ESPN.com · May 22, 2023
Source: Lamar Jackson absent for OTAs, to report later
OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Lamar Jackson was absent from the start of the Baltimore Ravens' organized team activities on Monday, but the former NFL MVP quarterback is expected to report to the team this week, a source told ESPN.
Jackson has missed the first five weeks of the Ravens' offseason workout program, which is voluntary. The only mandatory portion of the offseason workouts is a three-day minicamp, which will be held June 13 to 15.
After signing his five-year, $260 million contract earlier this month, Jackson was asked if he would be at the start of OTAs. "I'm going to be in soon," Jackson said on May 4. "I'll be here soon."