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It seems like just yesterday the offseason was filled with drama and speculation about where Lamar Jackson would play after his rookie contract with the Baltimore Ravens expired without a long-term extension and just a $32.4 million franchise tag on the table.
But just about six weeks after the franchise tag was placed on Jackson, he and the team came to terms on a five-year, $260 million contract to make him the highest-paid player in NFL history. That was on the day of the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
Ahhhh, memories.
It didn't take long for Jackson's title as the highest-paid player to disappear, and now, two years later, he barely cracks the top 10 in average pay per season.
Will the Ravens let his contract get to drama status again? Or will they extend him too early?
Coach John Harbaugh addressed this at the NFL Annual Meeting in March.
"There has been conversations about that internally, I know," Harbaugh said. "How far along that is or whatever, I don't know, but I definitely think it's an obvious point that you're making. That's going to continue to have to be addressed, really with all those guys. You just have to kind of manage that dance – the salary cap dance – and Lamar is the main part of that, because he's the franchise player. That's a possibility. Sooner or later, that's definitely going to have to happen."
The Athletic's Jeff Zrebiec says the team "would love" to get it before the new season kicks off.
"His cap number balloons to $74.5 million next year," Zrebiec wrote. "The Ravens would love to reach an agreement on an extension with Jackson before the start of this season."
The team could save substantial money on the salary cap by extending him now and pushing some of that $74.5 million back. And it sounds like there's a good chance of that happening sooner rather than later.
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But just about six weeks after the franchise tag was placed on Jackson, he and the team came to terms on a five-year, $260 million contract to make him the highest-paid player in NFL history. That was on the day of the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
Ahhhh, memories.
It didn't take long for Jackson's title as the highest-paid player to disappear, and now, two years later, he barely cracks the top 10 in average pay per season.
Will the Ravens let his contract get to drama status again? Or will they extend him too early?
Coach John Harbaugh addressed this at the NFL Annual Meeting in March.
"There has been conversations about that internally, I know," Harbaugh said. "How far along that is or whatever, I don't know, but I definitely think it's an obvious point that you're making. That's going to continue to have to be addressed, really with all those guys. You just have to kind of manage that dance – the salary cap dance – and Lamar is the main part of that, because he's the franchise player. That's a possibility. Sooner or later, that's definitely going to have to happen."
The Athletic's Jeff Zrebiec says the team "would love" to get it before the new season kicks off.
"His cap number balloons to $74.5 million next year," Zrebiec wrote. "The Ravens would love to reach an agreement on an extension with Jackson before the start of this season."
The team could save substantial money on the salary cap by extending him now and pushing some of that $74.5 million back. And it sounds like there's a good chance of that happening sooner rather than later.
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