Ravens have an expensive Lamar Jackson question to answer
Baltimore has to get its books in order.
Ravens have an expensive Lamar Jackson question to answer originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Baltimore Ravens and Lamar Jackson have some contract questions to figure out.
He's got a massive cap hit coming the next two seasons, and 2026 and 2027 are also the last two seasons of his current contract. So not only would the Ravens probably like to get some of that salary restructured. They'd also probably like to get their franchise QB to sign a longer-term deal.
"Baltimore is looking to extend Jackson because he has two years remaining on his contract," ESPN's Jamison Hensley wrote in a new article. "His salary cap hit jumps to $84. 34 million next offseason, which is the second highest in the NFL and will account for 26% of Baltimore's 2027 cap.
" MORE: Shilo Sanders under fire for telling female reporter to 'make a sandwich' As most people know at this point, Jackson doesn't have an agent and represents himself, which only makes things a bit more complicated. "This is a unique situation because Jackson doesn't have an agent and represents himself," Hensely writes. "The questions about Jackson's future increased in March when he and the Ravens didn't agree to a new deal even after owner Steve Bisciotti spoke to him about the urgency to get an extension completed before the start of free agency.