

By using the franchise tag to keep Jackson off the free agent market, DeCosta tied up $32.4 million when the free agent shopping window opened in March. Though the extension will not give the Ravens room to spend exuberantly, it will give them flexibility. So, it’s going to work out.”Ĭoach and general manager reiterated that commitment when they hired Todd Monken to replace Greg Roman as offensive coordinator and when they signed Beckham, who shared an excited FaceTime call with Jackson the night he agreed to join the Ravens. Eric wants him here, I want him here, Steve wants him here, and Lamar wants to be here. I have every faith that it’s going to get done, and we have the best people in the world doing it.

“I’ll have my fingers crossed, and my toes crossed, and I’ll be saying prayers. “Everything we’ve done in terms of building our offense and building our team, how we think in terms of people and putting people around him is based on this incredible young man, his talent, his ability and his competitiveness,” Harbaugh said. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, pictured in September, will remain with the organization for years to come after signing a contract extension.
