want to give in to his demands.
He's missed several games the last two seasons with injury. While that has shown that the Ravens are lost without him, it's also a reason they're hesitant to guarantee him so much money.
There's no question that Jackson is good and that the Ravens need him. They're just hoping they won't have to pay him a lot of guaranteed money like the Cleveland Browns did with Deshaun Watson.
So far, this situation has not gone the way Jackson would have liked. He's been placed under the non-exclusive franchise tag and doesn't have a clear path to the deal he wants.