We’ll soon be entering Week 3 of Lamar Jackson’s contract fiasco with the Baltimore Ravens, but really, this saga has gone on for a while.
And the stress appears to be getting to the superstar quarterback.
After Jackson refuted a claim that a fake agent was reaching out to NFL teams on his behalf, he seemed to share a status update on his thoughts about the mess in Baltimore. He posted a Ravens-themed meme of an exhausted Ben Affleck smoking a cigarette while wearing his No. 8 jersey.
While it’s impossible to discern precisely what Jackson meant with the meme, it was presumably in joking reference to his ongoing standoff with Baltimore:
This is Everyday But “It’s Ok not to be ok” Mental health awareness 🧠🤗 pic.twitter.com/aoI1qnpjjk
— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) March 23, 2023
Honestly, if this is what Jackson meant, I find it hard to disagree. I’d probably be worn down by an ongoing PR battle/war of words in public, too. This sort of stress can understandably wear a person down.
NFL fans on Twitter felt for Jackson, as they thought he was referring to his contract mess.
At least he posted an edit with a Ravens jersey y’all https://t.co/LdBJxApCvW pic.twitter.com/bSmCXKUadi
— auntie Cie. (@cienice_) March 23, 2023
You deserve better @Lj_era8 https://t.co/eOZBQjLTZv
— Zac Celedonia (@ZeFlashNFL) March 23, 2023
get this man out of Baltimore PLEASE https://t.co/9xDKnzJI0h
— Freddy (@Fredzilla_) March 23, 2023
Titans would never leave you out like this. You’d be traded instead king https://t.co/p5QemM6fam
— Garadinho (@GarretBrowning5) March 23, 2023
Looks like @Lj_era8 has time today. Huge decisions on his plate, for sure! https://t.co/PZRYzpXAir
— T.J. Smith (@TJSmithSocial) March 23, 2023
Affleck's press team is going to send you a Thank You gift basket for this photoshop job https://t.co/OSSQLUhWvi
— Alex Rikleen (@Rikleen) March 23, 2023
Well at least Lamar Jackson has a sense of humor about everything. https://t.co/MZ59P5ntYm
— BETSPERTS (@betsperts) March 23, 2023
Keep it up sir, get your payday @Lj_era8 https://t.co/OPmHM7Iehd
— Thomas Doyel (@Diztrbd1) March 23, 2023
Love this perspective https://t.co/vsjtnFAMA0
— Jake Louque (@jakelouque) March 23, 2023
