The Baltimore Ravens placed a non-exclusive franchise tag on Lamar Jackson this week, which allows him to negotiate with teams.
Any team that would sign Jackson would have to give Baltimore a pair of first-round picks. They’d also have to pay Jackson a hefty sum.
According to MassLive’s Mark Daniels, the Patriots are not expected to be amongst the teams pursuing Jackson in free agency.
Daniels wrote that Jackson could command a similar deal to Deshaun Watson, in the $40-50 million dollar range. He also reportedly is asking for that contract to be fully guaranteed.