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Ravens help Lamar Jackson by promoting Devonta Freeman

Devonta Freeman (Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports)

It’s perhaps one of the NFL’s more well-known debates. As gifted a runner as Lamar Jackson is, how do the Baltimore Ravens make a decision not to allow him to use his legs and feel good about it?

The former MVP’s ability to scramble is one of his best weapons as a signal-caller and on certain plays, makes him impossible to defend.

There’s always a downside to being a dual-threat quarterback though. Linebackers in the NFL are 6-foot-5 and run the 40-yard dash in under five seconds.