The Baltimore Ravens made one of the first major trades of the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday night, sending wideout Hollywood Brown and the No. 100 overall pick to the Arizona Cardinals for the No. 23 overall pick.
That might not have left much time to inform their star quarterback of the move before it happened, and, uh, well Lamar Jackson doesn’t seem to be taking the news too well.
The former MVP—who is notably in the last year of his contract with Baltimore—saw the reports circulate on social media like everyone else and made it clear he’s not happy with the decision.
Wtf
— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) April 29, 2022
It’s not about my new center🙄 stop that bs https://t.co/meRpOw4zD0
— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) April 29, 2022
— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) April 29, 2022
From a business perspective, the move makes plenty of sense. The Ravens initially drafted Brown No. 25 overall, got three years of service out of him on a rookie deal and flipped him for the No. 23 pick this year. It’s obvious why the club would feel encouraged to complete the trade.
That doesn’t make it any easier for the players in the huddle. And it surely doesn’t make things easier for Jackson, who had developed a rapport with the wideout over the last few years.
When the Ravens did make their first round pick, they grabbed Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum, which led to this reaction from Lamar:
Wtf
— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) April 29, 2022
Baltimore entered the draft with +2000 odds to win Super Bowl 57 at Tipico. We’ll have to wait for the remainder of the draft to see if oddsmakers believe the deal led to an upgrade. So far, the Ravens’ quarterback doesn’t seem to believe that’s the case.
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