Ravens QB Lamar Jackson lashes out at fan in vulgar tweet after loss to Jaguars
A vulgar tweet from Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, lashing out at a fan questioning his value, went viral after Sunday’ s 28-27 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Jackson, a pending free agent, told ESPN earlier this season that he turned down an extension offer that had $160 million to $180 million guaranteed. The total value of the reported five-year offer was...
A vulgar tweet from Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, lashing out at a fan questioning his value, went viral after Sunday’s 28-27 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Almost a half-hour after the Ravens’ last-minute defeat, their fourth late-game collapse of the season, a Twitter user tagged Jackson in a tweet: “When someone is asking for over 250 mil guaranteed like [Jackson] … games like this should not come to [kicker Justin Tucker]. Let Lamar walk [in free agency] and spend that money on a well rounded team.”
Jackson, a pending free agent, told ESPN earlier this season that he turned down an extension offer that had $160 million to $180 million guaranteed. The total value of the reported five-year offer was more than $250 million, a higher average annual value than the extensions signed this summer by two Pro Bowl quarterbacks, the Denver Broncos’ Russell Wilson and Arizona Cardinals’ Kyler Murray.
Jackson, who went 16-for-32 for 254 yards and a touchdown and added 14 carries for a game-high 89 yards against Jacksonville, seemed frustrated at times in his postgame news conference. He appeared to use profane language after a reporter mentioned in a question that Jackson had lost in his last trip to Jacksonville, a TaxSlayer Bowl loss with Louisville in December 2017 that proved to be his final college game. But Jackson was otherwise his usual poised, calm self.
About a half-hour later, though, Jackson responded to the tweet. He told the fan to “STFU” — “shut the [expletive] up” — and ended his comment with a vulgar insult. Before the message was deleted hours later, it had been retweeted thousands of times.
A Ravens spokesman did not reply to a message Sunday night seeking comment on the tweet. Ravens coach John Harbaugh is scheduled to address reporters Monday afternoon.
In 11 games this season, Jackson has thrown for 2,231 yards, 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions and rushed for 755 yards (6.8 per carry) and three touchdowns. With the loss Sunday, the Ravens dropped into a tie for first place in the AFC North with the Cincinnati Bengals.
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