Lamar Jackson wants a fully guaranteed contract. The Baltimore Ravens don’t want to give him one.
That’s not the reason why Baltimore rolled into 2022 with a massively depleted receiving corps, but that bug was a hidden feature for a franchise trying to squeeze a bargain from a former MVP. Any backslide this fall — like the one that saw his touchdown rate drop and interception rate rise in 2021 — was evidence Jackson was unworthy of a record-setting contract as he stood on the precipice of free agency.
