This is from a sept 2022 article
Sources say Jackson was offered a deal that eclipsed that of Broncos QB
Russell Wilson in key areas, with Baltimore's attempted extension being more than the $49 million per year in average new money that
Wilson received on Sept. 1. The belief is that it also approached or beat Wilson in terms of guaranteed money, with Wilson receiving 68% of his deal guaranteed.
It was nearly that of Packers quarterback
Aaron Rodgers, who will earn $50 million per year over the next three years in a
highly guaranteed deal struck in March. With regards to guaranteed money, it fell short of the $230 million,
fully guaranteed deal that Browns quarterback
Deshaun Watson received after Cleveland traded for Watson in March.
A source familiar with the negotiations told NFL Media Insider Tom Pelissero the Ravens' final offer included $133 million fully guaranteed on a six-year deal -- roughly the same amount Jackson would make if he plays out his option, an exclusive franchise tag in 2023 and another tag in 2024. Jackson felt he deserved a fully-guaranteed deal like Watson's, and without a comparable offer, he's willing to bet on himself and keep going year-to-year for now.
In fact, fully guaranteed money is believed to be at the heart of the issue. Jackson is seeking as close to $230 million as possible, choosing to play on the fifth-year option of his rookie contract until he gets his desired deal.
So lamar is being greedy, wants top pay, fully guaranteed, and does not want to pay an agent lol.
He has no concern for how this affects the team, and is just playing for the $.
If ravens were smart they would just cut him and move forward, and let some other team deal with this moron.
I can see wanting to get a good pick or 2 out of the deal, but is it worth the trouble?
If they tag him, they are stuck with him for 27-45 mil, and he might not play , or will not play at 100% , so again better to not tag him and let him walk .
Best way to deal with him is to just get rid of him.
And since the dumbest team in nfl (cleveland lol) has already got a qb they are stuck with for 4 years, no one is going to want lamar
enough to pay him what he wants, and give up valuable draft picks for him.
