Lamar Jackson is not going anyplace — the celebrity quarterback simply agreed to a humongous 5-year, $260 million deal to stay with the Baltimore Ravens … making him the highest-paid participant in NFL historical past.
The crew introduced the information on Thursday … saying they have been FINALLY in a position to attain a quantity that will fulfill either side after months of heated negotiation.
Of course, Jackson revealed again in March he had requested a commerce out of Baltimore … after the crew positioned a nonexclusive franchise tag on the previous first-round choose.
At the time, Lamar claimed the Ravens weren’t “interested in meeting my value” … however it’s protected to say that is now not the case.
The monster deal consists of $185 million in whole assured cash, in line with experiences.
Jackson shared his speedy response through the Ravens’ Twitter account … saying, “You know, for the last few months, there’s been a lot of he say, she say. A lot of nail biting, a lot of head scratching going on.”
“But for the next five years, there’s a lot of flock going on. Let’s go, baby!!”
Sorry, Jalen Hurts — your reign as highest-paid lasted only a few days. But, at the very least you could have $255 million to make use of to wipe your tears.
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