Good. Then split the difference and sign him.

Make him the 2nd at around $25-26 million.
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Thats what i'm hoping for. Somewhere in the middle not 30.5.
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REPORT: No long term deal for Lamar Jackson

He will be tagged by 4pm.

If exclusive, expectation is Ravens will look to trade Jackson.

If non exclusive, the Ravens believe there’s 2 teams they cannot/will not match (ATL/CHI) pic.twitter.com/6z9b2PaTWn

— JACK SETTLEMAN (@jacksettleman) March 7, 2023

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Wait, the Bears are in on Lamar?

First I've heard of that.
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No, it's just that if they do make him an offer the Ravens don't think they can match. Probably because of all the front loading the Bears can do.
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They already have a slightly lesser version of Lamar.
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Why wouldn't they be? They got a ton of money to burn.
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Based on what?
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Age probably, he's literally right at that line where you don't know if he has more high end years or if he's going to decline.
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Umm Direckshun went to a TC practice, don't you know this?
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So what the hell would happen with the Bears #1 then? I'm assuming the reports that it's about to be traded are true, then if the Bears turn around and sign Jackson to an offer sheet the Ravens can't/don't match, how does that work?
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Lamar in Atlanta would be kind of interesting.
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It'd be an exclusive tag so a trade would have to be worked out. Thar report is just saying they think there are 2 teams that would sign an offer sheet they couldn't match if they went the other way.
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There hasn't been any indication they're leaning one way or the other, though
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No, the guy said in the comments that he has no idea if the Bears are even interested. Just that the Ravens said they wouldn't match an offer from the Bears or Falcons.
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