Ravens Coach John Harbaugh Reacts to Lamar Jackson’s Trade Demand
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Jackson has grossly overvalued himself on the open free agent market and is still taking to Twitter to say if the Ravens won’t pay him what he thinks he’s worth he wants to find someone who will.
Another day, another Lamar Jackson tweet. And this time it’s a doozy.
Jackson has grossly overvalued himself on the open free agent market and is still taking to Twitter to say if the Ravens won’t pay him what he thinks he’s worth he wants to find someone who will.
And on Monday, the NFL world woke up to more tweets from the Ravens quarterback with a letter to his fans:
“I want to first thank you all for all of the love and support you consistently show towards me,” Jackson wrote. “All of you are amazing and I appreciate y’all so much. I want you all to know not to believe everything you read about me. Let me personally answer your questions in regards to my future plans. As of March 2nd I requested a trade from the Ravens organization for which the Ravens has not been interested in meeting my value, any and everyone that’s has met me or been around me know I love the game of football and my dream is to help a team win the super bowl. You all are great but I had to make a business decision that was best for my family and I. No matter how far I go or where my career takes me, I’ll continue to be close to my fans of Baltimore Flock nation and the entire State of Maryland. You’ll See me again.”
And Ravens coach John Harbaugh responded from the NFL owners meetings:
“I haven’t seen the tweet, it’s an ongoing process. I’m following it very closely just like everybody else is here and looking forward to a resolution, ” Harbaugh said. “I’m excited thinking about Lamar all the time, thinking about him as our quarterback. We’re building our offense around that idea and I’m just looking forward to getting back to football and I’m confident that’s going to happen.”
The Ravens placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on Jackson, which means he’s still a free agent who can speak with other teams, and if he receives an offer the Ravens don’t match, that team would send the Ravens its next two first-round draft picks in an exchange for Jackson’s services.
But it appears no other team has an interest above the $32.41 million one-year tag value that the Ravens are already obligated to pay Jackson under the tag.
By requesting an outright trade, Jackson has complicated things for the Ravens and himself.