Contract talks between Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens are going down to the wire ahead of Tuesday's NFL franchise tag deadline as neither side shows signs of cracking in their game of poker, and now the team has to decide whether to gamble with its superstar.
The Ravens have been locked in contract talks with the former league MVP, whose deal expires this month, for more than two years but a breakthrough has been elusive with the team not satisfying the 26-year-old's demands for more guaranteed money after the market-busting fully-guaranteed $250million package the Cleveland Browns inked wth Deshaun Watson a year ago transformed the landscape for quarterbacks.
Reports suggest Jackson snubbed a huge $274m offer from the Ravens over six years, with $133m fully guaranteed, alerting teams to his potential availability this off-season. The New York Jets, Atlanta Falcons and Miami Dolphins are among many teams mooted as landing spots if Jackson does become available.
