Sources: Lamar Jackson rejected a Ravens' 6-yr contract offer with $133 million fully guaranteed at signing, which is more than Russell Wilson ($124 million) and Kyler Murray ($103.3 million) but well short of the $230 million fully guaranteed deal that Deshaun Watson got.
— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) September 11, 2022
Jackson received active counsel from the NFLPA at the highest levels and the union advised that based on performance and age (25) he was justified to demand a fully guaranteed contract if that's what he wanted, sources added.
— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) September 11, 2022
Jackson gets $23 million on 5th-year option and for now sources say he is willing to explore the Kirk Cousins strategy.
— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) September 11, 2022
The team can use franchise tag on Jackson in 2023 and 2024 - the union's model projects formula would net him about $100 million fully guaranteed for two years.
Union sources framed the Ravens' talks with Jackson as "good faith" although the team included $2.5 million in annual de-escalator clauses if Jackson did not attend a high % of off-season workouts.
— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) September 11, 2022
FYI: Fully guaranteed money covers regardless of skill, injury and salary cap.
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