 So thank you be clean. It was nice for the world to finally hear directly from Lamar again on more ways than one when he spoke at the presser and One thing that I will say about Lamar Jackson From the presser from obviously things that he said over the years things that he has reiterated And and even when me and Nitro had talked to him personally Even before we were rolling when we were rolling we weren't rolling He's very consistent in saying that he loves Baltimore. He loves Baltimore. He loves the fans He loves the team and he loves the city. He just loves Baltimore and He never want to leave and that was probably my biggest if I could have one biggest takeaway from his presser That was it that he never wanted to leave Negotiations were negotiations and hey, you got to do what you got to do even the trade requests And I remember there were times when that y'all know I was like, oh man, this ain't looking good, man It ain't looking good, man But it's here. They made it. The deal is done is signed. It's official and he locked in and I love it y'all y'all like I Love it, man. I'm glad that the Ravens have arrived to this with Lamar Jackson It's something else that Lamar Jackson that I took from the presser forward thinking Forward thinking he's like getting the past is the past whatever happened happened cool forward thinking. All right, let's let's get ready When the Super Bowl That's what I took from him and at the presser. That's what I took from when we talked to him Personally that it just forward thinking But anyway, get it into the presser He did say that today. He don't have any popcorn, but he invited everybody who had good questions to Hobbs house So Jameson Hensley James Hensley usually the one that starts everything. I get I don't know if it's a respect thing It's a seniority thing, but Jameson Hensley is usually always the first one to ask questions at these presses But anyway, he said in March you tweeted out the trade requests a month later You signed what changed and that is a good question now Hobbs said he said James and you're not gonna be invited to the house So I was taking a little baby dig at Jameson and whatnot But Lamar said we're gonna keep it about the future not about the past so again forward thinking forward thinking He was he was asked when he's gonna be at camp and say gonna be here soon Now he was also asked that any of the free agents that were added did they sway you that they like sway your decision anything like that And he said that they had already been negotiated him and the Ravens had already been negotiated We're definitely having an OBJ and the guys reach out and say hey, we need you here He said he didn't want to leave so it was just business So again and he talked about when he talked about free agency And he talked about like when Odell Beckham Junior signed He told him like sound with the Ravens and he said that when he was speak about the Ravens He was still speaking as if he was a member of the Baltimore Ravens. So again, he never really wanted to leave What does it mean the next question you there What does it mean that EDC and Hobbs never question you as being their guy and he said it meant it meant a lot Having your coach and GM never question you and that was big too now me I thought a lot of it was just talking a lot of it actually just could have been just talk like Hey, you know Lamar's our guy all while they were hoping and praying and sweating bullets like hey, please We got to get this thing done. We got to make this thing happen But I mean I wouldn't really expecting to say otherwise. I mean Eric the cost of this a we got contingency plans Da-da-da-da-da, and I suspect it's all part of the game. It's part of the game And it's the business when they had the business and stuff with Anthony Richardson I know a lot of people are freaking out about that But it's the business they got to do what they got to do just in case stay ready So you ain't got to get ready, but it's better to be ready with them off He's also asked so what would you say to people going forward to people representing themselves? And he said it's a business at the end of the day. You cannot put your feelings in it You have to have a strong mind That was a talking point. I saw many talking heads immediate guys and whatnot They were like, oh man Lamar shouldn't negotiate for himself because his feelings are gonna be involved The Ravens are gonna tell him exactly how they feel about him and my fingers like okay And if they do that mean he can tell them how he feels about them to it goes both ways So and I get like I get the feelings part and whatnot because he's representing himself So he got here every everything, but it's like okay. That's part of negotiations like it is what it is But anyway Somebody asked oh they asked Eric the console What went into your decision on using a non-exclusive franchise tag and Eric the guy said We just felt like it was the best thing for Lamar to have the opportunity to get the best sense of what His value was to them like other teams and stuff to talk to other teams and GM's and he said it was the decision that we made Hoping that we'd be here today. So big risk, but that risk certainly paid off for the Ravens in a major way We know the type we know about the type of player you are but how would you describe the agent Lamar? and Lamar said you have to put the the name aside as Excuse me got to put the game aside as one part of your life But then you have to understand what you're doing because all you got to understand like all of the terms and whatnot But you have to know what you're doing So many people said he couldn't do it so many people said he wouldn't do it so many people say oh you need an agent But he did it He did it No matter how you try to slice it no matter how you try to dice it. He did it. He did it So gotta give us credit man And I said what led you to text an EDC that I think we can get something done He said when he got his email from EDC, he was liking the language of the contract So he was liking the numbers and stuff. So it's looking good. And then I did appreciate this Some people thought it was a silly question, but I was like no and I think it was James in that exit But they asked what was the SpongeBob message? What was behind that? And he said the SpongeBob message was definitely a message to the fan base to let them know We were moving on up so with that I know sometimes people can be like oh man you guys if we talk about something that Lamar may tweet or something But there's a gift. We always talk about no, it's it's a lot deeper than surface value because Lamar is very he's very What's the word I'm looking for? He's very timely with stuff he knows what he's doing and Just a timing of a lot of the tweets to the The cryptic sort of stuff. He knows what he's doing. We know what he's doing. We say it. We've been saying it for years So when people be like, oh you looking too deep into it? No, no, no, no, no, no This clarifies that we weren't looking too deep into anything So and somebody was like, oh it was about Trey young. It wasn't about no Trey young It wasn't about you know Trey young that even when when Odell Beckham dream the next day after the get he was like He text book him Somebody was like, oh, well that was just about Devin Booker. That game had been like 12 13 hours ago I ain't nobody tweeting about the game though 12 13 hours later talking about some book them. Come on now. But anyway He said he been knew what he was capable of and he said they love me. I love being here I love the fan base and love my teammates EDC said there was a point where y'all weren't talking at all He won't return in calls texting you that stuff and Lamar said that he was grinding He said he was trying to fully recover from that injury and that he he would be tired after work out So that's why he wouldn't text back Okay So that gotta be some good sleep ain't gonna take nobody back at all like yeah, you really tired, huh? But anyway How much did it bother you that there was so much outside chatter? And he said it didn't bother me because people they didn't know what was going on So that Lamar is like when it comes to the outside noise Don't seem to face them Don't seem to face. He hears it. He sees it obviously, but we just okay. Whatever people are gonna be people He was asked did it ever wait on you playing? Oh, did it ever wait on your mind like playing in a contract year? He said absolutely not I've been performing since 2018 So every year is no different Who are you leaning on in this process and where did you find the most support and he said from his mom? He said his mom is his manager. She managed me. He she manages me very well It said they both piggybacked off for each other even called her a superhero. I was like, oh, yeah, that's that's mom's right there I get it He said he really didn't care for other teams He just wanted to get something done with the Ravens and he really want to finish his career here When a Super Bowl with the Ravens because he did say other teams that came in and talked to him and stuff Jocina Anderson after the presser she confirmed like other teams had checked in and talked to Lamar and stuff But she said that she was told to hold that down like not to say nothing not to put any reports of it out there Anything like that. She said she was told to hold that down so Anyway, he also talked about how he's gonna work with ze flowers when ze gets back down to south Florida. Okay. Yeah. Yeah And then he um He was actually a misconception about these talks that bothered you and he said no it was like what are you gonna do? I saw people throwing shots at the Ravens saying what are they doing? Then I saw people throwing shots at me saying I didn't know what I was doing and he said that's just a bunch of he say she Say stuff That's it And somebody asks what did you prove by representing yourself and he said I really I didn't really do this to prove Anyone wrong and I didn't really care what anyone had to say. I just wanted to prove myself Right. I felt like I did the right thing And somebody else asks how did you train yourself to handle that side of your career as far as the business side? And he said keep your emotions outside of the business Keep your emotions outside of business Now, uh, somebody asks what does this day mean to you? Like how significant is today to you? They access to john harbaugh harbaugh said it does have a lot of significance When you're still playing and i'm done and he was saying that to lemaw I'll probably give it some thought And he said like it. No, he said when you're still playing in 10 years and i'm done I said, okay, harbaugh. You giving us a little heads up on Well, you gonna retire within the next 10 years. I know that's a long time, but Could be two years could be three could be four five. We'll see But anyway, um, he said I'll probably give him some thought but let's go play some ball and win some games as a coach That's how you think so thinking about the right here right now. Now. I wonder Just hypothetical thinking about it. I wonder say for instance the ravens What if they want a super bowl this year? Um, they want a super bowl. I wonder if harbaugh would retire on top I wonder if he would do that Or if the ravens want a super bowl Uh, I think I this is just me. This is just me. This ain't all for nothing. They nobody say nothing It's just me thinking out loud. I think if the ravens want a super bowl this year I think the most that harbaugh coach would be maybe one more year And then call it quits. That's just my personal opinion. But anyway, we'll see hopefully we can have this discussion Because that would mean raven want a super bowl, but we'll see anyway Uh, he said did you get approached by other teams in this process? And yeah, he said teams reached out But I didn't really care about other teams. I wanted to be here You wanted to get it done and he was tired of going back and forth Now somebody asked how was this stretch for you? Like as far as the negotiation process How long it's been and what not they asked that to edc and he said you just got to have faith in the process You remain positive and hopeful my mind was to come in and get something positive done every single day Whether it was a sign somebody would have asked somebody talking about draft picks talking about um Opening up some cap space whatever he said his goal is to make something positive happen every single day this offseason Now there was a long stretch where it didn't seem like none was happening, but He got to a good point and we we're here now Um, somebody asked could you describe your mother's influence in your life? And what it means for your family to come up on this sort of reward financially and your plans for mother's day? Now this question um The mother's influence part no problem To me when it when he asks what it means for your family to come up on this sort of reward financially I don't know to me. I wasn't the biggest fan of that question. That could just be me though. I just felt like it I just I just didn't like it But again, that could be me the whoever asked it They they probably didn't mean any ear wheel or anything like that, but this is just me how it sounded to me I don't know if any y'all caught that but it's just me So it could just be me like overthinking it But I I wasn't a big fan of that question like oh what it means for your family to come up on this sort of reward financially I don't know. Maybe it's just me, but anyway Lamar says she's a huge influence in my life Her raising the four of us my younger brother and two sisters He said with him being the oldest he said she grinded and worked and didn't want him to work She just wanted Lamar to focus on football Uh, he said she never complained or asked for a handout from anybody and that's when he said his mom is a superhero tour So and that's special like when it's important like for you if you have good characteristics about yourself, um Usually you get those from somebody usually get those from somebody who you see a lot Who you see on a daily basis and in this case with Lamar, he saw it in his mom She set the example and he followed that so And he said it means a lot to his family and himself being in a place where they weren't before and he said He got a gift already and he thinks that she's satisfied. So that was cool. Uh, people will question when, uh People were people were questioning That you could play quarterback and now you're the highest paid player. What does that mean to you? He said it ain't about proving anybody wrong. He said it's about proving myself, right? It's not about what people say it and say he said, um, that's he says she say stuff It's about believing in yourself and at the end of the day, he said keep god first at all times no matter what He went through Excuse me He was asked about the jaylen-hurst deal and if it had any impact on his negotiations He said he ain't care about the jaylen-hurst deal. We just came to terms on something. We mutually agreed to Uh, and hobs was asked how excited are you that this could be one of the most explosive offenses You've ever had and he said it would be a lot of fun Say lamar probably got a sneak peek at the playbook But he said the expectation is always high this year is no exception But we see how it's ramped up a bit, especially on offense But then it then he tried it like we like, okay. Well, let's let's let me cheer because he said hey It might make dollars over there. We got it on defense, too Then he said chris ho is over there. We got special teams, too But I guess he jay wasn't trying to like hype up the offense too much. But anyway, um Somebody asked you you seen guys like diggs go to buffalo tarik to miami what weapons have done for qb's How eager are you to work with the three new guys? I love that question and the three new guys being old They'll beckham jr. Say flowers nelson agler All right, he said i'm very eager to be honest with you I want to throw for like 6 000 yards with the weapons we have I'm not an individual award guy. I just feel like we have the weapons to do it Uh, can't wait to get rolling. What did you learn about edc as a negotiator? And you say I didn't learn anything about him. He's just a businessman knows who you're doing this stuff, so Uh, the players union put out a message a legend collusion with the league against lamar What can you say about that now that was directed to edc and he said I speak to lamar lamar speaks to me There's not collusion with us speaking together. I understood where he was coming from and he understood Well, I was coming from we didn't always agree, but the respect was always there Oh, that was one of my favorite parts from what edc said edc didn't say too much in his presser, but I love that because that's what that's what it's about on here Again, we ain't always gonna agree. Y'all not always gonna agree with me. I ain't always gonna agree with y'all But the respect as long as the respect is there a i'm cool You could disagree with literally everything I say, but as long as there's respect there, no problem Um as a running quarterback, there's been no one like lamar in this league Do you anticipate him running less and that was the hardball hardball said lamar is a unique player I tell him to play like you uh when he feels like it's time to take off and run he'll run No one sees the field like him. He takes a snapshot and you trust what he sees as a coach Lamar got a really good memory Um, he got a really really really good memory So and when we was talking to him the other day in nitro There was something that I had brought up from last year Something that happened at his fun day and he like remembered it Like that man told me about it in detail and whatnot and I was like man, let's do like again. It just amazes me It amazes me how somebody with so much going on How they can remember specific details about somebody who's so small like somebody who's so who's Like with with me with uh with something that happened at the fun day How can you remember little details about stuff like that? And I it's just crazy man um, do you continue to plan to represent yourself? And he said yes, I do. I wouldn't put my trust in anyone else Your daughter in the baltimore community with kids when your jergeys everywhere. How does that make you feel? You said I love the fan base. I can't I can't even explain it I was getting messages from them crying in my DM said I wanted to tell them we were making progress But I didn't want to spoil anything and he said this is his third home versus florida. Yeah Then it's Louisville. Then it's baltimore Um, and he said every week it was someone new texting them trying to be his agent So they were trying and I get it man. I get it. They were all trying to be like a la mar Let me be a I got this I got you but you're like, no, we got it And I'm sure that took a lot man. I'm sure that took a lot But it's like a you made it this fall without it Just you and your moms and your camp and whatnot. You made it this far Why not keep going? Is everything has worked up to this point. Why not keep going? Uh, he was asked did he have any contact with Bishadi and he said no, I was strictly talking to eric Uh, edc chimed in he said steve allows us to do our jobs. He's hands off, which I appreciate So not a micromanager. Uh, that's what makes this place so great to work It was me and la mar and we got it done Uh, and then edc was asked how would you evaluate these past four or five years building around la mar? And he said I probably give ourselves a B. We've done a lot of good things But we haven't achieved what we want to la mar stood up there in 2018 and said what we're going to do This team isn't set yet, but we got a few months to build it up. We'll be right now, but we're on the way to being an A Um, and then somebody asks is he fully medically cleared and he said yes, he passed. He's great Uh, we would get some of these players together in florida He said hopefully we can build our chemistry right then and there And how did you balance la mar the agent versus la mar the player? And he said it was easy because he didn't have to be on the field so he could focus on the contract talks All right, and will the structure of the deal give you a little more wiggle room? That was to the edc and edc said, yeah, we'll get a bit of relief because we needed it Yeah, I think they get like at least 10 mil uh in cap space. Um I don't know where they at right now as far as I know they don't have no 10 mil in cap space I don't know where they at right now, especially after the rocky scene deal So I guess we'll see soon. Um, will you treat yourself to something nice with the new deal? And he said he got his mom something but he said he's cool for now He'll be late on but for now he said he's good off all that Um now about the odell back on junia and de hop thing, which was big He said he asked if they could get odell and de hop and he said it was a question not a demand So I thought that was uh of significance. I said, oh, okay, okay So he did ask for both of them So he checked like can y'all get both like odell and de hop can y'all get can y'all do that? So lamar going for of a He asked him for the receipt. Oh, hey, okay. Anyway Uh, he said how'd you feel when they got odell after you made the suggestion? He said I was hype odell the super went super bowl winning wire receiver And he said no disrespect to to cooper cup anything like that He said but odell was probably gonna be uh the mvp Well, yeah, it was a good press man. It was good stuff. He was nice to hear from lamar directly again nice for the world to hear from lamar directly and um Yeah, so all things are rolling. He looked happy. I mean, I'll be happy to just sign a 260 million dollar contract I don't worth up to 260 million But if I just sign that yeah, I'll be happy too. Um, but I'm sure with everything being behind them now officially It's done. So rap is finished I'm sure he's really uh glad about that. So anyway, thank you for clean. I appreciate y'all I love y'all and just like lamar won't be For like the next five years when it comes to being about tomorrow raven, which we are very glad about I'm out