Former Patriots star points out Lamar Jackson's biggest mistake amid Ravens contract standoff
Lamar Jackson is attempting to break the bank of either his current team or the next one. However, to get there, he has to maneuver through the mysterious world of negotiation.
Everyone has their own strategies for maximizing personal profit, but analyst and former New England Patriots linebacker Rob Ninkovich blamed the quarterback for mentioning his own injury struggles in the past. Here's how he put it:
"Lamar, stop tweeting and... don't even talk about your PCL. These teams, when you start bringing it back up, they're like, 'Well, he had a PCL. He's even talking about his PCL. He'd rather have 100% PCL. So what was it, 75% PCL?' Stop tweeting about the injury stuff because that is what these teams hold against every player, any type of history of injury."
.@ninko50 has a message for Lamar Jackson:
"Stop tweeting and stop putting three letters out there, PCL. Just don't even talk about the injury in the past." https://t.co/dvbfCLX7Py
Will Lamar Jackson play in the 2023 NFL playoffs?
He continued, explaining that mentioning the injuries only serves as reminders that stoke the anxieties of potential suitors:
"They're going to hold it against you. And you just listen to Arthur talk about the injury history and not be in there. Like that is the stuff that these teams and these owners want to hold against the players. So if I was in Lamar's corner, I'd say, 'Lamar, tweet all you want. Don't bring up anything about any injury, anything, No PCL, no ACL, no ankle, nothing.'"
I don’t remember me sitting out on my guys week 1 vs jets To week 12 vs Broncos. How come all of a sudden I sit out because of money in which I could’ve got hurt at anytime within that time frame 🤔 When we know the Super Bowl been on my mind since April 2018.
Lamar Jackson looks to return to the playoffs in 2023
Whether the quarterback plays for the Baltimore Ravens or another team in 2023, expectations remain similar. Above all, he needs to win at a consistent level with his opening three-year run as opposed to what he did in 2021 and 2022.
In his first three seasons, he went 30-7 and won an MVP. In his past two seasons, he's gone 15-9 and failed to be available for the playoffs. In one season, the team didn't make it. In the other, they did, but were forced to rely on their backup quarterback.
No matter where he lands in 2023, most agree it will be playoffs and a full season of availability or bust for the quarterback. Many agree that three seasons in a row of availability issues won't do. Will 2023 serve as a return to form or a return to the same pattern of the past couple of years?
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