The Baltimore Ravens made their decision Wednesday afternoon: to assign quarterback Lamar Jackson with a non-exclusive, rather than exclusive, franchise tag.
Its implication — a roughly $13 million cheaper salary in exchange for allowing Jackson to negotiate potential deals with other teams — prompted a chorus of opinions across the league to flow freely.
“Not in the Lamar business,” a league source with knowledge of the Atlanta Falcons’ quarterback plans told Yahoo Sports on condition of anonymity.
“Thinking he might be out of our price range,” wrote another league source with knowledge of the Carolina Panthers’ plans.