{"id":49826,"date":"2025-05-21T00:45:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T00:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49826"},"modified":"2025-05-21T00:45:59","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T00:45:59","slug":"the-baltimore-ravens-need-to-conduct-some-more-business-before-ensuring-lamar-jackson-others-could-suit-up-for-the-2028-olympics-as-ravens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=49826","title":{"rendered":"The Baltimore Ravens need to conduct some more business before ensuring Lamar Jackson, others could suit up for the 2028 Olympics as Ravens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,h_675,w_1200,x_0,y_28\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/1\/c\/1cb5711349ea20b4d49d7265447b7e43fdaffa0f\/usatsi_25062186.jpg\" alt=\"The Baltimore Ravens need to conduct some more business before ensuring Lamar Jackson, others could suit up for the 2028 Olympics as Ravens\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"ac_101801401\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The NFL has set the stage for American Football to become an even bigger global phenomena than it already is. This afternoon, by a vote of 32-0, NFL owners passed a resolution that will permit NFL players to participate in the flag football competition at the 2028 Summer Olympics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_101801402\" 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=1924921795653533729&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fatozsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fbaltimore-ravens-news%2Fbaltimore-ravens-2028-olympics-flag-football-lamar-jackson-zay-flowers%2F&amp;sessionId=d5e4178013f6e3e7c1fac43c212db5984b8b93e1&amp;siteScreenName=yardbarker&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-8=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1924921795653533729\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_101801403\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>It\u2019s a huge opportunity for the global outreach of the NFL, but one that the Baltimore Ravens will need help with if they\u2019re going to see any of their current stars take the field to represent the United States.<\/p>\n<p>You see, Baltimore doesn\u2019t have any of their current star players under contract for the 2028 season at this point in time. Lamar Jackson? His current contract expires after the 2027 season. There are voided years on his current contract that will keep cap commitments on the books, but Jackson himself is not currently under contract to play in Baltimore for the 2028 season. Yet.<\/p>\n<p>The same goes for Derrick Henry\u2019s new two-year extension signed earlier this week, although a battering ram like Henry may lose some of his appeal when you\u2019re pulling flags off of his frame instead of trying to wrangle him to the ground. Zay Flowers has a fifth-year option for the 2027 season \u2014 but is not under contract for that 2028 season as things currently stand.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aditude_inline_container aditude_ic_2\">\n<div id=\"aditude_article_inline_2\" class=\"aditude_div\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>As a matter of fact, the only players currently under contract with the Baltimore Ravens in the 2028 season are members of the team\u2019s rookie draft class of 2025. 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And right now, the only Ravens that could be repping the United States in the 2028 Olympics are members of the 2025 NFL Draft class.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author_bio\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NFL has set the stage for American Football to become an even bigger global phenomena than it already is. 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