Lamar Jackson Trade Request 'Absolutely On The Table'

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Lamar Jackson Trade Request 'Absolutely On The Table'

Originally posted on Total Pro Sports | By Lou Flavius | Last updated May 8, 2026 6:26 PM ET

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens didn’t experience smooth sailing when they negotiated his deal in 2023.

The Ravens made Jackson the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history, yet it wasn’t without drama.

It took the player submitting a trade request, while investigations would uncover that NFL owners colluded to keep him with the Ravens.

Jason La Canfora of Sports Illustrated has cited an agent suggesting that the parties could be nearing a messy repeat following the bombshell trade rumors from earlier this year.

“A trade demand would absolutely be on the table if I was advising Lamar,” they said. “I’m not coming in with it, but I’m coming in with a very firm hand, and I’m not putting up with any of their bull (expletive). And if it’s not done before training camp, we’re done talking.”

Jackson famously represented himself in negotiations with Baltimore.

He eventually landed a five-year deal worth $260 million, the highest-ever NFL salary at the time.

Lamar Jackson Has “More Leverage Than Ever Before”

Oct 15, 2023; London, United Kingdom; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (Peter van den Berg-USA TODAY Sports)

With two years left on the deal, Jackson still has no agent. And, this time around, there’s a no-franchise tag clause in his deal.

The two-time MVP is expected to pursue another deal that would again make him the highest-paid player in league history. It would, of course, have to be more than the $60 million-per-season deal Dak Prescott got with the Dallas Cowboys.

“And, after the Ravens once again fell a year-plus further behind the ever-soaring quarterback market in extending the superstar (the Bills and Josh Allen once again smoothly agreed to an extension last year), there isn’t an agent or general manager or contract negotiator in the NFL who doesn’t believe the quarterback has more leverage now than ever before,” La Canfora adds.

For all his talent, Jackson has yet to reach the Super Bowl, only getting as far as the AFC Championship game, where he lost to the Kansas City Chiefs.

With a new head coach, Jesse Minter, going into his first season with the team, things could go either way in that regard.

This article first appeared on Total Pro Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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