Lamar Jackson, Ravens drama ends with 5-year contract extension

After months of backwards and forwards, the Ravens lastly paid their man, signing star quarterback Lamar Jackson to a reported five-year, $260 million contract extension. The deal makes the previous MVP the highest-paid participant in league historical past, eclipsing Jalen Hurts’ new take care of the Eagles. Josina Anderson is reporting that $185 million is assured. Solely Deshaun Watson’s $230-million take care of Cleveland had extra assured cash in league historical past.

Baltimore introduced the transfer on social media with a video of Jackson talking to the workforce’s followers: “For the previous few months, there’s been lots of ‘he say, she say’. Numerous nail-biting, lots of head-scratching occurring. However for the subsequent 5 years, it’s concerning the flock occurring. Let’s go child. Let’s go! Let’s go man, can’t wait to get there, can’t wait to be there. Can’t wait to mild up M&T (Financial institution Stadium) for the subsequent 5 years,” Jackson stated.

The extension brings to an finish one of many NFL’s largest storylines of the offseason, with Jackson’s future in Baltimore extremely doubtful because of questionable strikes from the Ravens’ entrance workplace, plus Jackson himself asserting he requested a commerce from the group. All wounds might be healed and clearly, cash can convey folks collectively for a standard objective. Regardless of how slim it appeared at occasions, Jackson will solely play for Baltimore by a minimum of the 2027 season.