Lamar Jackson. Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens still have no new deal, with Week 1 days away. Jackson keeps smiling through questions. The Ravens keep staring at 2027. They had a window this offseason and missed it. Then they hit a max restructure instead. That move bought cap space now. It also handed him the leverage later. Jason La Canfora put Jackson first on Baltimore’s preseason to-do list. The other names can wait. This one cannot. Lamar Jackson Already Controls the 2027 Offseason Lamar Jackson (Credit: IMAGN) He plays shy in front of cameras. He negotiates like a closer behind them. La Canfora wrote that the Ravens must “entice him to secure his future to them, and not the other way around.” They have not. The restructure created de-facto free agency in 2027. The cap charge jumps toward $85 million. He also owns a no-trade clause. He owns a no-tag clause. Mark Levin helped on Jackson’s last deal . ...