Has anybody ever rooted harder for someone to get paid, and to get paid with guarantees, than Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson likely was for the Philadelphia Eagles’ Jalen Hurts? The NFC champion just signed a five-year, $255 million extension, but it included ‘only’ $110 million at signing—less than that given to Russell Wilson last year, and obviously less than half of Deshaun Watson’s completely guaranteed $230 million deal.
And that’s obviously not good news for a quarterback who is reportedly seeking to set a new record for the most full guarantees at signing in NFL history. Still, even Jackson has seemingly confirmed that the Ravens have been willing to step up to the plate, implying that the highest guarantee he was given in any offer fielded from the office was $133 million, which would be the second-most ever behind Watson.