Lamar Jackson is in a contract dispute with the Baltimore Ravens, but it appears that he’s making demands in order to get some help does indeed come back to the team.
Former NFL executive Michael Lombardo says he heard that Jackson told the Ravens in a conversation go get DeAndre Hopkins and Odell Beckham and “we can talk.”
“I was told reliably by somebody who is involved that Lamar [Jackson] told [the Ravens] in a conversation, ‘Get Hopkins and get Beckham, and then we can talk.’ And the club went back to him and said, ‘Look, we can’t get Hopkins and Beckham. We just can’t get both, we can’t afford both. But we’ll get one of them.’ And they got Beckham.”
Former NFL executive Michael Lombardi: "I was told reliably by somebody who is involved that Lamar [Jackson] told [the Ravens] in a conversation, ‘Get Hopkins and get Beckham, and then we can talk.’ And the club went back to him and said, ‘Look, we can't get Hopkins and Beckham.… pic.twitter.com/B9IXmNAM9P
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Lombardi says the Ravens responded to Jackson’s by telling him that while they can’t afford both Beckham and Hopkins, they would be able to get one of the two.
Eventually, the Ravens signed Odell Beckham to a one-year $18 million deal.
Odell Beckham Jr. is retuning to the NFL after he signed a one-year deal will the Baltimore Ravens that is worth up to $18 million, and people had thoughts. https://t.co/S1K0JFSizY
— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) April 10, 2023
