The world’s biggest game of chicken continues during this offseason as Lamar Jackson and the Ravens continue to try and work out a deal for a longterm extension. Baltimore needs to make something work, or risk Jackson sitting out if he were displeased with getting franchise tagged with his current deal expiring.
The two sides were unable to come to an agreement last offseason and a new report may show why. According to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, all of Jackson’s counter offers to the team last year were for fully guaranteed contracts that exceeded the contract Deshaun Watson signed with the Browns.
In March 2022, Watson signed with Cleveland for five-years with his new deal being worth $230 million in guaranteed money. It’s the most guaranteed money in the NFL.