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Lamar Jackson reveals the drawback of being a good team on Christmas.<\/p>\n

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With Christmas Day rapidly approaching, the general population is in a mad dash to finalize how they will be spending their holidays, from who they will be seeing to where they will be watching football, with a slate of games \u2013 from\u00a0Lamar Jackson\u00a0and the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens vs. the Houston Texans\u00a0to the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs \u2013 officially set to debut on Netflix.<\/p>\n

\u2026 unless, of course, you are one of the players slated to appear in one of the games, then you’re getting ready to show up and show out on the field in front of millions of fans worldwide.<\/p>\n

How does it feel to have to celebrate Christman on another day and instead work on the holiday without even the benefit of time and a half? Well, Jackson explained that in his Monday media session, letting reporters know that it’s an\u00a0unfortunate byproduct of being a very good team.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI mean, it is. It is. That means we’re good. That means we’re good, but at the same time, I do want to celebrate at home with some time with my family. I don’t want to play on Christmas all the time \u2013 not all the time \u2013 but no, it’s great,\u201d Jackson noted. \u201cAll jokes aside, it’s great. It’s a present for everyone. They get to see us play, and [there will be] a lot of eyes on us, and I believe a lot of people are going to be watching us at the right time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Fortunately for Jackson, not only will his MVP case earn a massive audience eager to see him shine on Netflix, but he’s already figured out a way to keep the holiday cheer alive, with his family slated to celebrate the reason for the season on Thursday instead of Wednesday. In the end, all’s well that ends well, especially if he can earn a nice present early next year with another MVP Trophy win.<\/p>\n

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Lamar Jackson is aware of the MVP narrative heading into Christmas<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Later in his media session, Jackson was asked what another MVP award would mean for him. Well, while it’s not his number one priority, that would be a Super Bowl win, the honor would be \u201cdope\u201d nonetheless.<\/p>\n
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\u201cIf it [does] happen, it happens, [and] that’d be dope. Three times [winning it], but like you said, I’m not really focused on that. That’s never been my goal, though. Even [with] the first or second one, [winning MVP has] never been my goal. I always want to finish with the championship, but I’ve been falling short. [I] got that accolade, but I still feel like the MVP is a team thing, though, because my teammates [are] helping me get that award, because I always say that I’m not the one catching the passes [or] blocking to help me get these passes off [and] stuff like that. That’s [the] offensive line, tight ends, receivers [and] running backs. It’s everybody, all of us included. I’m trying to win the championship. That’s my biggest goal. That’s been my goal ever since [I was] a little kid, but an MVP in the National Football League \u2013 that’s dope. That is dope.\u201d<\/p>\n

Does Jackson hear the chatter around the award? Of course, but he isn’t allowing it to impact his season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI [have] no other choice but to hear it. I don’t mean to cut you off, but they [are] tagging me in it,\u201d Jackson noted. \u201cYou don’t [have] to tag me. You can talk about it all you want, but you want to tag me to get like clickbait because you know sometimes I [will] say something back like, \u2018That was stupid.’ It is what it is. I don’t care, though. I really don’t care about the talk [and] the [conversations]. I’m trying to win.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Will Jackson’s number win out in the end, or will Josh Allen’s narrative hold true? Fans will soon find out.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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