{"id":421794,"date":"2023-04-01T21:22:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T21:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=421794"},"modified":"2023-04-01T21:22:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-01T21:22:14","slug":"this-is-what-nfl-teams-have-to-say-about-lamar-jacksons-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/this-is-what-nfl-teams-have-to-say-about-lamar-jacksons-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is What NFL Teams Have To Say About Lamar Jackson&#8217;s Trade!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since a few weeks ago, Lamar Jackson has been eligible to talk to other clubs about a contract, but he still doesn&#8217;t have one for the 2023 season and beyond. Jackson has the non-exclusive franchise tag from the Baltimore Ravens, which allows him to negotiate a deal with any club and accept an offer sheet.<\/p>\n<p>If Jackson does accept an offer sheet, the Ravens will have the option of matching it or letting him sign with the other club in exchange for two first-round draught selections. Jackson may be traded by the Ravens to another club so that he may work out a new deal with that organisation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Baltimore Ravens watching Lamar Jackson negotiate guaranteed money with other teams! \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLTwitter?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NFLTwitter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fAtcj1r9I5\">pic.twitter.com\/fAtcj1r9I5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; GOWIE (@DaKidGowie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DaKidGowie\/status\/1633203708623192064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite Jackson&#8217;s remarkable background and young age of 26, no team has made a strong push to hire him as their signal-caller. From the owners to the head coaches, the clubs with question marks at quarterback have offered intriguing explanations for why they aren&#8217;t chasing Jackson. Following are their comments on Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, the cost would be enormous. According to Jackson, the Ravens offered him a three-year, $133 million contract that was completely guaranteed. Also, any team that acquired Jackson would be required to give Baltimore two first-round draught selections.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why are all of these teams so publicly \u201cout\u201d on Lamar Jackson, an MVP winner in his prime at the most important position in the entire NFL? <\/p>\n<p>What am I missing here?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JJ Watt (@JJWatt) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JJWatt\/status\/1633246617699782656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But, clubs were so fast to respond &#8220;not interested,&#8221; that NFLPA executive director Maurice Smith has charged league owners of conspiring against Jackson in order to deny him (and potential future top quarterbacks) a guaranteed deal.<\/p>\n<h2>This Is What NFL Teams Have To Say About Lamar Jackson&#8217;s Trade!<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Atlanta Falcons<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Different player, different time,&#8221; <span class=\"link\">Blank said, via The Athletic<\/span>. &#8220;You have a winner [in Jackson], a MVP in the league. There&#8217;s no question he&#8217;s one of the top quarterbacks in the league.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Looking at it objectively, I&#8217;d say there&#8217;s some concern over how long can he play his style of game. Hopefully a long time &#8230; but he&#8217;s missed five, six games each of the last two years. Each game counts a lot in our business.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Arthur Smith on Jackson:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Here&#8217;s our stance on all of these hypothetical questions around the league: I think anytime that you are looking to improve your football team, that part of your job to be aware of what&#8217;s going on. We look at everything. Some of the rumors are true. Some are not. You guys have covered this league a long time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We take everything into consideration. We are always looking to upgrade our football team at every position. That&#8217;s kind of been our stance and I think that would be most standing operation procedures for most teams in this league.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Falcons&#8217; current starting quarterback is Desmond Ridder and\u00a0<span class=\"link\">intend to open the season with him<\/span> as the No. 1 quarterback. Taylor Heinicke was signed to compete with Ridder for the job.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Which QB would you pick?<\/p>\n<p>RT for Jalen Hurts.<br \/>\u2764\ufe0f for Lamar Jackson. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PBmvozDJQx\">pic.twitter.com\/PBmvozDJQx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL UK (@NFLUK) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLUK\/status\/1641758487607746565?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>New York Jets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>General manager Joe Douglas on pivoting to Jackson over Aaron Rodgers:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;First of all, Lamar Jackson is a fantastic player, but where we stand is, it would be disingenuous and negotiating in bad faith if we went down that path,&#8221; <span class=\"link\">Douglas said, via ESPN<\/span>. &#8220;We have our plan, we have our process and we&#8217;re sticking to that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re never going to operate in bad faith.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Rodgers wants to go to the Jets, and the Jets want to acquire him. New York won&#8217;t risk that by pursuing Jackson, even if a deal hasn&#8217;t been made yet.<\/p>\n<p>The Jets are interested in signing Aaron Rodgers, and he wants to join them. Even if a contract has not yet been reached, New York won&#8217;t take a chance by going after Jackson.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lamar Jackson is fighting AGAINST THE MACHINE that is the NFL. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YO2fjiSUoo\">pic.twitter.com\/YO2fjiSUoo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RGIII\/status\/1639328878777729029?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Detroit Lions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Head coach Dan Campbell on any Jackson interest:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Look, Lamar is a heck of a talent,&#8221; <span class=\"link\">Campbell said, via Pro Football Talk<\/span>. &#8220;Trying to defend that guy has been something else. We played them two years ago. But, man, we&#8217;ve got a quarterback. So, I&#8217;m like, &#8216;We&#8217;ve got a quarterback, and thank God we got one.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So, we&#8217;re good. But, man, he&#8217;s a heck of a talent.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Campbell is correct with his quarterback assessment. The Lions do have a quarterback under contract in Jared Goff, who is coming off two good seasons in Detroit. The Lions could be looking to add a quarterback if one of the top options falls to No. 6 overall (their pick), but signing Jackson isn&#8217;t in the cards.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Coach Prime offered Lamar Jackson some advice \ud83d\udcaf <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rwhAP7nIic\">pic.twitter.com\/rwhAP7nIic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNNFL\/status\/1641150113874604032?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Carolina Panthers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Panthers GM Scott Fitterer on pursuing Jackson:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a great option. A really expensive option. But we&#8217;re focused on more of the draft picks at this point.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The first overall pick in the draught was acquired by the Panthers through a trade. They can select from among the best signal-callers, such as Bryce Young and C.J. Stroud.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A letter to my Fans<\/p>\n<p>I want to first thank you all for all of the love and support you consistently show towards me. All of you are amazing and I appreciate y\u2019all so much. I want you all to know not to believe everything you read about me. Let me personally answer your\u00a0questions<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lj_era8\/status\/1640365152707944450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Indianapolis Colts<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Colts GM Chris Ballard on acquiring Jackson:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Anytime a special player is available, which he is, you&#8217;ve got to do the work,&#8221; <span class=\"link\">Ballard said, via ESPN<\/span>. &#8220;I&#8217;m not going to get into deep discussions on where it&#8217;s at or what we&#8217;re doing or what we might do. But what I&#8217;ll tell you is he&#8217;s a really good player, really special player. But you never know how any of this will work out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Colts owner Jim Irsay on Jackson:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It really has nothing to do with actual dollars,&#8221; Irsay said. &#8220;I mean, paying a contract like that is not a problem. I mean, it&#8217;s not a problem for me. The issue is what&#8217;s the right thing to do for the franchise in terms of what helps us win in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As an owner I do not believe in fully guaranteed contracts,. I think that a percentage is one thing, but from what I&#8217;ve seen from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nba\/\" data-is-autolink=\"true\">NBA<\/a> and baseball, I don&#8217;t see it as a positive competitively.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jackson is undoubtedly a target for the Colts, but Irsay has made it plain he won&#8217;t offer him the same fully guaranteed contract that Deshaun Watson had in the previous summer. When will that occur?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lamar Jackson to the Colts? \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/piFDHIKa3w\">pic.twitter.com\/piFDHIKa3w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PFF (@PFF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFF\/status\/1640409095021756416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Head coach Todd Bowles on team pursuing Jackson:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s a great player, but like I [explained earlier] we are shedding a lot of money,&#8221; Bowles said, via JoeBucsFan. &#8220;What the Bucs may offer Jackson would be an insult to a great player like that.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have our plan. We know it was time for us to get under the cap. He makes a lot of money but he&#8217;s a heck of a player. I hate playing against him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that Bowles didn&#8217;t outright dismiss the notion of buying Jackson. The group could bring up the topic again.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Odds continue to rise for the Buccaneers to land Lamar Jackson \ud83d\udcc8 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Bucs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Bucs<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/teeJQYZS5f\">pic.twitter.com\/teeJQYZS5f<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; BucsGameday (@BucsGameday) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BucsGameday\/status\/1641115503501406209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>New England Patriots<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Owner Robert Kraft on Jackson interest:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know, Meek Mill is my friend. He texted me saying that Lamar Jackson wanted to come here. But that&#8217;s Bill (Belichick&#8217;s) decision,&#8221; Kraft said.<\/p>\n<p>Bill Belichick on Jackson:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not going to talk about players on any other team. Period,&#8221; <span class=\"link\">Belichick told reporters<\/span>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ninko50?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ninko50<\/a> wants to see Lamar Jackson as a Patriot \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n<p>&quot;The Patriots instantly become the division favorites and, to me, get right back into that Super Bowl hunt.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VaAGKFTSFz\">pic.twitter.com\/VaAGKFTSFz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Get Up (@GetUpESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GetUpESPN\/status\/1636731001941512193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 17, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body-ad-2\" class=\"native-story-ad\">\n<p><strong>San Francisco 49ers<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Head coach Kyle Shanahan on Jackson interest:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everyone knows Lamar&#8217;s skill set,&#8221; Shanahan said, via 49ers Web Zone. &#8220;Lamar&#8217;s a stud. I&#8217;m sure they&#8217;ll work it out there. But Lamar&#8217;s a great player.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;ve got three quarterbacks we&#8217;re pretty good with right now. And we&#8217;re pretty set with how we&#8217;ve built our roster salary cap-wise.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our goal is always to see how good we can make the team, and we feel we&#8217;re in a very good situation at quarterback right now. Not just with three guys who are capable of being starters, but we also got three guys that have allowed us to build a very good roster.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Patriots will not be pursuing Lamar Jackson, although he has interest in the team, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeffphowe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jeffphowe<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HTSjrvGfeQ\">pic.twitter.com\/HTSjrvGfeQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1641059913177747458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Washington Commanders<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Head coach Ron Rivera on Jackson interest:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We never did [look into it]. That&#8217;s just something that never felt suited to what we wanted to do. I know he&#8217;s a tremendous talent. I know he&#8217;s a player that can impact your team. That was just the direction for us as a football team,&#8221; <span class=\"link\">Rivera said<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You look at the impact of what your roster building is and the assets we&#8217;d have to use to get him. What would the financial impact be? These are the things we&#8217;d have to think about. This is why we did what we&#8217;re doing. We are roster building &#8212; I think &#8212; for the first time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E09rGwVtS_4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE NFL UPDATES-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nba\/\">NBA \u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/nfl\/\">\u00a0NFL \u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/mlb\/\">MLB\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since a few weeks ago, Lamar Jackson has been eligible to talk to other clubs about a contract, but he still doesn&#8217;t have one for the 2023 season and beyond. Jackson has the non-exclusive franchise tag from the Baltimore Ravens, which allows him to negotiate a deal with any club and accept an offer sheet. 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