 Back in April of 2018. That's when I got laid off from my job that I had been at for about three and a half years And I remember at that time thinking like all right, you know what? I had been doing the YouTube on the side of see you know what? I'm gonna go for it for time I'm gonna go for it and I remember some people who I loved and really cared about their opinion telling me Are you sure you want to do that full-time like it could possibly maybe work out? But you sure you want to go that route? Why don't you try to get something? That's more certain right now? and if I would have listened to them and not bet on myself then It would have never worked out so I'm glad I took that chance and took that risk because in the long run it ended up paying off and Not that my situation is even comparable More Jackson could we talk in the whole now the stratosphere when it comes to money? It ain't even close, but I can understand the route that he's taking Because to a lot of people on the outside a lot of people looking at the situation They probably looking at it like ma'am Lamar should have taken that deal Lamar should have took what the Ravens offer Lamar should have just accepted the contract that the Ravens put in front of his face. What is he doing? But Lamar choosing to bet on himself It's gonna work out in the long run now this morning whoo this morning. It's like whoo-hoo. That's that's busy I'm not mad because it's business It's business is business on both sides on both Lamar Jackson side and on the Baltimore Raven side and This leak that came out this morning. This ain't from nobody put the Ravens straight up Invinces to show people like hey look fans media analysts experts. Hello look We tried and we really tried like they've been trying a lot this off-season, but this with Lamar Jackson they really tried to give him a nice deal and It's not a bad deal at all and let's just read these reports. Let's get into it. So We're gonna read reports from Justina Anderson Chris Mortensen and Maybe a little bit more first. Justina Anderson the Ravens put out and another improved offer on the table for Lamar Jackson this past week ahead of his self-imposed deadline that includes metrics exceeding so past more than Russell Wilson, but Did not meet the fully guaranteed construct of the Sean Watson's deal So all the rumors and stuff that we have been hearing about. Oh, yeah Lamar Jackson He wants a more fully guaranteed deal deal deal a lot of guarantee money on there That looks to be true and I mean, it's no surprise, but anyway, let's keep going My understanding is there was some frustration that Jackson's declining of Baltimore's offer didn't include more acceptance of the difference in a Watson situation that led to multiple teams bidding for his services, so what that means is that The the situations were different because with Lamar Jackson He is on the Baltimore Ravens and we know there are plenty of teams that would trade for him But that's not what the situation is right now the situation right now He's on the Baltimore Ravens and there's no bidding war for him right now But with the Sean Watson since there was a bidding war That's why that they really trying to make that an outlier But again, you know, like Lamar ain't gonna be looking at that contract like no outlier try to tell people that man He ain't gonna be looking at that and Sean deal like no outlier He gonna be saying hey, I want that to be the new norm. But anyway It says meanwhile sources have said to me that Jackson not only understands his full value to the team and This is the business side to again. We talked about this too. Lamar Jackson knows his worth So she just reiterated stuff that y'all already knew Lamar Jackson knows is worth. Let's continue She said meanwhile sources have said to me that Jackson not only understands his full value to the team and its marketing So we not only talking about on the football field. We talking off it too. Yes, you you know, you're worth when you Not only to the team and its marketing That's big business right there, baby, but also has an awareness of how these contracts should be looking moving forward Post the Watson deal for dynamic elite Quarterbacks and players like himself in the NFL overall so Lamar Jackson letting me know like hey I know what it's looking like. I'm trying to again make that the new norm But again, this should be nothing new We talked about this before but anyway, um It says I believe that is important to him Especially as athletes involved in collision sport in comparison to the NBA brethren That's something that we also talked about too Football is a very physical sport. So why not try to coop as much guaranteed money as you possibly can Because and this is not just for Lamar Jackson. This is what we talked about for any single NFL player When you step on that football field You never know what's gonna happen next So that's why you try to get all the bread that you possibly can Anyway, she said I've heard a lot about this past week and didn't have much time to report on it So that's a little little humble brag little humble flex like a had this sitting on my on my phone for a little while I had this information, but I was a little busy. So I couldn't get to it But anyway, while Calamari and Russell Wilson's contracts didn't carry the Watson trend should the force continue to revolutionize these football Contracts while there's been a lot of debate and emotion behind the scenes saying he's risking injury You take the burden hand he won't recoup the 26 mil in additional compensation for 2022 I've heard just as fervently. It don't matter what may happen to Lamar Jackson. He will still get paid I wonder if you've seen Anderson been watching the videos. I know we've been saying that this whole time But anyway, let's keep going. She said look at that press guy look at Kirk Cousins, whichever route he goes He will still get his money. I think maybe she has been watching videos But anyway, even another NFL head coach remarked to me last week Lamar also knows there will eventually be a market for his services one day and teams will line up to have him That is the absolute truth That is the absolute truth and Again, if y'all been listening to stuff We've been saying then none of this stuff that she's saying comes as a surprise to you At all none of it Nothing that she's saying Because it's business now again with Ravens. It's business with Lamar Jackson is business with timing is business This timing that the Ravens have this being leaked It's not coincidental Because this could have been leaked on Saturday. This could have been leaked on Friday This could have been leaked so many other times, but a Ravens are like, all right Lamar You turn down our deal. All right, that's cool Now we we're gonna put that pressure on you cuz you put that pressure on us. Okay, cool Cool, we're gonna put that pressure on you now We're leaking this on game day You better show up my friend You better show up. You better go out there and do your thing because all right you want to decline our deal Which was a nice deal and we're about to get into the details of that deal in a second But you want to turn down our deal. All right, show us why you deserve more We ain't leaking this on Friday on the deadline day. We ain't even leaking this the day after we're leaking it on travel day either We're leaking it on the morning of game day Just so everybody that watches they watch that much closer They watch you that much closer that much more pressure is put on you It's business, baby. It's business So again, I ain't got no problem with what either side is doing because either side is they trying to win Lamar side trying to win Raven side trying to win both trying to win and Lamar like Price keeps guy rocking. Anyway From Chris Mortensen now we get into some more details Said sources Lamar Jackson rejected a Raven six-year contract offer with 133 mil fully guaranteed at signing which is more than Russell Wilson's 124 million and Kyla Murray's 103.3 million so The cop that what was fully guaranteed at signing for Lamar would have been 133 mil so that is Seven mil more. No, excuse me when I'm tripping. That's nine mil more Then Kyla Murray. Oh, excuse me. I'm not more nine mil more than Russell Wilson twenty one hundred twenty four mil and a little less than it's about thirty two Yeah, about thirty two and change mil more than Kyla Murray's so significant amount of guaranteed but Says but well short of the 230 mil fully guaranteed deal that the Sean Watson got so Lamar Jackson said hey Ravens cut the check Cut the check and Ravens and we tried we tried and Lamar look this. Oh, okay. Oh y'all are trying well I need more guarantees But anyway, he also said in terms of total money over the six years Jackson could have earned in excess of 290 mil and his average per year would exceed so be passed be more than Russell Wilson's recent deal at forty eight point five average per year Which did adjust the Ravens final offer, but the contract was not fully guaranteed as Jackson saw so Let's do some math real quick. And this is an easy way to tell how much contracts are worth By okay, so this it says in excess of two hundred ninety mil and the average would have been more than forty eight point five so so what you do go to your calculator and Put in two hundred ninety mil and divided by six that is forty eight point three three So it's like okay, so the deal would have been more than that because it said it is exceeded forty eight point five Which is what Russell Wilson got so let's do two ninety one divided by six. That's forty eight point five So now let's do two ninety two divided by six. That's forty eight point six. So this deal was worth at least 292 mil at least so again the Ravens are trying They they they doing a good job of trying so we can't can't be mad at the Ravens for this Can't be mad at either side again. It's business So you gotta be mad at either side both sides of they they trying So continuing it said Jackson received active counsel from the NFL PA at the highest levels in the union advised that based off performance and age He was justified to demand a fully guaranteed contract if that's what he wanted sources at it So NFL PA say Based off of who you are how old you are and what you've done You deserve to ask for all the fully guaranteed money that you want to Lamar go do your thing Anyway, it says Jackson gets 23 mil on the fifth year option and for now source to say he is willing to explore the Kirk Cousin strategy The team can use the franchise tag on Jackson in 2023 and 2024 the unions model projects formula would net him About 100 mil fully guaranteed for two years So with that with the franchise tag with the exclusive franchise tag because if they mess around and try to do that that non exclusive That transition tag He's gone even with the franchise tag. I told you I think if it gets to the franchise tag I think it could get ugly But the franchise tag will give him about 40 right now Based off of contracts right now franchise tag next year will give him about 45 mil and franchise tag I was you know fully guaranteed now if Ravens try to go to franchise tag route that could force the hand That and that could force the hand either way because you franchise tag Lamar Jackson It's like that and you know what Ravens in the salary cap. They can find a way if they really want to they could find a way but With 45 mil with the franchise tag franchise I fully guaranteed again I'm fully guaranteed proven deals, but franchise tag is fully guaranteed. So that all goes on the cap right then right there So that will force the Ravens hand quick fast and in a hurry because With the franchise tag with it being fully guaranteed That takes away that 45 mil from your cap and that's a little fat chunk of change right there, baby It takes it away So that will force the Ravens to either be like, alright, we sign him the March Jackson tour extension right now We can't do this franchise that oil forced him to trade them It would really put that pressure on the Ravens like boom like alright Something got to get done and something got to get done fast So again, hopefully it doesn't get to the franchise tag that that's all the franchise tag I mean it could work out, but it also could not work out and then with the franchise tag That's where the holdouts that that's why I think the holdouts will start coming into play But anyway, let's keep going. It says If Jackson takes that path absent a new contract He will be an unrestricted free agent in 2025 and use leverage to get his fully guaranteed contract from the Ravens Which is his preference or entertain other options sources at it. So My well actually Ravens they letting it be known like all right. Yeah. Hey This little this little Mars doing just what he's doing But anyway, um union sources frame the Ravens talks with Jackson's as good faith Although the team included 2.5 mil in annual de-escalator clauses if Jackson did not attend a high percentage of off-season workouts So they were like a every year you could lose up to 2.5 mil if you don't Attend a high percentage or a certain percentage of off-season workouts So they like hey, you don't show up to these off-season work You try to hold out with the new contract with what with whatever the contract would have been They're like, hey, then we would have took that 2.5 mil from you every year that you don't do that so But the off-season workouts. He's always been there for those But anyway It says FYI fully guaranteed money covers regardless of skill injury and salary cap Oh What a morning what a morning um, so So now we got we got some more details We got some more details, but this um, it doesn't really change much It doesn't really change much in anything. It just lets us know how much It lets us know More more so what Lamar Jackson is turning down and again Both sides they look in they operate this business. I Love it and I respect it from both sides again Lamar Jackson. He betting on himself the Ravens. They gave him a nice offer gave him a nice offer and It was not a cheap offer either It wasn't so that was another a lot of people's thinking oh man Ravens They probably offered Lamar Jackson something cheap. Well, no, it wasn't cheap But then at the same time it just it wasn't it wasn't next to the Sean Watson It was higher average per year than the Sean Watson, but not close to the guarantees and Hey, if you want them guarantees go for it go for it now something else that I thought was funny. Well, very interesting Was some some other timing this morning is it coincidence Who knows I always say timing is everything but just something to think about this morning The Ravens they leaked this About Lamar Jackson and the contract that they offered to him. Hey Sean. Hey, we we offer them a nice deal. Da da da. Cool All right, no problem. That's business But also this same morning it just so happens to come out that Oh, this is expected to be Tom Brady's final season. He's expected to retire after this season I don't know. I don't know but a Mmm You tell me Last but not least if from Ian rapper poor he said Jackson was offered a deal that eclipsed that of Broncos Russell Wilson in key areas With Baltimore's attempted extension being more than the 49 mil per year in average and new money that Wilson received on September 1st The belief is that it also approached or beat Wilson in terms of guaranteed money with Wilson receiving 68% of his deal Guaranteed it was nearly that of Packers quarterback Aaron Rogers Who earned 50 mil per year over the next three years in a highly guaranteed deal struck in March with regards to guaranteed money It fell short of the 230 mil fully guaranteed deal that Browns quarterback to Sean Watson received after Cleveland traded for Watson in March and it says in fact fully guaranteed money is to believe is believed to be the heart of the issue But Jackson is singing as close to 230 mil as possible choosing to play on a fifth year option of his rookie contract until he gets his desired deal So meanwhile Ravens owner Steven Shaddy spoke out in the spring telling a small group of local reporters I don't know what I don't I don't know that Watson should have been the first guy to get a fully guaranteed contract to me That's something that is groundbreaking and it'll make negotiations harder with others So yeah, so a bunch of the same stuff that y'all already know now as far as the franchise tag I said after the season he faces the first of two franchise tags with the non-exclusive tag equaling 29.7 mil There's no way that they give him that there's no way that they put the non-exclusive tag on well actually there is a way but If they do that he's gone If they do that he's gone for sure now if they do the exclusive franchise tag Which right now is 45.5 mil But that could change that could go up it could go it could go down it could change probably gonna go up a little bit, but um Yeah, if they do that then it's still risk that he's going but that they do that non-exclusive then he's gone for sure But he said if there's no deal Jackson would likely get another tag the following year and then likely face a tag So he'll so high he'll become a free agent But there's risk considering only the fifth year option is guaranteed right now Jackson has always done things his own way And based on Friday's decisions. He set to bet on himself cool So just a little extra information right there on Lamar Jackson. So Team keeping clean Hopefully Lamar Jackson when it comes to him Being with the Ravens. I'm hoping that in the long run He doesn't end up telling the Ravens the same thing we tell y'all at the end of these videos. We out