The Trade of Lamar Jackson: What are the Ravens really losing?
I’m sure by now you have heard that Lamar Jackson asked to be traded on March 2. When I first heard the news today, I felt like someone who learned their partner had broken up with them weeks before and never told them. But then I realized something…mainly that Lamar, as talented and brilliant as he can be, is also a narcissist and a locker room distraction. Throughout the past season, Jackson did all he could to distract the Ravens, ghosting them at times, including the Wild Card playoff game in which he did not fly with the team to Cincinnati. The season-ending injuries he suffered each of the last couple of years were both initially reported as minor injury but supposedly worsened over time. My question is, was Lamar exaggerating his injuries because has frustrated with the Ravens? Just a thought. Furthermore, Jackson’s stats have fallen from elite in his 2019 MVP season to merely good-to-very-good in the three seasons since. His deep passin...