{"id":16665,"date":"2025-01-03T07:47:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T07:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16665"},"modified":"2025-01-03T07:47:58","modified_gmt":"2025-01-03T07:47:58","slug":"nfl-makes-lamar-jackson-announcement-ahead-of-ravens-browns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=16665","title":{"rendered":"NFL Makes Lamar Jackson Announcement Ahead of Ravens-Browns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_96063879\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The Baltimore Ravens are headed into the final week of the regular season having already clinched a playoff spot.<\/p>\n<p>Lamar Jackson and the Ravens currently stand at 11-5 on the season, riding a three-game win streak.<\/p>\n<p>Before the Ravens close out the regular season against the Cleveland Browns in Week 18, the NFL announced significant news regarding Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, Jackson was named to the NFL Pro Bowl.<\/p>\n<p>He was one of three quarterbacks selected for the Pro Bowl in the AFC alongside Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson&#8217;s Pro Bowl selection is the fourth time he&#8217;s achieved this prestigious feat in his seven-year NFL career.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_96063880\" class=\"article_chunk type_51\"><center><\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1874818049095942203&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fnfl-makes-lamar-jackson-announcement-ahead-ravens-browns-pro-bowl&amp;sessionId=3a2009f782f54d20534bf1d8556404d863fc17bd&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1874818049095942203\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-6=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_96063881\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>So far this season, Jackson has recorded 39 touchdowns, tied for No. 2 in the NFL and 3,955 yards, ranked No. 6 in the NFL. 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