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Yes, comitted

The initial ruling in the collusion grievance filed by the NFL Players Association on behalf of Lamar Jackson, Russell Wilson, and Kyler Murray shed new light on the negotiations between Jackson and the Ravens that preceded his five-year deal in 2023. The appeal ruling adds a key fresh detail, too. In two different portions of page 14 of the decision, the three-person panel writes that the Ravens twice offered three-year, fully-guaranteed contracts to Jackson. Jackson declined both of them. The ruling mentions none of the other key terms, like annual compensation. It’s also not mentioned whether the three-year contracts included a no-tag clause, which would have set the stage for unrestricted free agency in March 2026. Although the Deshaun Watson contract that apparently sparked Jackson’s desire to have a fully-guaranteed contract of his own covered five years, a three-year fully-guaranteed deal gets the player all of his money along with a shorter path to another deal or free agency. Jackson eventually signed a five-year deal with two years and part of a third fully guaranteed at signing. The rest of the third year became fully guaranteed early in the second year, and a large chunk of the fourth year ($29 million of $52 million) became fully guaranteed early in the fourth year. The fifth year has no guarantees. But fully guaranteed is fully guaranteed. The fact that the Ravens offered Jackson a pair of three-year fully-guaranteed contracts (which is what Kirk Cousins got from the Vikings in 2018) defied the NFL’s effort as of March 2022 to persuade the teams to collude in not providing fully-guaranteed deals. This year, plenty of the contracts signed in unrestricted free agency cover only three years. That’s better for players than having non-guaranteed back-end years, because once the full guarantees end the contracts become one-way arrangements — if the player is underperforming, the contract gets ripped up by the team; if the player is overperforming, the player is at the mercy of the team in an effort to get a raise. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/collusion-appeal-ruling-says-ravens-offered-lamar-jackson-two-fully-guaranteed-contracts

We will agree to disagree l, as we have in the past. Injuries, I believe, slowed him down last year. His hesitation to run, for ? reason, also slowed him down. It is my opinion that he has not run full speed since the season before. I think this year, with a healthier body and a better view of how he needs to play, he will be back to lightening

I respect this dude's opinion, but I think he got his noggin scrambled a few times. I do agree, to stop Lamar or slow him down, five man rush, 4 at first then the 5th on a delay if Lamar holds the ball. However, Lamar's arm strength is just as good as Josh's, he too can make any throw on the field as fsr as distance and pep on the ball. He and Josh are about even when it comes to turnovers, and to be perfectly honest, the 5 man rush, 0 blitz was tried for years, and when the Ravens had a plan for it under Monken, Lamar won an MVP for beating it. It worked last year because of the terrible line play and the fact that Lamar was hurt most of the year. https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/charles-omenihu-league-has-figured-out-lamar-jackson-hasnt-figured-out-josh-allen

An "up date" of sorts on Mads “I can’t speak in terms of exact attendance,” Ravens Strength & Conditioning Coach Scott Elliott said on Wednesday. “But I will tell you that (Madubuike) is working his tail off. As I’m sure you’ve seen online, he is in great shape … with (Madubuike) throughout the last year, it’s been constant communication, and I’m just excited to see where it goes.” That Elliott said all that with a huge smile plastered on his face shouldn’t be left out — and seems to favor Ravens getting back 1 of the NFL’s best interior defensive linemen. https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/baltimore-ravens/intriguing-injury-update-nnamdi-madubuike/

I laughed so hard when I saw they signed him. Only a 1 year deal, but jeepers

Just a tease, https://youtu.be/hiRZUrJtErY?si=jmZvWNvryi_Zhfxl

While I'm tired of Psu players clapping out, I would not hate that pick

Lamar was there at early camps, nice

His best average in college was 45 yards, but that could be because of short fields. His longs are impressive, each year, 4 out of five years over 60 yards, 62-65, 58, 63, one season over 70, 76 yards. I'm sure just a camp leg, but we shall see.

The Ravens filled a literal hole in their roster today, adding a punter to their special teams room. After Jordan Stout departed for New York in free agency alongside three teammates and their former head coach, Baltimore didn’t have a punter under contract. There will likely be further additions to serve as competition, but per Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2, Luke Elzinga will be signed as the first new specialist to come in for a chance at succeeding Stout. Elzinga went undrafted out of Oklahoma last year. He did receive some scouting interest, participating in the Shrine Bowl and receiving an invitation to Titans rookie minicamp, but it looks like things have been quiet for him since then. Elzinga began his collegiate career at Central Michigan, redshirting a year before earning All-MAC honors in each of his next three seasons with the Chippewas. Elzinga entered the transfer portal with two years of eligibility remaining and opted to walk on for the Sooners. Over the first half of his first season in Norman, Elzinga was used in tandem with another punter, taking short-field duties requiring accuracy to pin returners deep without touchbacks. By the second half of the season, he had assumed all punting and holding duties, and he ended the year with only two touchbacks. After a fifth season of collegiate play, he declared for the draft. Elzinga seems like a promising candidate to compete for the Ravens’ (currently unopposed) job. He has a big leg, ending every season but one with a longest punt measuring over 62 yards, including a 76-yarder in his first game as a Chippewa, and impressive distance control, logging only 14 touchbacks in five years. As an added bonus, Elzinga has some experience throwing the football at both collegiate stops, completing all four of his only pass attempts for 86 yards. Former Ravens long-time punter Sam Koch famously maintained a perfect completion percentage, going seven-for-seven, up until the final year of career. https://www.profootballrumors.com/2026/04/ravens-add-punter-to-roster

You can bet if Harbs were still here they would draft him in the 3rd.......

This is quite impressive. However, can he stay at thay weight? Can he learn the positions? He will likely be a 6th or 7th round pick, maybe even undrafted, he clearly does not mind the work, and has great effort. https://nypost.com/2026/04/03/sports/why-inexperienced-uar-bernard-is-turning-heads-before-nfl-draft/ You need experience to get experience, but Uar Bernard might prove to be a slight exception at the NFL draft. The Nigerian has virtually no high-level organized football experience, but his numbers posted at the NFL’s HBCU showcase have certainly turned heads. Bernard, at 6-foot-4 and 306 pounds with 11-inch hands, nearly 36-inch arms and 6 percent body fat, logged a vertical jump of 39 inches and a broad jump of 10-10, which is marked as 14 inches more than any other defensive tackle at this year’s NFL combine. His 40-yard dash came in at 4.63 seconds.

Yeah, sorry, I write poems from time to time, been so busy, I fell behind. But you joined in just in time, to rhyme some words to write a post like mine Happy Easter my friend, if you celebrate it as I do.

First Day: April 6 Voluntary Minicamp: April 20-22 OTA Offseason Workouts: May 18-19, May 21, May 26-28, June 1-2, June 4 Mandatory Minicamp: June 9-11 https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-announces-2026-offseason-workout-dates-for-all-32-teams