Quarterback Lamar Jackson was hit with a non-exclusive franchise tag by the Baltimore Ravens on Tuesday, meaning he can negotiate with other teams and be signed away for two first-round draft picks if the Ravens don't match the offer. “Don’t believe what any teams are saying about their interest in Lamar Jackson right now. There’s a lot of bulls—t that goes on in our football business. It’s a business of liars.
That was one of the first thoughts that rolled off the tongue of a seasoned NFL agent on Wednesday, when asked to walk through a scenario: If Lamar Jackson had hired you the day after Deshaun Watson landed his fully guaranteed deal with the Cleveland Browns in March of 2022, how would you have handled the last year of negotiations between the Baltimore Ravens and their quarterback? And more to the point, how would you have navigated this month, following, which allows Jackson to solicit a...