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Falcons Owner: Lamar Jackson Situation 'Very Different' Than Deshaun Watson Pursuit

The Atlanta Falcons were in the running for Deshaun Watson last offseason before the quarterback ultimately chose to go to the Cleveland Browns.

Another high-profile signal-caller in the Baltimore Ravens' Lamar Jackson is available this season, but multiple sources reported that the Falcons aren't pursuing him.

At the annual owners' meetings in Phoenix, Falcons owner Arthur Blank spoke to reporters about why his team coveted Watson but not Jackson, per Josh Kendall of The Athletic:

Josh Kendall

More Blank on Jackson: "Looking at it objectively I'd say there's some concern over how long can he play his style of game.