{"id":136250,"date":"2022-10-29T12:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=136250"},"modified":"2022-11-01T06:25:04","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T10:25:04","slug":"lamar-jackson-not-happy-baltimore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/10\/29\/lamar-jackson-not-happy-baltimore\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports: Lamar Jackson \u2018Not Happy\u2019 with Baltimore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As per Skip Bayless on the Skip Bayless Show this week, Lamar Jackson is not happy with the Baltimore Ravens. The source of his dissatisfaction? Unsurprisingly, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/09\/16\/baltimore-ravens-news-roundup-week-2\/\" target=\"_self\">stalled contract talks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the show, Bayless says that the source he heard about this from is a credible source inside the Ravens facility.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lamar Jackson is NOT happy. Allow me to explain what a credible source inside the Ravens locker room told me is happening in Baltimore right now.<\/p>\n<p>From this week\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SkipBaylessShow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@SkipBaylessShow<\/a>:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hwVbuL7rHJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/hwVbuL7rHJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RealSkipBayless\/status\/1585689307783712768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 27, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to the source, Jackson is said to be very unhappy with the Ravens\u2019 handling of his contract situation. The 2019 MVP was offered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2022\/sep\/15\/lamar-jackson-contract-extension-baltimore-ravens-nfl-football#:~:text=Instead%2C%20the%20Ravens%20offered%20Jackson,2027%20season%2C%20according%20to%20ESPN.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$250 million deal<\/a> but was disappointed that just $133 million was guaranteed. He was expecting a deal more similar to (or exceeding) that of Deshaun Watson\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/browns\/\" target=\"_self\">Cleveland Browns<\/a> contract. Watson\u2019s deal is fully guaranteed at $230 million.<\/p>\n<p>Bayless says that Jackson is, in effect, \u2018holding out without holding out\u2019. While Jackson continues to play hard for the team, his dissatisfaction with the contract situation is seemingly palpable.<\/p>\n<p>What form is this \u2018holding out\u2019 taking? Bayless\u2019 source says that Jackson appears less engaged in meetings and has very occasionally been late. These are unusual behaviours for him.<\/p>\n<p>However, the source did assert that Jackson is still giving his all in the games. This suggests that Jackson\u2019s recent slump in form is not down to his frustration at the contract talks, though the timing of this news is peculiar.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018I\u2019m not even going to suggest he\u2019s giving less during the football games,\u2019 quoted Bayless.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE RAVENS:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/10\/27\/desean-jackson-improve-baltimore-ravens\/\" target=\"_self\">All-Time Talent Looking to Help Baltimore<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Lamar Jackson Reportedly Frustrated With Baltimore Ravens<\/h2>\n<p>Jackson\u2019s contract talks plagued Baltimore\u2019s off-season and appear to still be the elephant in the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear what Jackson wants. As a generational talent who won an MVP in his sophomore season, Jackson believes he is entitled to a fully guaranteed contract that would make him one of (if not the) highest-paid players in the league. While his deal already exceeds the ones given by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/07\/22\/how-the-kyler-murray-contract-affects-lamar-jackson\/\" target=\"_self\">Arizona Cardinals to Kyler Murray<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/03\/08\/russell-wilson-sent-to-denver-broncos-in-blockbuster-trade\/\" target=\"_self\">Denver Broncos to Russell Wilson<\/a>, Jackson wants and deserves more. The guaranteed money is really the cause of the tension.<\/p>\n<p>Why does Jackson want a fully guaranteed contract? Well, who doesn\u2019t? Jackson wants contract security for the long term. His harsh, abrasive playing style makes him liable to injury and so a long term, fully guaranteed deal means he will get paid what he deserves, no matter what.<\/p>\n<p>Why are Baltimore reluctant to comply? A few reasons. The main reason is whether they believe Jackson is worth a fully guaranteed contract. There is no disputing that Jackson is a fine player that the franchise wants to keep, but the cost of a fully guaranteed contract may be too high. This is especially given that Jackson had an injury-filled 2021 season that destroyed Baltimore\u2019s playoff hopes.<\/p>\n<p>What is the solution? It remains to be seen. Both parties had previously seemed willing to negotiate, with Jackson even saying that he expects to spend his <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/06\/19\/lamar-jackson-expects-career-baltimore\/\" target=\"_self\">entire career in Baltimore<\/a>. But it seems that either that was for show, or something has changed to make Jackson &#8216;not happy&#8217; with Baltimore.<\/p>\n<p>Both parties have agreed to not discuss the contract matter for the rest of the season, but the issue continues to linger. What does the future hold for Jackson and the Ravens?<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE RAVENS:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/10\/25\/gus-edwards-answer-baltimore-ravens-run-game\/\" target=\"_self\">Gus Edwards the Answer In Baltimore<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2022\/10\/30\/isaiah-likely-ravens-offense\/\" target=\"_self\">Isaiah Likely Poised For Big Role<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jackson \u2018not Happy\u2019 with Baltimore: As per Skip Bayless, Lamar Jackson is not happy with the Baltimore Ravens due to the contract talks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4198,"featured_media":136274,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,36],"tags":[1056,7638],"class_list":["post-136250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ravens","category-nfl-news","tag-lamar-jackson","tag-ravens-featured"],"modified_by":"David Latham, Managing Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4198"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=136250"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/136250\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/136274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=136250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=136250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=136250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}