The Ravens eventually then splurged on Beckham in free agency, perhaps as a goodwill gesture to add more pieces around Jackson if and when he returned. Then Jackson made his trade request public in late March during the NFL’s owners meetings, saying the Ravens had “not been interested in meeting my value.” He released the announcement just as Harbaugh was sitting down for a 40-minute interview with reporters in Arizona, forcing the head coach to answer countless questions about the QB’s future. NFL owners are determined not to let Watson’s deal set a new precedent in the quarterback market, though, and the Ravens’ standoff with Jackson got so ugly that he privately requested a trade on March 2. Jackson was believed to be seeking a fully guaranteed contract with the Ravens, a reasonable desire considering the five-year, $230 million fully guaranteed deal that the Cleveland Browns had given disgraced QB DeShaun Watson. Jackson, 26, one of the league’s most dynamic players, now will remain in Baltimore under head coach John Harbaugh with a new offensive coordinator, Todd Monken, and at least one new weapon, free agent signing Odell Beckham Jr.
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