Lamar Jackson’s MVP odds continue to skyrocket; pundits taking notice

Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty ImagesWhen the books opened on the 2022 NFL season, Jackson was notably not among the highest names to win league MVP. DraftKings sportsbook gave him +2,800 odds to win. Since training camp and the weeks following, Jackson’s slashed the odds to narrowly trailing Buffalo Bills (-3.5)

quarterback Josh Allen (+300) and Philadelphia Eagles (-6.5) quarterback Jalen Hurts (+600).

The second week of June saw the line move from +2,800 to +2,100, in what feels like a correction to a mistake. Maybe the drafting of center Tyler Linderbaum, tight ends Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar and signing tackle Morgan Moses had something to do with it. Nonetheless, DraftKings started to…