The Baltimore Ravens haven’t reached a contract extension with Lamar Jackson yet, a decision that will set Jackson up to be one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in the game, thanks to all the quarterbacks getting new contracts this offseason. While an agreement between the Ravens and Jackson hasn’t yet been reached, head coach John Harbaugh knows Jackson is going to be the quarterback for a long time.
“I’m confident it’s going to happen,” Harbaugh said at the NFL league meetings Monday regarding an extension. “Like you guys know, until it happens it hasn’t happened but I’m confident it’s going to happen. I know he’s going to be our quarterback. When you’re coaching and you’re playing, that’s what you think about.”
There are plenty of reasons for the Ravens to sign Jackson to an extension — and for Jackson to get the highest amount of money he can as well. Baltimore is 37-12 since Jackson became the starter in Week 11 of the 2018 season and Jackson is also the first quarterback in NFL history to reach 35 regular season wins before the age of 25.
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Jackson recorded at least 200 passing yards and 50 rushing yards in seven games last season, tying Randall Cunningham (1990) for the most such performances in NFL single-season history (he also accomplished the feat in 2019). He’s the fastest quarterback in league history to reach 5,000 passing yards and 2,000 rushing yards (35 games) and his 10 100-yard rushing games are tied with Michael Vick for the most in league history. He also is the only quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in a season twice. His five games with 200 passing yards and 100 rushing yards are the most in league history.
Six quarterbacks make an average annual salary of $40 million or more. The way Jackson’s extension is setting up, he could be next.
“We will work at Lamar’s urgency,” Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said at the NFL Scouting Combine earlier this month. “So, he and I have had ongoing discussions. We’ve talked fairly recently, as well. He knows how to find me; I know how to find him. I was very happy to see him working out on the west coast recently with some of our guys.
“He’s a guy that when we think about the Ravens three, four, five years from now, we envision Lamar being a very, very big part of that team and definitely a player that can help us win Super Bowls.”
