The Cleveland Browns’ $230 million fully-guaranteed contract with quarterback Deshaun Watson was a real kick in the jejenum for the Baltimore Ravens. Not because they had any interest in Watson, of course, but because they were right at the heart of negotiations with their own quarterback, Lamar Jackson, which more than a year later remains ongoing.
You see, according to reports, Jackson is insistent upon getting a deal similar to Watson’s, believing that if Watson can get a contract that large that is fully guaranteed, he should as well. Since that deal was made, owners around the league have tried to paint it as an outlier, with some wondering if they haven’t taken it too far.