Teams were quick to make it known that they weren't in on Lamar Jackson. To several, this many denials of interest for an MVP-caliber QB under the age of 30 seemingly lends credence to the NFLPA’s collusion claims. ✍️ ByMikeJones and SandoNFL
to a $230 million, fully guaranteed deal — had agreed among each other to not hand out another fully guaranteed, multiyear contract to a quarterback. Collusion is hard to prove, but suspicions were high a week ago, and Tuesday’s actions certainly look like something is up.
As for the collusion component, there is zero doubt the NFL and its owners want to make the Watson contract a one-off, not a trend. Some execs from teams around the league think Jackson, in the absence of an agent, is most likely taking advice from the NFL Players Association, which would love to see the Watson contract become the norm for top quarterbacks.
Typically, a player in Jackson’s situation would have had his agent working the combine on his behalf, meeting with teams on the down low, clarifying his position, mapping out possibilities, maybe leaking a few things to reporters. Jackson has no agent. He could not practically represent himself at the combine. One year ago today, the
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