Already this offseason, we’ve debated the challenges of signing Lamar Jackson to an extension to the point of exhaustion. That said, it’s a topic that won’t go away anytime soon and apparently Lamar is the hold up. As GM Eric DeCosta explained, the team will operate based upon Lamar’s urgency. And for the moment, reading the tea leaves, it appears that he’s pushed his chips to the middle of the table. Lamar is all-in and he’s betting on himself in 2022.
On the surface, that’s not such a bad thing. Per his promise, Lamar’s offseason work has already commenced as seen below.