Baltimore’s decision to use the non-exclusive franchise tag on Lamar Jackson does just that. The 2019 NFL MVP can now engage in contract talks with the other 31 teams.
Over the last 24-hours there have been several reasons thrown around why Jackson doesn’t make sense for the 49ers. I’ve seen everything from playoff failures to lack of accuracy to size of a new contract.
Here are my five reasons Lamar Jackson makes sense for San Francisco.
1.) Kyle Shanahan
Shanahan once described his perfect quarterback as being able to throw like Drew Brees and run like Lamar Jackson.