On Monday morning, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson took to Twitter to let the world know that he requested a trade from the Ravens on March 2nd. Almost immediately after Jackson’s Twitter thread, Baltimore head coach John Harbaugh, at his media availability during the NFL owners' meetings, stated that he does expect the former MVP to be the Ravens’ starting quarterback in Week 1.
Still, that doesn’t change the fact that Jackson’s rights are only held by Baltimore through the non-exclusive franchise tag, which allows any team in the league to attempt to sign him to an offer sheet.