Alain Poupart#33 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 4, 2026
Poupart argues Lamar Jackson will not play out the final year of their current deal with its $84 million cap number, and that it is hard to envision the Ravens actually trading them; they also contend the Dolphins would be better off staying with their methodical rebuild rather than pursuing Jackson.
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Basically, there's probably zero scenario where he plays under that deal, and the question is whether he'll sign an extension with the team that drafted him at the end of the first round in 2018, the Baltimore Ravens, or get traded.
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Trade and Signing CallsLamar Jackson
Lamar Jackson to move — “difficult to see them going that route (trading him) — stays in Baltimore”
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