{"id":20140,"date":"2025-01-18T03:26:49","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T03:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20140"},"modified":"2025-01-18T03:26:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T03:26:49","slug":"breaking-ed-reed-explains-how-lamar-jackson-has-continued-to-elevate-his-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20140","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Ed Reed Explains How Lamar Jackson Has Continued to Elevate His Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_jjmvck-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>The Pro Football Hall of Fame safety had plenty of praise for the Ravens quarterback.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"The former Baltimore Ravens safety and Pro Football Hall of Famer had high praise for the franchise quarterback.\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5202,h_2926,x_0,y_148\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/si\/01jhtv6qntacmenrec0x.jpg\" alt=\"The former Baltimore Ravens safety and Pro Football Hall of Famer had high praise for the franchise quarterback.\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"The former Baltimore Ravens safety and Pro Football Hall of Famer had high praise for the franchise quarterback.\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">The former Baltimore Ravens safety and Pro Football Hall of Famer had high praise for the franchise quarterback. \/ Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ck4oqd19d\">Pro Football Hall of Fame safety and former Baltimore Raven Ed Reed heaped plenty of praise on current Ravens franchise quarterback Lamar Jackson for his improvement since entering the league.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_r8xcjqvv5\">Jackson, who has always been difficult to prepare for with his legs, has improved one area of his game that has really caught Reed&#8217;s eye as a former top defender in the league.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_s3y0mozg8\">If you ask Reed, Jackson&#8217;s improvement as a pocket passer and his presence in escaping the rush has made great strides since he entered the league in 2018.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_9g3zeiqgp\">&#8220;His patience. 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