BALTIMORE — Lamar Jackson does not plan on continuing contract talks into the regular season, he said Saturday, giving the Ravens quarterback and team officials four weeks to agree to a megadeal.
Jackson acknowledged after Saturday’s training camp practice that the deadline for negotiations was “coming up,” adding: “We’re going to be good for the season.” Asked whether he hoped to have contract talks over by Week 1, he said, “Yeah, for sure.”
Jackson, who’s entering the last year of his rookie contract, said there were no updates on negotiations, which ramped up in June. If a deal isn’t reached by next offseason, the Ravens are expected to designate the 2019 NFL Most Valuable Player with a franchise tag, which would keep Jackson in Baltimore at least another year.
