<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-john-harbaughs-bold-revelation-lamar-jackson-contract-extension');   ga('set', 'title', 'John Harbaugh’s bold revelation on upcoming Lamar Jackson contract extension');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/John-Harbaughs-bold-revelation-on-upcoming-Lamar-Jackson-contract-extension.jpg"></figure><h1>John Harbaugh’s bold revelation on upcoming Lamar Jackson contract extension</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-31T05:40:08-07:00">March 31st, 5:40am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-31T05:40:08-07:00">March 31st, 5:40am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Ravens have made several big moves this offseason, but according to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/ravens-news-john-harbaugh-contract-extension">head coach John Harbaugh</a>, their biggest move may still be in the works. That’s because according to him, the Ravens have had some preliminary discussions with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/ravens-news-did-lamar-jackson-just-take-shot-bengals-after-cincys-wr-moves">superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson</a> on a groundbreaking contract extension that would see him make NFL history.</p><p>Jackson is fresh off another standout 2024 campaign that saw him throw for 4,172 yards and 41 touchdowns, while also rushing for 915 yards and another four scores. While Jackson’s individual success hasn’t translated to the postseason for Baltimore yet, the team is committed to him being their quarterback of the future, which Harbaugh believes will result in the two-time MVP becoming the <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1906681077478875379" rel="noopener">highest-paid player</a> in the NFL.</p><p>“The Ravens have had early extension talks with QB Lamar Jackson, and HC John Harbaugh said that when a deal gets done, Jackson will become the highest-paid player in NFL history,” Ari Meirov of The 33rd Team shared in a post on X, formerly Twitter.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Ravens?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Ravens</a> have had early extension talks with QB Lamar Jackson, and HC John Harbaugh said that when a deal gets done, Jackson will become the highest-paid player in NFL history. <a href="https://t.co/gQOtcj19Bo">pic.twitter.com/gQOtcj19Bo</a></p><p>— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1906681077478875379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>John Harbaugh, Ravens set to commit to Lamar Jackson with huge contract</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ravens-head-coach-and-quarterback-Lamar-Jackson.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After earning a three-year contract extension from the Ravens himself, Harbaugh now seems intent on finding a way to pay Jackson what he is worth. While that is ultimately something that will be handled by general manager Eric DeCosta and the front office, Baltimore appears unified in their decision to make Jackson the highest-paid player in the league.</p><p>Jackson previously signed a five-year, $260 million extension back in May of 2023, but we have seen several teams, such as the Buffalo Bills with their own star quarterback Josh Allen, rework these contracts in order to reward their most important player with a huge pay raise. On the back of another impressive campaign in 2024, it looks like Jackson is set to get a new deal just two years after his initial extension, which is something Ravens fans will have to keep tabs on as the offseason unfolds.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

John Harbaugh’s bold revelation on upcoming Lamar Jackson contract extension

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-did-lamar-jackson-just-take-shot-bengals-after-cincys-wr-moves');   ga('set', 'title', 'Did Lamar Jackson just take a shot at Bengals after Cincy’s WR moves?');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Ravens-news-Did-Lamar-Jackson-just-take-a-shot-at-Bengals-after-Cincys-WR-moves.jpg"></figure><h1>Did Lamar Jackson just take a shot at Bengals after Cincy’s WR moves?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-20T05:53:52-07:00">March 20th, 5:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-20T05:53:52-07:00">March 20th, 5:53am</time><address><a>Ben Strauss</a>Ben Strauss is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a die-hard NFL fan who cheers for the Detroit Lions. He has previously written fantasy football content for IDPGuys and ImportantNonsense.com.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore Ravens are preparing for a revenge tour in 2025. Baltimore had a dominant 2024 season that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-most-blame-divisional-round-loss-bills">ended tragically in the AFC Divisional Round against the Bills</a>. The Ravens won’t be afraid of anyone as they attempt to finally get over the hump and make the Super Bowl next season.</p><p>Ravens QB Lamar Jackson <a href="https://x.com/Lj_era8/status/1902436120316518857" rel="noopener">posted a vague message on social media</a> on Wednesday. In the post, Jackson simply shared a GIF of LeBron James pretending to be scared but then smiling.</p><p>Many fans have speculated that Jackson was referencing Cincinnati’s recent extension of Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. In essence, Jackson is saying that he is not worried about the Bengals even after keeping Chase and Higgins on long-term contracts.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-jamarr-chase-tee-higgins-agree-4-year-contract-extensions">Cincinnati signed both Chase and Higgins to four-year extensions</a> late on Sunday night. Chase will earn $161 million while Higgins will earn $112 million.</p><p>Chase in particular has been troublesome for the Ravens to defend against. He has had several big games against Baltimore, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cincinnati-bengals/bengals-news-jamarr-chase-hilarious-claim-from-agent-after-td-vs-ravens">including an 11-reception game in November</a> where he logged 264 receiving yards and three touchdowns.</p><p>Despite this, the Ravens have still been able to take care of the Bengals over the past few years. Baltimore has won the last four regular season matchups between the two teams.</p><p>The last time Cincinnati beat Baltimore was in the Wild Card playoffs in 2023.</p><h2><b>Ravens urged to add former All-Pro would could help defend against Chase and Higgins</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TreDavious-White.jpg"><figcaption>Michael Chow/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Ravens are not done adding talent after the first week of NFL free agency.</p><p>ESPN’s Jamison Hensley <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-rumors-baltimore-urged-to-sign-ex-all-pro-plug-biggest-hole">encouraged the Ravens the add a veteran presence</a> to their defensive secondary.</p><p>“Baltimore doesn’t have any proven depth beyond Marlon Humphrey and Nate Wiggins,” Hensley wrote. “The only other corners on the roster are Jalyn Armour-Davis and T.J. Tampa, who have combined for 190 career defensive snaps. The Ravens can sign a not-so-expensive deal with a veteran like Tre’Davious White. It also would not be surprising if Baltimore used a Day 2 pick on a cornerback.”</p><p>White played in Baltimore during the 2024 season on a one-year deal. He could be an easy player to bring back on a cheap deal, especially because of his familiarity with Baltimore’s defensive scheme.</p><p>White is 30 years old and is a year-to-year proposition at this point of his career. Therefore, the Ravens would be wise to invest a mid-round pick in a cornerback as well, just like Hensley suggests.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Did Lamar Jackson just take a shot at Bengals after Cincy’s WR moves?

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-deandre-hopkins-breaks-silence-lamar-jackson-derrick-henry-photo');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ravens’ DeAndre Hopkins breaks silence on viral Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry photo');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/DeAndre-Hopkins-breaks-silence-on-viral-Lamar-Jackson-Derrick-Henry-photo.jpg"></figure><h1>Ravens’ DeAndre Hopkins breaks silence on viral Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry photo</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-16T10:01:59-07:00">March 16th, 10:01am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-16T10:02:32-07:00">March 16th, 10:02am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Four years after teasing a potential team-up Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry, DeAndre Hopkins made the fantasy a reality. By <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/ravens-news-deandre-hopkins-signing-baltimore-super-bowl-loss-chiefs">signing with the Baltimore Ravens in free agency</a>, Hopkins allowed the trio he mocked up years ago to come to fruition.</p><p>Once Hopkins signed with the Ravens, fans immediately trudged up the old photo he posted with Jackson and Henry in 2020. In it, the veteran wideout asked fans how many touchdowns the hypothetical trio would account for. With the theoretical scenario now materialized, Hopkins was <a href="https://x.com/Ravens/status/1900582467150774562" rel="noopener">forced to address it</a> but gave an evasive answer to his own question.</p><p>“I did not think there was a possibility [we would ever play together],” Hopkins said in an interview posted to the team website. “The number [of touchdowns we score] is enough to win the amount of games we need to win. Hopefully, it’s more than a little bit.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">.<a href="https://twitter.com/DeAndreHopkins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DeAndreHopkins</a> weighs in on his viral pic with <a href="https://twitter.com/Lj_era8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Lj_era8</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/KingHenry_2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KingHenry_2</a> 😂 <a href="https://t.co/EBEnpqzh88">pic.twitter.com/EBEnpqzh88</a></p><p>— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ravens/status/1900582467150774562?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Four years after the original photo, neither Hopkins nor Henry are still in their athletic primes. That has not seemed to affect Henry, who is coming off a 1,921-yard rushing season, but it has clearly taken a toll on Hopkins. The 32-year-old managed just 610 receiving yards in 2024, his fewest in a full season.</p><p>Despite Hopkins’ clearly diminished form, his presence provides meaningful experience to an otherwise young Ravens receiving room. Before his signing, Baltimore’s most experienced wideout was scarcely used seven-year veteran Anthony Miller.</p><h2><b>Ravens’ Super Bowl aspirations with DeAndre Hopkins addition</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Ravens.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>DeAndre Hopkins also joins the team as a proven winner, coming off a Super Bowl LIX appearance with the Kansas City Chiefs. The game marked the first Super Bowl appearance of his 12-year career.</p><p>While head coach John Harbaugh has a ring on his resume, neither one of Lamar Jackson or Derrick Henry has ever made a Super Bowl. Adding that level of experience to the roster made Hopkins one of the Ravens’ biggest free agency additions.</p><p>Coming off three consecutive playoff appearances — including one AFC Championship Game berth — the Ravens are aching to get over the hump and return to the Super Bowl for the first time since 2012. They will seemingly have the best chance to do so in 2025 with their most complete roster of the Jackson-led era.</p><p>Despite <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/ravens-news-mark-andrews-breaks-silence-devastating-bills-loss">losing to the Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round</a>, the 2024 campaign was a highly successful one for Baltimore. Jackson took a considerable leap as a passer, leading to second-year wideout Zay Flowers’ first Pro Bowl nod. Regardless of the disappointing finish, the Ravens’ offense looked better than it ever had, including Jackson’s two MVP seasons.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ravens’ DeAndre Hopkins breaks silence on viral Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry photo

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-baltimore-gives-lamar-jackson-new-12-2-million-backup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ravens give Lamar Jackson a new $12.2 million backup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Baltimore-gives-Lamar-Jackson-a-new-12.2-million-backup.jpg"></figure><h1>Ravens give Lamar Jackson a new $12.2 million backup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-16T09:16:55-07:00">March 16th, 9:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-16T09:52:23-07:00">March 16th, 9:52am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Baltimore <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/ravens-news-deandre-hopkins-signing-baltimore-super-bowl-loss-chiefs">Ravens have added a new player</a> to their team, and Lamar Jackson now <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1901301182280225136" rel="noopener">has a solid backup</a>. Cooper Rush has signed with the Ravens, agreeing to a two-year contract worth up to $12.2 million, according to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.</p><p>Rush’s new two-year deal with the Ravens also includes $4.2 million guaranteed, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.</p><p>Rush has spent seven seasons as the backup for the Dallas Cowboys, and he’s started in a few games as well. Last season with Dak Prescott missing almost half of the season, Rush had to step up to the plate and fill the void.</p><p>Now, he gets to back one of the best quarterbacks in the league and is now in a competitive AFC North division.</p><p>Rush appeared in 38 games during his stint with the Cowboys, as he threw for 3,463 yards, 20 touchdowns, and ten interceptions. In 2022, when Dak Prescott had a fractured thumb, he helped the Cowboys stay afloat and went 4-1 as he came in as the starting quarterback.</p><p>When <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/cowboys-news-dak-prescott-miss-multiple-weeks-after-hamstring-injury-update">Prescott went down the previous season</a> with a hamstring injury, Rush went 4-4 as the starter and finished with 1,844 yards, 12 touchdowns, and five interceptions.</p><p>The Ravens now know they have a reliable backup for Jackson who can come in and produce if need be. Jackson has missed time throughout his career but it hasn’t been that many games and the hope is that he continues to stay relatively healthy. The Ravens have been adding talent to their team this offseason and looking to get better, as they recently agreed to a deal with DeAndre Hopkins who played for the Kansas City Chiefs last season.</p><p>Hopkins is not the receiver that he once was, but he still has one of the best hands in the league and can help a team that is looking for as much help as they can get in the wide receiver room.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ravens give Lamar Jackson a new $12.2 million backup

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl/baltimore-ravens/ravens-news-deandre-hopkins-lamar-jackson-reason-joining-baltimore');   ga('set', 'title', 'DeAndre Hopkins’ Lamar Jackson reason for joining Ravens');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/DeAndre-Hopkins-Lamar-Jackson-reason-for-joining-Baltimore.jpg"></figure><h1>DeAndre Hopkins’ Lamar Jackson reason for joining Ravens</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-03-14T10:36:27-07:00">March 14th, 10:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-03-14T10:36:27-07:00">March 14th, 10:36am</time><address><a>Jaren Kawada</a>Jaren Kawada is a former full-time sports bettor and is now a NFL, College Football and Betting Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. Kawada was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii, but now resides in Indianapolis, Indiana, after graduating from Butler University with a B.A. in sports media. Aside from football, Kawada is an avid combat sports and basketball bettor.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Baltimore Ravens</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Coming off another MVP-level season, Lamar Jackson will have a new star receiver to work with in 2025. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/ravens-news-deandre-hopkins-signing-baltimore-super-bowl-loss-chiefs">Baltimore Ravens signed veteran wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins</a> in free agency to bolster their pass-catching corps.</p><p>Hopkins, who is one month removed from playing in Super Bowl LIX with the Kansas City Chiefs, signed a one-year, $6 million deal with the Ravens in free agency. After officially putting pen to paper, the 32-year-old <a href="https://x.com/Ravens/status/1900586766936965554" rel="noopener">addressed local media</a> with his reasoning behind his decision.</p><p>“Lamar [Jackson] being a leader of this team is part of the reason that I came here,” Hopkins said at his introductory press conference. “What he stands for and how he leads this team, this organization, to the playoffs for multiple years. Since he’s been here, he’s just led any receiver group he’s had. That played a big part of me coming here, for sure.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"That played a big part in me coming here for sure, <a href="https://twitter.com/Lj_era8?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Lj_era8</a> being the quarterback." <a href="https://twitter.com/DeAndreHopkins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DeAndreHopkins</a> <a href="https://t.co/WN0I4ECwc7">pic.twitter.com/WN0I4ECwc7</a></p><p>— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ravens/status/1900586766936965554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 14, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Jackson has been a dynamic playmaker from day one but took a significant leap as a passer in 2024. He threw for a career-high 4,172 passing yards and 41 touchdowns on the year with just four interceptions. His touchdown total was nearly double that of 2023, the year he received his second MVP award.</p><p>Hopkins has never previously played with Jackson but has always been a fan of the two-time MVP. Since his signing, an <a href="https://x.com/Ravens/status/1900582467150774562" rel="noopener">old photo</a> of Hopkins, Jackson and Derrick Henry has resurfaced and gone viral. Hopkins initially posted the photo in 2020 with the caption, “How many TDs would this trio total?”</p><p>While still a sure-handed target, Hopkins is coming off a regressive season in 2024. He mustered just 610 receiving yards with the Chiefs and Tennessee Titans, the fewest of his career. He will begin his age-33 season in the fall.</p><h2><b>Ravens’ receiver room with DeAndre Hopkins</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Zay-Flowers-Lamar-Jackson.jpg"><figcaption>Troy Taormina-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Ravens will add Hopkins to their existing receiving room, which is led by emerging star Zay Flowers. Mark Andrews, Rashod Bateman, Tylan Wallace and Devontez Walker join Hopkins as the complementary pieces of the positional group.</p><p>With a productive year in 2024, the team’s receivers are expected to take a leap in 2025. Flowers’ career progression led to his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nfl/ravens-news-zay-flowers-instant-reaction-making-pro-bowl-history-is-priceless">first Pro Bowl recognition</a> in 2024. So long as Jackson stays healthy, there is no reason to believe the entire offense should not take another step forward in 2025.</p><p>Depending on how the 2025 season goes, the ensuing offseason could give the Ravens fits. All three tight ends — Andrews, Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar — will hit free agency, along with Hopkins, Wallace and Anthony Miller.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
7121.6	70	11.7	1

2024 SEASON STATS
PASSING YDS	PASSING TDS	INTERCEPTIONS	POSITION RANK
7121.6	70	11.7	1

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