BALTIMORE — The Lamar Jackson saga has taken another bizarre twist.
The NFL on Thursday sent a memo to all teams instructing them not to negotiate with a person who is not certified by the NFL Players Association and may be contacting teams on behalf of the Ravens’ quarterback, a source with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Baltimore Sun. The identity of that person has been revealed to be Ken Francis, Jackson’s business partner.
According to the league’s collective bargaining agreement guidelines, teams can only speak with Jackson because he does not have an agent. The star quarterback received the $32.4 million nonexclusive franchise tag earlier this month, which keeps him off the free-agent market but allows him to pursue a contract with another team.
