OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens proceed to apply many of the spring with out the NFL’s reigning Most Useful Participant.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has been absent for 4 of the group’s first 5 voluntary organized group actions, together with the one on Thursday. With Jackson gone, veteran backup Josh Johnson has quarterbacked the beginning offense.
“It is this time of 12 months; it is a voluntary time,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh stated. “It is actually not one thing that we touch upon. We will not, and that is simply the time of 12 months it’s. So I am unable to communicate for anyone that is not right here.”
Apart from 2022, when Jackson was engaged in contract talks, the quarterback had been a daily at Baltimore’s OTAs. This 12 months, Jackson missed the primary OTA, attended the second after which skipped the previous three. On Tuesday, Jackson was the one absent starter on the Baltimore offense.
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After attending an OTA on Could 22, Jackson talked about how the 17-10 loss within the AFC Championship Sport nonetheless motivated him.
“We labored so laborious in getting there and [we] did not do what we wished to do, did not fulfill our dream,” Jackson stated. “[There’s] positively a bit of chip on our shoulder.”
Jackson is within the second 12 months of a five-year, $260 million contract, which included $72.5 million signing bonus. Final season, on the age of 27, Jackson grew to become the youngest two-time NFL MVP because the merger. He set profession highs with 3,678 passing yards and a 67.2% completion price, main the Ravens to the league’s high file at 13-4.
Harbaugh did not disclose whether or not he knew why Jackson has missed a majority of the voluntary practices.
“I just about know the completely different causes guys aren’t right here more often than not, however not at all times,” Harbaugh stated. “No one’s required to inform you precisely what is going on on. So I am probably not particularly going to have the ability to touch upon anyone that means. However the guys that have been right here have been nice flying round, and people are the fellows we had a good time teaching.”
The Ravens will maintain their remaining 4 OTA practices subsequent week. Baltimore’s obligatory minicamp is June 11 to 13.
Requested whether or not he anticipated Jackson to return for subsequent week’s practices, Harbaugh stated: “It is simply not one thing I am actually I can touch upon. So I do not know. We’ll see what occurs.”