The Baltimore Ravens turned heads Sunday when they announced they agreed to a one-year deal with wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and then shared an image of him FaceTiming with quarterback Lamar Jackson.
As it turns out, there is reportedly still plenty of work to do when it comes to making sure Jackson will be throwing OBJ the ball in 2023.
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler appeared on SportsCenter and discussed the notion that bringing in Beckham will help Baltimore keep its signal-caller. He notably said there is "still no momentum" even though the team hopes the latest signing will help:
"The Ravens hope so. I spoke to somebody in the building who said that maybe this will help move things along with Lamar. As far as I know, there's no clarity on Lamar Jackson's situation. People I'm talking to believe that there's still no momentum on his contractual front. But the Ravens, they can give a little nudge here and say, 'Hey, when you want to sign that franchise tag tender, if you want to sign it, or if we can work something out where you're a Raven next year, we got you some help on the outside.' Odell Beckham Jr. and Lamar Jackson had a pre-existing relationship, certainly Beckham might know something that everybody else doesn't as far as Lamar Jackson's plans because they were FaceTiming last night and have probably talked in the past. And so, meanwhile, the Ravens have been in full contingency mode trying to find quarterback help not knowing what Lamar was going to do. So, they're still looking at draft options, but maybe this is a good sign."