Almost 2 months back in July, the NFL posted a video featuring the Ravens QB Lamar Jackson at the Little League Games in Broward. Children rallied around him as he walked around the ground. The town cheered their man. But the caption of the video specified his superstardom in America, “ A man of the people. ” Now, that title is hard to attain. You can become the player with the highest numbers, but winning hearts is a hard task. That’s why the Ravens are silently playing the waiting game.
On September 3, Baltimore saw its veteran put in the hard work before the season started. But the media wanted to know something else. His financial status! One reporter asked, “ You’re under contract for the next couple seasons, but you’re extension eligible, Josh Allen signed an extension th