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And to be quote unquote fair, like the payment is a average of the top five, you know, yearly salaries of the position you play.
So you will get paid like, you know, a top five player for one year.
at your position, it really only goes to mostly valuable players that they're trying to extend.
But they hit him with a non-exclusive franchise tag, which means they have right of first refusal on if another team offers Lamar Jackson a contract.
And that team would owe the Ravens two first-round picks in order to sign Lamar Jackson.
Deshaun Watson just went for three.
And this, this rule is legally mandated.
That is two first round picks.
And I'm sure, you know, the Ravens would probably ask for a little stuff beyond that, but I only have to give you two first round picks and I can just sign Lamar Jackson.
He's like a generational quarterback.
Right, right, right.
At this point, we're talking about a quarterback who is like 25 years old.
He's the first unanimous MVP, which he won in his first season as a starter since Tom Brady.
He's one of two players in like, I don't know if it's two, but it's less than five players in the history of the league that have been unanimous MVPs.
Every single person voted for Lamar Jackson to be an MVP.
And the Ravens said, go ahead and negotiate with another team.