The Baltimore Ravens front office woke up with a shockwave today. Lamar Jackson revealed he asked for a trade earlier this month, proving that he doesnât want to continue with them. For this reason, John Harbaugh sent a message to the quarterback to share his thoughts on his post on social media.
The Ravensrecently informed Jackson that they would be using the non-exclusive franchise tag on him this year. This lets the quarterback to search for a possible landing spot, but those teams interested must pay two first-round picks to get him.
Jackson didnât reach an agreement for a long-term extension, so they decided to put this tag on him. However, he could have avoided this situation as the quarterback has now revealed he asked the team to trade him before they took this decision.
John Harbaugh gets real on Lamar Jacksonâs trade request
Lamar Jackson decided to throw a bomb today. The quarterback revealed he wanted to be traded by the Ravens before they put the non-exclusive franchise tag on him as he knew it would be harder to leave this way.
Unfortunately, if Lamar doesnât find a team interested in paying those two first-round picks for him, he must stay with the Ravens for the 2023 season. Now, John Harbaugh has addressed this situation and sent a message to the quarterback.
âI havenât seen the tweet,â Harbaugh said, via NFL Media. âItâs an ongoing process. Iâm following it very closely, just like everybody else is here and looking forward to a resolution. Iâm excited. Thinking about Lamar all the time. Thinking about him as our quarterback. Weâre building our offense around that idea. Iâm just looking forward to getting back to football and Iâm confident thatâs going to happen.â
