Ian Rapoport on Twitter: "Sources: Lamar Jackson and the #Ravens have agreed to terms. He has his deal." / Twitter
Terms not disclosed yet but... Ari Meirov on Twitter: "Details: Lamar Jackson will be signing a 5-year contract with the #Ravens, per @JayGlazer, and the deal will make him the highest paid player in NFL history." / Twitter
Ian Rapoport on Twitter: "Lamar Jackson's 5-year deal makes him the NFL's highest-paid player, right over Jalen Hurts -- who got a 5-year, $255M deal recently." / Twitter
Good for him, even to this day people still underrate him. But let's see how much of that money is guaranteed...
Ari Meirov on TwitteAri Meirov on Twitter: "More details: Lamar Jackson agreed to a 5-year, $260M deal with the #Ravens, per @JosinaAnderson. That's $52M per year, the most ever for an NFL player. No word yet on the guarantee structure." / Twitterr: "And here it is: Lamar Jackson's total guarantees: $185M" / Twitter
Big win for Jackson, as he gets to keep all of the money for himself. Big win for the NFL in quashing the 100% guaranteed contract idea. But is it a win for the Ravens? Only if he plays, and plays very well, and leads the team to a Super Bowl or two.
If leading the team to a Super Bowl or two is the measure of success for this contract, then you'd also have to say that the measure of success for not bringing him back is a Super Bowl or two. IMO the measure of success should be a better outcome than what you would expect out of moving on from him. So if he and the Ravens are mediocre going forward, then it's a failure. But if they regularly make the playoffs, win the division, win playoff games, etc. despite failing to make the Super Bowl (which only one team out of 16 in the AFC accomplishes each year), it's not fair to say the contract wasn't justified.
