{"id":53626,"date":"2025-06-05T07:53:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T07:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53626"},"modified":"2025-06-05T07:53:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T07:53:36","slug":"lamar-jackson-among-key-names-missing-from-ravens-otas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53626","title":{"rendered":"Lamar Jackson Among Key Names Missing from Ravens OTAs"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lzy it-large_16_9\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" flipboard-image\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,h_675,w_1200,x_0,y_36\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/3\/e\/3e9fd399c2e42b4425aac8b56a1dbc5c0216975e\/usatsi_25228227.jpg\" alt=\"Lamar Jackson Among Key Names Missing from Ravens OTAs\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"aph_inner\">\n<div class=\"image-caption\">Mark Konezny-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"ac_102270469\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p>The\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0have begun the second phase of this offseason&#8217;s organized team activities (OTAs) this week.<\/p>\n<p>Although these are still voluntary meetings and practices, a few noteworthy names are absent from the facilities.<\/p>\n<p>According to The Athletic&#8217;s Jeff Zrebiec, that list includes starters\u00a0Lamar Jackson, Kyle Hamilton, Rashod Bateman and Kyle Van Noy among others.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_102270470\" 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=1929943485999661358&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fbaltimore-ravens%2Flamar-jackson-key-names-missing-baltimore-ravens-otas-practice-offseason-voluntary-workouts-contract&amp;sessionId=032bad9444d47eca522413c6b06d6b8464e48dec&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=\"1929943485999661358\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<div id=\"ac_102270471\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme \">\n<p>Most of these players, of course, are veteran returners to the team and may not benefit a whole lot from these preliminary meetings like younger players would.<\/p>\n<p>However nice it would be for them to attend practice and get re-acclimated with the program, these workouts and meeting sessions are still voluntary.<\/p>\n<p>For Jackson, it&#8217;s worth remembering that he is in line for a contract extension that has a strong likelihood to be the richest in NFL history.<\/p>\n<p>The current highest-paid player in the NFL is\u00a0Dallas Cowboys\u00a0QB Dak Prescott, who signed a four-year, $240 million deal back in September of this past year.\u00a0CBS Sports&#8217; 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