Baltimore Ravens

Ravens GM Eric DeCosta joins former Orioles All-Star Adam Jones to discuss Lamar Jackson’s contract, why fully-guaranteed contracts in the NFL aren’t as popular and what he hopes is next for LB Patrick Queen.

The game marks the Ravens’ second-ever international game, and first since a blowout loss in 2017 to the Jaguars.

Here’s a look at how the reported details of Jackson’s contract stack up across the league, as well as what’s next for the Ravens and their superstar over the next five years.

Jackson’s news conference with John Harbaugh and Eric DeCosta offered few bombshells, but it did help fill in the gaps. Some of them, anyway.

As other teams and agents tried unsuccessfully to crack Lamar Jackson, Raven GM Eric DeCosta’s familiarity and patience with the mercurial QB helped keep him in Baltimore.

Eric DeCosta acknowledged Thursday that there were some “dark days” during the Ravens’ contract talks with Jackson.

Ravens director of college scouting David Blackburn said Flowers is “explosive, fast, sudden, dangerous. He can hurt you on all three levels.”

Journalist Jon Wertheim joins the podcast to discuss sports stars he wants to interview, artificial intelligence, and Baltimore. And Baltimore Banner sports columnist Kyle Goon talks about Lamar Jackson and the Lakers.

Ya-Sin, a former second-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts, could reportedly earn up to $6 million on the deal.

The Ravens had until 4 p.m. Tuesday to pick up Queen’s fully guaranteed $12.7 million option for 2024.

“We don’t see a lot of big, glaring holes,” Eric DeCosta said Saturday, “and we have solutions as well still out there."

There's still work to do, but general manager Eric DeCosta addressed the biggest question marks and prevented a drag-out scenario with Lamar Jackson that would have hung over the franchise and bled into the fall.

There was plenty to talk about after the Ravens wrapped up their draft Saturday with six total selections and plenty of weary smiles.

The Ravens traded a 2024 sixth-round pick to get back into this year’s draft and select the lineman.

The Ravens added to their class with an imposing tackle who could project as a guard in the NFL.

The Ravens add an athletic prospect with playmaking potential with the No. 124 overall pick.

Kelly, the No. 157 overall selection, was a two-time second-team All-Pac 12 Conference performer.

“Sheesh,” Queen tweeted after Simpson was taken No. 86 overall on Friday.

Baltimore added one of the best inside linebacker prospects in the class and a player considered the No. 43 overall overall prospect in Pro Football Network’s industry consensus big board.

Zay Flowers’ press conference offered deeper insight into his personality and the character traits that have helped pave an unlikely path to a top prospect.