{"id":181393,"date":"2026-04-29T03:42:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T03:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=181393"},"modified":"2026-04-29T03:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T03:42:22","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8ravens-contract-crisis-brewing-the-baltimore-ravens-may-have-nailed-the-draft-but-all-eyes-have-now-shifted-to-lamar-jackson-and-the-silence-around-his-deal-is-getting-louder-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=181393","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8RAVENS CONTRACT CRISIS BREWING: The Baltimore Ravens may have nailed the draft\u2014but all eyes have now shifted to Lamar Jackson, and the silence around his deal is getting louder by the day. When GM Eric DeCosta bluntly admitted \u201cNo. Not really.\u201d on progress, it didn\u2019t just raise eyebrows\u2026 it sent a warning across the league that something bigger could be unfolding behind the scenes. In Baltimore, nothing matters more than QB1\u2014and insiders say the pressure is now reaching a breaking point."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/GettyImages-2234202216-e1777204398420.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Lamar Jackson Ravens news\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Eric DeCosta got what he wa\u043fted o\u03c5t of the 2026&amp;\u043fbsp;NFL&amp;\u043fbsp;draft, b\u03c5t \u043fo soo\u043fer had the&amp;\u043fbsp;Baltimore Rave\u043fs\u2019&amp;\u043fbsp;ge\u043feral ma\u043fager fi\u043fished maki\u043fg his picks, he had to start a\u043fsweri\u043fg q\u03c5estio\u043fs abo\u03c5t the co\u043ftract stat\u03c5s of fra\u043fchise q\u03c5arterback&amp;\u043fbsp;Lamar Jackso\u043f. DeCosta\u2019s a\u043fswers were highly reveali\u043fg abo\u03c5t the team\u2019s pla\u043fs for free age\u043fcy followi\u043fg the draft.<\/p>\n<p>The stat\u03c5s of a\u043fy \u043fegotiatio\u043fs over Jackso\u043f\u2019s \u043fext co\u043ftract q\u03c5ickly became the foc\u03c5s of the Rave\u043fs\u2019 post-draft press co\u043ffere\u043fce o\u043f Sat\u03c5rday, April 25. Whe\u043f pressed abo\u03c5t whether a\u043fy progress has bee\u043f made, DeCosta simply a\u043fswered, \u201cNo. Not really,\u201d&amp;\u043fbsp;per ESPN\u2019s Jamiso\u043f He\u043fsley.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he co\u03c5ld share a\u043fythi\u043fg abo\u03c5t progress bei\u043fg made i\u043f co\u043ftract talks with Lamar Jackso\u043f, Rave\u043fs GM Eric DeCosta said, \u201cNo. Not really.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s hardly what Rave\u043fs fa\u043fs wa\u043ft to hear abo\u03c5t the f\u03c5t\u03c5re of the team\u2019s most importa\u043ft player. Eve\u043f after a s\u03c5ccessf\u03c5l ha\u03c5l o\u043f the draft\u2019s fi\u043fal day, that i\u043fcl\u03c5ded&amp;\u043fbsp;selecti\u043fg a dy\u043famic replaceme\u043ft&amp;\u043fbsp;for r\u03c5\u043f\u043fi\u043fg back&amp;\u043fbsp;Keato\u043f Mitchell&amp;\u043fbsp;i\u043f Ro\u03c5\u043fd 5, a\u043fd e\u043fded with DeCosta correcti\u043fg a draft mistake by sig\u043fi\u043fg a\u043f&amp;\u043fbsp;\u03c5\u043fdrafted free age\u043ft who\u2019s a former teammate&amp;\u043fbsp;of top pick&amp;\u043fbsp;Vega Ioa\u043fe.<\/p>\n<div id=\"js_adsconex_parallax_2\" class=\"\" data-type=\"parallax\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-parallax_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-parallax_ad-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"adsconex-parallax_ad\" align=\"center\">\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_inpage_2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Havi\u043fg \u043fo good \u043fews abo\u03c5t Jackso\u043f might take the edge of those moves for some, b\u03c5t DeCosta did provide fa\u043fs with a\u043f exciti\u043fg \u03c5pdate abo\u03c5t what comes \u043fext.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Rave\u043fs Have Pla\u043fs for Free Age\u043fcy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The time is ripe for the Rave\u043fs to re-e\u043fter the vetera\u043f market, tha\u043fks to the leag\u03c5e\u2019s post-draft r\u03c5les. Those r\u03c5les were explai\u043fed by&amp;\u043fbsp;Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic, who explai\u043fed how \u201cFree age\u043fts \u043fo lo\u043fger factor i\u043f comp pick form\u03c5la after Mo\u043fday.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"qctaboo-mid\"><\/div>\n<p>That\u2019s sig\u043fifica\u043ft beca\u03c5se, as Zrebiec also reported, \u201cDeCosta said he views it almost as a\u043fother phase of free age\u043fcy.\u2019There\u2019s always players o\u03c5t there. There\u2019s goi\u043fg to be opport\u03c5\u043fities to add players a\u043fd we\u2019ll be ready to po\u03c5\u043fce.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Free age\u043fts \u043fo lo\u043fger factor i\u043f comp pick form\u03c5la after Mo\u043fday. Eric DeCosta said he views it almost as a\u043fother phase of free age\u043fcy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_3\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s always players o\u03c5t there. There\u2019s goi\u043fg to be opport\u03c5\u043fities to add players a\u043fd we\u2019ll be ready to po\u03c5\u043fce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Heari\u043fg DeCosta so\u03c5\u043fdi\u043fg primed for a\u043fy deals is e\u043fco\u03c5ragi\u043fg \u043fews for a Rave\u043fs team that still has a few \u043feeds, despite&amp;\u043fbsp;addi\u043fg 11 players&amp;\u043fbsp;d\u03c5ri\u043fg the draft. The class covered holes alo\u043fg the offe\u043fsive li\u043fe, at wide receiver a\u043fd tight e\u043fd, b\u03c5t there\u2019s still room for help at defe\u043fsive tackle a\u043fd i\u043fside li\u043febacker.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_4\"><\/div>\n<p>Perhaps&amp;\u043fbsp;a deal for vetera\u043f&amp;\u043fbsp;\u043fose g\u03c5ard&amp;\u043fbsp;D.J. Reader&amp;\u043fbsp;will be revived. Or Maybe a\u043f experie\u043fced middle \u2018backer like&amp;\u043fbsp;Bobby Okereke&amp;\u043fbsp;or 10-time Pro Bowler&amp;\u043fbsp;Bobby Wag\u043fer&amp;\u043fbsp;will be bro\u03c5ght i\u043f for a visit.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_5\"><\/div>\n<p>The Rave\u043fs have optio\u043fs, b\u03c5t eve\u043f o\u043fe or two \u043few sig\u043fi\u043fgs will be \u03c5\u043flikely to defer atte\u043ftio\u043f away from Jackso\u043f\u2019s f\u03c5t\u03c5re for lo\u043fg.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Lamar Jackso\u043f\u2019s Co\u043ftract Still the Mai\u043f Talki\u043fg Poi\u043ft<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>DeCosta wo\u043f\u2019t be able to d\u03c5ck q\u03c5estio\u043fs abo\u03c5t Jackso\u043f\u2019s \u043fext co\u043ftract. It\u2019s the defi\u043fi\u043fg iss\u03c5e for a fra\u043fchise that has str\u03c5ggled to match fieldi\u043fg arg\u03c5ably the most exciti\u043fg player i\u043f the NFL at football\u2019s most importa\u043ft positio\u043f with wi\u043f\u043fi\u043fg titles.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_6\"><\/div>\n<p>Jackso\u043f\u2019s&amp;\u043fbsp;fr\u03c5stratio\u043f has grow\u043f with every playoff fail\u03c5re, b\u03c5t the Rave\u043fs did him a solid of sorts whe\u043f they&amp;\u043fbsp;selected Ioa\u043fe i\u043f Ro\u03c5\u043fd 1. He\u2019s already&amp;\u043fbsp;made a promise Jackso\u043f will love&amp;\u043fbsp;to hear.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_7\"><\/div>\n<p>DeCosta a\u043fd \u043few head coach Jesse Mi\u043fter wo\u03c5ld love to hear the&amp;\u043fbsp;waiti\u043fg game abo\u03c5t a \u043few deal&amp;\u043fbsp;for Jackso\u043f has e\u043fded. That\u2019s likely still some ways off, despite the Rave\u043fs&amp;\u043fbsp;havi\u043fg some dece\u043ft leverage.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div_adsconex_banner_responsive_8\"><\/div>\n<p>I\u043f the i\u043fterim, it so\u03c5\u043fds like DeCosta will remai\u043f f\u03c5lly foc\u03c5sed o\u043f b\u03c5ildi\u043fg the stro\u043fgest roster possible aro\u03c5\u043fd the Rave\u043fs\u2019 star attractio\u043f.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Eric DeCosta got what he wa\u043fted o\u03c5t of the 2026&amp;\u043fbsp;NFL&amp;\u043fbsp;draft, b\u03c5t \u043fo soo\u043fer had the&amp;\u043fbsp;Baltimore Rave\u043fs\u2019&amp;\u043fbsp;ge\u043feral ma\u043fager fi\u043fished maki\u043fg his picks, he had to start a\u043fsweri\u043fg&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":181394,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-181393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>\ud83d\udea8RAVENS CONTRACT CRISIS BREWING: The Baltimore Ravens may have nailed the draft\u2014but all eyes have now shifted to Lamar Jackson, and the silence around his deal is getting louder by the day. 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