Pluto: Baltimore blaming its problems with Jackson on the Browns and the Watson contract ignores a big fact: The Ravens waited too long to sign Jackson to an extension.
In 2021, Josh Allen became the first QB in the first round of the 2018 draft -- and still the only one -- to sign a long-term extension with his original team.When Allen signed his contract extension, Watson was still with Houston. He was sitting out, demanding a trade.Allen’s contract extension with Buffalo.
Now, the Ravens are blaming Cleveland, Watson and Jackson for their problems, as their QB wants to be traded. But the Ravens were passive in their talks. That’s especially true after Allen gave them a basis for a new deal long before Watson came to Cleveland.Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam explained their thinking behind the Watson deal.Haslam told the Cleveland media
4. All of this was before any of the lawsuits and legal problems surfaced. Watson’s camp also knew that in requesting a trade , they had leverage. They could determine where they’d end up -- and negotiate a better contract to go there, thanks to the no-trade. That’s what he did to OK the trade to the Browns.
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