{"id":22310,"date":"2025-01-27T07:03:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T07:03:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=22310"},"modified":"2025-01-27T07:03:15","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T07:03:15","slug":"update-former-ravens-rb-calls-lamar-jackson-a-legend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=22310","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Former Ravens RB Calls Lamar Jackson &#8216;A Legend&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_9byguwwyf\">Lamar Jackson\u00a0takes a lot of heat from the media, but the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0star is one of the most-respected players among his peers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_iskednfnn\">Granted, it\u2019s quite rare to hear players say anything negative about their fellow players, but it feels like Jackson draws especially high praise. It\u2019s not hard to see why, as he\u2019s one of the best quarterbacks in the league, a fierce competitor, and by all accounts, a stand-up guy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ayjiogz1l\">Players around the league know that, but those who have played with him in Baltimore have an entirely different level of appreciation for him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ywwcojwh4\">During an appearance on the \u201cUp and Adams\u201d show, former Raven and current Los Angeles Chargers running back J.K. Dobbins shared how much Jackson means to him. He even went as far as to avoid watching the latest episode of \u201cHard Knocks,\u201d as he didn\u2019t want to see Jackson in pain following the Ravens\u2019 loss to the Buffalo Bills last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_aj3yr75jm\">\u201cI love Lamar so much, like a brother,\u201d\u00a0Dobbins said. \u201cNot only is he one of the best quarterbacks ever to live, but he\u2019s the best person in the world. I knew some of the things that happened in that game the media is gonna say it\u2019s his fault maybe, or people are going to say he can\u2019t win, but he can. He\u2019s a legend. He\u2019s amazing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_amg20ytg2\">\u201cSo I stay away from that because I love all them boys on that team still because they were my guys. So I leave that stuff alone. I ain\u2019t see none of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_6fi412h3p\">\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=1882496553710973073&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnfl%2Fravens%2Fnews%2Fformer-baltimore-ravens-jk-dobbins-calls-lamar-jackson-legend&amp;sessionId=eafb5738a383dc417f5054f0516bd92c162c7962&amp;siteScreenName=RavenCountryFN&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1882496553710973073\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-origwidth=\"\" data-origheight=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_uyewwzm6f\">Dobbins, 26, overcame years of injuries in Baltimore to have a bounce-back season in Los Angeles, rushing for 905 yards and nine touchdowns in 13 games. 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