{"id":139751,"date":"2023-03-31T16:00:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-31T20:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=139751"},"modified":"2023-03-31T11:05:49","modified_gmt":"2023-03-31T15:05:49","slug":"three-sleeper-trade-destinations-for-lamar-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/03\/31\/three-sleeper-trade-destinations-for-lamar-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Sleeper Trade Destinations for Lamar Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens<\/a> star quarterback, has requested a trade<\/a>. After a year of tumultuous contract negotiations, including the team applying the non-exclusive franchise tag<\/a> to him, the cold war has boiled over. With Jackson now on the trade block, there are some clear frontrunners for his services<\/a>. However, besides the obvious franchises, which are the sleeper trade destinations for Jackson?<\/p>\n

Three Sleeper Trade Destinations for Lamar Jackson<\/h2>\n

Tennessee Titans<\/h3>\n

The Tennessee Titans<\/a> are a sleeper trade destination for Jackson. They have Ryan Tannehill as their starting quarterback currently, and also drafted Malik Willis in the third round of the draft last year. Despite that, Jackson would be a vast upgrade over both those options, and could be a highly intriguing addition to Tennessee\u2019s offense. The team have Derrick Henry, one of the league\u2019s best running backs, and a rushing combination of Jackson and Henry would surely make the Titans smashmouth juggernauts.<\/p>\n

Tennessee are in a strange position currently. They have some very good pieces but, after a disappointing 2022 season, could be heading for a rebuild sooner rather than later. Acquiring Jackson (and finding a way to offload Tannehill) could prevent the need for a total rebuild. The Titans are also said to be interested in DeAndre Hopkins<\/a>. In terms of cap space, it would be hard to accommodate for both Jackson and Hopkins but, if they could make it work, they would have a super team on their hands.<\/p>\n

Poetically, in Jackson\u2019s 2019 MVP season, the Titans and Henry sent Baltimore packing in the first round of the playoffs. Now, Jackson could join Tennessee.<\/p>\n

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Mike Vrabel after watching Lamar Jackson carve up the Titans during the 2020-21 Wild Card round<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s faster than the whole team, we can\u2019t tackle him guys\u201d https:\/\/t.co\/efHOiACGwr<\/a><\/p>\n

— Kevin Oestreicher (@koestreicher34) January 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n