Superstar Lamar Jackson, 25, enters the NFL season without a new contract.
According to reports, he rejected an agreement worth 3 billion Swedish kronor.
Now negotiations are postponed.
Baltimore Ravens Quarterback Lamar Jackson broke through with great fanfare in the 2019 season when he also ran for over 1,000 yards, in addition to throwing over 3,000 yards.
Jackson became the face of a dynamic new breed of QBs who almost manage their throw.
Therefore, he is also demanding generous payments.
Running with the ball means putting yourself at greater risk of injury, and that’s the point Lamar Jackson pressed in negotiations for a new contract.
But the parties did not reach an agreement.
No to 3 billion
Working without an agent, Jackson handled the negotiations on his own, with some help from his mother, Felicia.
He himself set a “deadline”, which expired Friday, two days before the premiere – and no new agreement was ever signed.
states now ESPN That Jackson turned down a six-year contract worth $290 million (about 3 billion kroner).
Compare with Watson
$290 million is more than what Russell Wilson and Keeler Murray – two back-to-back players with similar playing styles – earned on their new contracts signed earlier this summer.
But Jackson is said to have referred to Deshaun Watson, who got a similar deal, but the difference was that the full amount was guaranteed.
According to ESPN data, Jackson was offered just over $130 million in guaranteed money – more than Wilson (124) and Murray (103), but significantly less than Watson (230).
Now negotiations are postponed.
The Baltimore Ravens step into the new NFL season tonight (19.00 SST) when they face the New York Jets. Lamar Jackson will play, but without the security that a new contract will bring.
Instead, he chose to end the final year of his rookie contract, and resume negotiations after the season.