{"id":434476,"date":"2023-04-27T17:05:37","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T21:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=434476"},"modified":"2023-04-27T20:35:09","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T00:35:09","slug":"lamar-jackson-stays-with-baltimore-ravens","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/lamar-jackson-stays-with-baltimore-ravens\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamar Jackson stays with Baltimore Ravens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After the drama in the last months, in the end, <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nfl\/player\/lamar-jackson-2\/\">Lamar Jackson<\/a> will continue to be the quarterback of the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nfl\/team\/baltimore-ravens\/\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>. Jackson signed a 5-year deal as it was made official today.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We\u2019ve agreed in principle on a 5-year contract extension with QB <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lj_era8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Lj_era8<\/a>\u203c\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\ude08\ud83d\ude08\ud83d\ude08\ud83d\ude08 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tQj1Rzqcha\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/tQj1Rzqcha<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ravens\/status\/1651685266136899584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The QB wanted to leave the franchise but ended up signing the highest-earning contract in Baltimore&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore tweeted to confirm the news of keeping Lamar with the new extension.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">FULL CONTRACT DETAILS: 5-year, $260M deal for Lamar Jackson. (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@rapsheet<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The new highest-paid player in the NFL. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AvFp9kJWoA\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/AvFp9kJWoA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NFL (@NFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFL\/status\/1651690839905652738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From the beginning of the year, there&#8217;s been a lot of he said; she said\u2014a lot of tension.<\/p>\n<p>A lot of head-scratching going on. Now for the next 5 seasons, there&#8217;s a lot of legion going on,&#8221; Jackson said, showing up a football with a Ravens logo. &#8220;Let&#8217;s go. I can&#8217;t wait to run there, can&#8217;t wait to be there. Can&#8217;t wait to light up our stadium for the next 5 years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lamar Jackson has the highest AAV on a contract in NFL history:<\/p>\n<p>\u25fd\ufe0f Jackson \u2014 $52 million<br \/>\n\u25fd\ufe0f Jalen Hurts \u2014 $51 million<br \/>\n\u25fd\ufe0f Aaron Rodgers \u2014 $50.2 million<br \/>\n\u25fd\ufe0f Russell Wilson \u2014 $48.5 million<br \/>\n\u25fd\ufe0f Kyler Murray \u2014 $46.1 million <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kMopysrDVJ\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/kMopysrDVJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Athletic (@TheAthletic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic\/status\/1651692297686269955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the drama in the last months, in the end, Lamar Jackson will continue to be the quarterback of the Baltimore Ravens. 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