{"id":53785,"date":"2025-06-06T03:45:42","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T03:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53785"},"modified":"2025-06-06T03:45:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T03:45:42","slug":"breaking-ravens-gm-shares-update-on-lamar-jackson-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53785","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Ravens GM Shares Update on Lamar Jackson Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>The Baltimore Ravens are still early on in extension talks with MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson.<\/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=\"Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson celebrates after defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers.\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_2647,h_1488,x_0,y_75\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/raven_country\/01jx09ntb081ndsxm9k3.jpg\" alt=\"Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson celebrates after defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers.\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson celebrates after defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers.\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson celebrates after defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers. \/ Geoff Burke-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=\"_ph8g1qx0k\">It&#8217;s now been more than two months since Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh confirmed that the team is looking into extending superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson, but t&#8217;s been mostly quiet in that time, until now that is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_yoblnqzy5\">During an appearance on the &#8220;<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_7lvawc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&amp;v=kbNNFXSGkC8\" rel=\"nofollow\">B<\/a>More Baseball Podcast,&#8221; Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta finally gave fans the update they&#8217;ve been waiting for, even if it&#8217;s a small one.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tout_d_2_4\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004 ot-vscat-C0004 \" 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=1930389445758595134&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnfl%2Fravens%2Fnews%2Fravens-eric-decosta-shares-update-lamar-jackson-extension&amp;sessionId=fc11c12434a157c1d094c53216de48c8baca15b1&amp;siteScreenName=RavenCountryFN&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1930389445758595134\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_mm639ak6a\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve had some conversations before the draft, after the draft, in person last week,&#8221;\u00a0DeCosta said. &#8220;I think we&#8217;re in the introductory sort of stage of looking at what an extension might look like.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ds478r3oi\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">Jackson, 28, signed a five-year, $260 million extension with the Ravens in 2023, making him the highest-paid player in NFL history at the time. Now, though, he ranks 10th among quarterbacks with an average annual salary of $52 million as more and more players sign mammoth extensions of their own.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_b69fiblfv\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">Even though it was a five-year deal, it was realistically more of a three-year deal. Jackson&#8217;s cap hit balloons to $74.5 million starting in 2026, and there&#8217;s just no way that the Ravens can go into the season with a cap hit that high. Extending him would not only bring down his cap-hit in the short term, but keep him locked up for the long term as well.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tout_d_2_5\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_u9ki1sg6l\">However, extending Jackson is far easier said than done. The Ravens aren&#8217;t exactly swimming in cap space, and with players such as Kyle Hamilton and Tyler Linderbaum also\u00a0needing extensions soo<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_7lvawc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/ravens\/news\/baltimore-ravens-open-extending-rising-pass-rusher\" data-uw-rm-brl=\"PR\" data-uw-original-href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/ravens\/news\/baltimore-ravens-open-extending-rising-pass-rusher\">n<\/a>, they&#8217;ll have to manage their limited space carefully.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_fznzg7u1b\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve got a lot of business that we&#8217;re conducting with different players,&#8221; DeCosta said. &#8220;We&#8217;re in a situation where we&#8217;re blessed to have most of the team coming back, but as we look out over the next two, three, four, five years, we&#8217;re trying to keep as many good players as we can. 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