Update emerges on working relationship between Ravens' Lamar Jackson, Declan Doyle

Questions about the working relationships involving Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, first-year Ravens head coach Jesse Minter and first-year offensive coordinator Declan Doyle continue to hover over the organization in the early days of the NFL's summer break. 

How Jackson gets along with those two over the next seven months or so could determine whether or not the franchise makes a major change at the sport's most important position in 2027. On Monday, Ravens reporter Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic shared some interesting information regarding how Doyle interacted with his star signal-caller during springtime workouts open to media members. 

Lamar Jackson will be coached "hard" by new regime

"It’s already clear that first-year offensive coordinator Declan Doyle will be detail-oriented and coach star quarterback Lamar Jackson and his teammates hard," Zrebiec explained. "From video footage that showed Doyle telling the Ravens how tight they needed to be in the offensive huddle to Doyle admonishing Jackson after he made the wrong play to Doyle sending veteran tight end Mark Andrews and others to the sideline after penalties, the 30-year-old has wasted no time in establishing and enforcing a high standard."

Doyle offered a hint regarding how he would deal with Jackson and other players when the coordinator made it known in February that he expected members of the locker room to participate in voluntary portions of the offseason program. It was revealed that Jackson was "in the building basically the whole offseason," which could lead one to believe he is a fan of Doyle and Minter.

That said, Jackson's contract prevents the Ravens from trading him without his approval or retaining his rights for 2028 via the franchise tag. He seems to want to be a leader for the Ravens on a long-term basis, but there hasn't yet been any real indication that he is close to signing an extension this summer. 

Lamar Jackson, new coaches are already "in sync?"

Zrebiec added that Jackson and Doyle "look in sync early." That's all well and good, but it remains to be seen if the Ravens will match Jackson's asking price and lock him down via a new multiyear agreement before the 2026 season gets underway.