OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey watched Lamar Jackson go into a Baltimore-area IHOP and knew the Pro Bowl quarterback wouldn’t last long.
Before Jackson could even think about ordering bottomless pancakes, he was being escorted out after getting mobbed by fans.
“He thinks he’s a very normal guy, but I’m like, ‘Lamar, you are Lamar Jackson,’” Humphrey said. “You’re not me; you can’t just do normal things.”
And these aren’t normal times for Jackson, whose contract situation is one of the biggest storylines in the NFL. The Ravens are negotiating an extension with the former MVP, who is not represented by an agent, and if it doesn’t get done by March, Jackson will likely have to play in 2023 under the franchise tag with an uncertain future in Baltimore.