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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Sport
Oliver Connolly

Lamar Jackson turned down $133m from the Ravens. His decision makes sense

Lamar Jackson is a former MVP and would attract numerous suitors if he was to hit free agency
Lamar Jackson is a former MVP and would attract numerous suitors if he was to hit free agency. Photograph: Todd Olszewski/Getty Images

At what point on Sunday do you think Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti cast his eyes to the sky, Gob Bluth style, and admitted he’d made a huge mistake?

Was it when Lamar Jackson hit Rashod Bateman in stride for a 55-yard score? Or when the quarterback dropped a 25-yard touchdown toss to Devin Duvaney, right in the bucket, the kind of throw that only the league’s upper-tier pocket passers can make? Or when Jackson rounded out his hat-trick of opening-week touchdowns against the New York Jets with a no-look pass?

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