The Ravens placed the non-exclusive franchise tag on Lamar Jackson on Tuesday, and fans surely expected multiple teams to start biding offers to the former MVP. However, the opposite has happened as many teams have come out and stated they would not pursue him.
Jackson is free to negotiate with other teams, but the Ravens have the right to match any offer. If Jackson were to agree to sign with another team and Baltimore declined to match the offer, Jackson’s new team would send two first-round picks to the Ravens.
On Thursday, uSTADIUM reportedly spoke to a front office member of a team and they gave a telling response as to why teams are not willing to throw offers at Jackson.
“Why should we do DeCosta’s dirty work for him? They’re just going to match any offer anyway,” the front office member said.
The Ravens tagging Jackson was in an effort to see what other teams thought about his price as a QB, but it looks like nobody is willing to help the Baltimore Ravens get the job done.
The non-exclusive tag is nearly $13 million less than the exclusive designation, coming in at $32.4 million.
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As of right now, and despite the rumors, the Ravens are still the overwhelming favorites to sign Jackson to a deal this year.
Jackson went 8-4 as the starter in 2022, and threw for 2,242 yards, 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He injured his knee in Week 13, and missed the remainder of the season.
