On Monday morning, Lamar Jackson sent shockwaves around the NFL universe when he announced via Twitter that he officially requested a trade from the Baltimore Ravens back on March 2.
At the same exact time he tweeted this, Ravens’ head coach John Harbaugh was just beginning to field questions from the media during his press conference at the NFL owners meetings. Despite Jackson’s apparent desire to play for a different team in 2023, Harbaugh displayed optimism that Jackson would still be wearing purple and black next season.
“I do,” Harbaugh said, when asked whether he thought Jackson would be the Ravens’ starting quarterback come Week 1.