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Lamar Jackson’s leadership gestures spark unneccessary criticism

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One-time Ravens assistant/NFL head coach turned TV analyst unnecessarily blasts Lamar Jackson's voluntary workout appearance.

Stop the presses if you have heard this before. Rarely does Lamar Jackson participate in the voluntary portion of the Baltimore Ravens ' offseason workout schedule. Does that sound familiar?

It probably should. It has been a talking point for years. That has been debated, dissected, and at times overanalyzed.

Again, stop us if you have heard this before. This time, however, Jackson did something different . He showed up.

That alone should have been the story. Instead, it became a segueway to something else entirely. Former Ravens assistant and ex-NFL head coach Eric Mangini took issue with Jackson's presence, offering a critique that felt as unnecessary as it was confusing.