Lamar Jackson’s sad Ben Affleck meme had NFL fans…

Lamar Jackson’s sad Ben Affleck meme had NFL fans convinced he was referring to contract mess

We’ll soon be entering Week 3 of Lamar Jackson’s contract fiasco with the Baltimore Ravens, but really, this saga has gone on for a while.

And the stress appears to be getting to the superstar quarterback.

After Jackson refuted a claim that a fake agent was reaching out to NFL teams on his behalf, he seemed to share a status update on his thoughts about the mess in Baltimore. He posted a Ravens-themed meme of an exhausted Ben Affleck smoking a cigarette while wearing his No. 8 jersey.

While it’s impossible to discern precisely what Jackson meant with the meme, it was presumably in joking reference to his ongoing standoff with Baltimore:

This is Everyday But “It’s Ok not to be ok” Mental health awareness 🧠🤗 pic.twitter.com/aoI1qnpjjk

— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) March 23, 2023

Honestly, if this is what Jackson meant, I find it hard to disagree. I’d probably be worn down by an ongoing PR battle/war of words in public, too. This sort of stress can understandably wear a person down.

NFL fans on Twitter felt for Jackson, as they thought he was referring to his contract mess.

At least he posted an edit with a Ravens jersey y’all https://t.co/LdBJxApCvW pic.twitter.com/bSmCXKUadi

— auntie Cie. (@cienice_) March 23, 2023

You deserve better @Lj_era8 https://t.co/eOZBQjLTZv

— Zac Celedonia (@ZeFlashNFL) March 23, 2023

get this man out of Baltimore PLEASE https://t.co/9xDKnzJI0h

— Freddy (@Fredzilla_) March 23, 2023

Titans would never leave you out like this. You’d be traded instead king https://t.co/p5QemM6fam

— Garadinho (@GarretBrowning5) March 23, 2023

Looks like @Lj_era8 has time today. Huge decisions on his plate, for sure! https://t.co/PZRYzpXAir

— T.J. Smith (@TJSmithSocial) March 23, 2023

Affleck's press team is going to send you a Thank You gift basket for this photoshop job https://t.co/OSSQLUhWvi

— Alex Rikleen (@Rikleen) March 23, 2023