“You know, there’s been a lot of ‘he said, she said’ over the past few months.There’s a lot of head scratching and nail biting going on, Jackson said.
“But there’s a lot of flock going on for the next five years,” he continued, alluding to Baltimore’s fan base, which is known as the “Ravens Flock” for the team.
Based on average yearly salary, it’s thought that Jackson is now the highest paid player in NFL history thanks to the agreement.
NFL Network stated that the Ravens “offered [Jackson] a deal that trumped it,” referring to it as a mega-deal, following the Philadelphia Eagles’ April 17 record-setting five-year, $255 million extension of quarterback Jalen Hurts.
With this deal, a protracted drama that escalated this spring when the 2019 NFL MVP disclosed that he had asked to be traded on March 2 has come to an end.In the negotiations, Jackson, 26, represented himself. More than a year ago, general manager Eric DeCosta stated that talks aimed at a long-term deal began.
Jackson’s knee sprain kept him out of the last five games of the 2022 regular season and the team’s loss to Cincinnati in the wild card playoff game. There were rumors that he was prepared to move on in the offseason when he did not travel with the Ravens for the game against the Bengals.
Early in March, the Ravens applied the $32.41 million non-exclusive franchise tag to Jackson. Jackson was free to speak with other teams under the terms of the tag, and if the Ravens decided not to match the offer sheet, they would have to pay two first-round picks for Jackson.
Odell Beckham Jr., a wide receiver signed by Baltimore this month as a free agent, stated he hoped to catch passes from Jackson but had not received any guarantees that the quarterback would be his teammate.
