NFL Fans Loved Lamar Jackson Appearing to Troll Ravens With Timing of Trade Request Announcement

Lamar Jackson turned a relatively quiet NFL day into a very busy one Monday morning when he tweeted an open letter to Ravens fans revealing he requested a trade March 2 and that he is hopeful he’ll be playing for a new team this coming season.

Jackson and the Ravens, who selected him with the 32nd pick in the 2018 NFL draft, have been at odds over a new deal. Now, after being hit with the non-exclusive franchise tag, the star QB wants to leave town, with hopes of securing a huge new contract with a different team.

The timing of his Monday morning tweets seemed to be calculated after ESPN’s Adam Schefter pointed this out:

Lamar Jackson’s announcement came at the exact time that Ravens’ coach John Harbaugh was set to speak to reporters at the league’s annual meeting.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 27, 2023

There’s just no way that was a coincidence.

NFL fans loved it:

Who says that Lamar needs an agent https://t.co/yGr8g5DPfW
— YardsPerPass (@YardsPerPass) March 27, 2023

Oh that’s petty lmao love it https://t.co/lbG2DNkYVD
— Ziah (@TazH5_) March 27, 2023

Well played Lamar lmfao https://t.co/Y56EUgncVp
— Some People Need To Be Gone, Bro (@LCyance) March 27, 2023

Expert level trolling https://t.co/XmEegrYtxx
— Zack (@zackdmb) March 27, 2023

This wasn’t definitely not a coincidence lol https://t.co/1VuiTGQQNB
— Aaron (@aaroninkc_) March 27, 2023

Really smart timing https://t.co/nvxp201sUC
— Avikar Khakh (@AvikarKhakh) March 27, 2023

They think this guy doesn't know what he's doing lol https://t.co/03EKwDYJXC
— Andrea!!! (@Boredy_Mcbored) March 27, 2023

This is brilliant move by Lamar Jackson. https://t.co/mIVuy2aWfO pic.twitter.com/X8sVJ8fJpD
— Ryan Moynes (@RMoynes51) March 27, 2023