Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Reportedly Demanded Odell Beckham Jr., DeAndre Hopkins
As the Lamar Jackson vs. Baltimore Ravens imbroglio continues, Jackson apparently is still making demands to the team even without having committed to playing by signing the non-exclusive franchise tag.
As reported by former NFL executive Michael Lombardi on The Lombardi Line, Jackson requested the Ravens bring in wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and DeAndre Hopkins in the offseason.
If that happened, the QB would have more interest in returning to Baltimore next season.
“I was told reliably by somebody who is involved that Lamar told them in a conversation, ‘Get Hopkins and get Beckham and then we can talk.'” The team reportedly responded by saying “we can’t get Hopkins and Beckham.”
The Ravens reportedly could not afford both, but of course, recently landed one, in Odell Beckham Jr., with a one-year deal worth up to $18 million. And that reportedly made Jackson happy.
Jackson posted to social media a recording of a Facetime video of the two talking, and that got Ravens fans excited.
Jackson had requested a trade earlier in the offseason, but perhaps the signing of Beckham is enough to keep him in Baltimore. Only Jackson knows the answer to that.
But the signing of Beckham Jr. should indicate to Lamar that the Ravens are serious about keeping him happy and bringing him back.
During his introductory press conference, Beckham sent a message to Jackson, and clearly, he wants to catch passes from the former league MVP.
“I don’t know if he called me [or] I called him or whatever, but he was just like, obviously truzz, but he was just excited about it,” Beckham said.
“Lamar, I don’t know if you’re watching, I would love to get to work with you. I’ll talk to these guys over here and hopefully, that gets done.”
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