Lamar Jackson is once again in the spotlight, and it’s all because the Ravens are about to face the Steelers.
Ahead of the big matchup, Lamar decided to respond to the latest round of criticism, because apparently winning games is still not enough for some people. If there is one thing football fans love, it is doubting Lamar Jackson on a weekly schedule.
When asked if he would be out on the field on Sunday for the game that will determine whether or not the Ravens make the playoffs, Jackson provided a definitive answer.
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“I was really hurt. I don’t know why I gotta get questioned,” he told reporters on Thursday, later adding, “I never quit on my team before. I never quit anything, to be honest with y’all. I don’t know where that noise come from.”
“Do you think Harbaugh would let me fall asleep in his meetings? I’m right in the front!” Jackson said during his remarks.
“I believe so. Like I said, I don’t know where the noise comes from, man,” Jackson told reporters when asked if his relationship with Harbaugh is good.
“We gotta focus on winning right now. Contract talk will be after the season, but during the season, I’m locked in,” he said regarding Sunday’s matchup against Pittsburgh.
“I feel great to be out there with my guys,” Jackson told reporters, adding he was “looking forward to playing Sunday.”
Jackson added that;
“There’s always noise. It’s National Football League. Still gotta focus on winning.”
The former Steelers coach Bill Cowher also had this to say about the match-up.
“This is going to be a slugfest.
This is going to go back to the old Pittsburgh Steelers-Baltimore Ravens game. You know what? No hitting during the week because we’re going to leave it all out on that field.”
As kickoff approaches, the stage is set, critics are talking, fans are arguing and Lamar is preparing. He has seen this story before, and he knows how it usually ends.
One way or another, Lamar Jackson will let his play do the talking. And if history is any hint, the response will be loud, fast, and very hard to criticize.
