The Baltimore Ravens failed to reach a contract extension with Lamar Jackson.Friday was Jackson’s voluntary deadline to finalize a long-term contract.Jackson has a fifth-year option on his rookie deal. Play the 2022 season at $23,016,000 fully guaranteed.
“Despite the best efforts of both sides, we were unable to reach a contract extension with Lamar Jackson,” Ravens general manager Eric DeCoster said. said in a statement“We are very appreciative of how he has handled this process and are thrilled with the team Lamar is leading the way. In the meantime, we look forward to a successful campaign in 2022.”
Speaking late Friday afternoon about the status of his contract, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh assured Jackson that he would remain with the Ravens after this season. Talks between Jackson did not die out.
“I’m confident it will happen when the time comes. Lamar will be here playing quarterback for a long time.” Harbaugh told reporters“He and I talked about it yesterday. ‘Hey, let’s do our best and focus on football.'” That’s what he’s been doing all along. ”
Jackson said earlier this week that he was not planning to discuss the deal at kickoff. He isn’t worried about the risks of playing without a long-term contract guaranteed.
“I’m not thinking about injuries or anything like that. I just had one drop last season and I’m feeling pretty good this season,” Jackson said. “I don’t want it in the atmosphere.
“Last season, the year before last was a pretty big risk. At that time I wasn’t thinking about contract negotiations. This season will be the same, but I’m just playing football. Anything can happen. Yes, but God forbid that things go wrong.
Jackson, his agent, said the Ravens did not offer a $250 million bond at the end of August. When asked Wednesday how negotiations were progressing and if he was close to a deal, he replied that he would ask the general manager (Decosta).
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The Ravens are taking risks by not giving Jackson a long-term contract given his acclaim as a starting quarterback. 37-12 in Jackson’s starting lineup. Jackson is also the first quarterback in NFL history to reach his 35th win in the regular season before turning 25. Since starting with the Ravens, he has completed 64.2% of his passes for 9,880 yards, 83 touchdowns and 31 interceptions (98.0 rating). – Rushing for 3,564 yards and 20 touchdowns.
Jackson is the fastest quarterback in league history to reach 5,000 passing yards and 2,000 rushing yards (35 games), and his 10 100-yard rushing games tie Michael Vick for the most in league history. He is also the only quarterback to have run for 1,000 yards on his two occasions in one season. His 200 passing yards and 100 rushing yards in his five games are the most in league history.
Jackson is focused on football and is looking forward to a big season before long-term contract talks heat up again. If the Ravens decide to franchise Jackson, he guarantees a salary of over $40 million in 2023.