The Baltimore Ravens may increase the contract offer for quarterback Lamar Jackson. A look at the salaries of other playmakers reveals why it will still be difficult to sign him.

What’s next for Lamar Jackson? Will he sign a new contract with the Baltimore Ravens – or not?

The quarterback’s rookie contract is expiring and both parties have been negotiating unsuccessfully for quite some time regarding a new working paper.

After the Ravens’ elimination in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs, the question of the playmaker’s future is becoming more pressing.

And it is becoming increasingly clear how much the franchise relies on Jackson. He missed six games recently due to injury, in none of which Baltimore scored more than 17 points.

Ravens raise offer for Lamar Jackson

The signal caller is fully aware of his importance and is asking for a mega contract accordingly. However, the Ravens, with their nearly $40 million in free cap space, don’t have enough cap room to make that happen

Now figures have emerged from the negotiations between the two parties. NFL reporter Dov Kleiman, citing ex-pro and NFL analyst Ryan Clark, reports that the Ravens initially offered their playmaker $113 million (just under €104 million) in guaranteed money in the event of a new contract, before arguably upping the offer to a guaranteed $133 million (€122 million).

For comparison: quarterback Deshaun Watson received a guaranteed sum of 230 million dollars (211 million euros) when he joined the Cleveland Browns in March 2022 – Kyler Murray with the Arizona Cardinals 189.5 million dollars (174 million euros).

With such glaring differences, it is no wonder that Jackson has not yet picked up a pen to sign.