Lamar Jackson says Ravens will enter this season with ‘vengeance on our mind’

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OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has said on numerous occasions that all losses stick with him, even dating back to his youth football days in South Florida. So in his first media availability since the Ravens’ 27-25 playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills in the AFC divisional round in January, Jackson insisted Tuesday that he wasn’t dwelling on the way Baltimore’s season ended.

“I don’t get over any losses,” he said.

However, Jackson said he spent time this offseason reviewing all six of Baltimore’s losses last year while “trying to make the game a lot easier on us.”

“We’re going to bounce back,” Jackson said following the first day of the team’s two-day mandatory minicamp. “When we come back, I feel like we’re going to have vengeance on our mind.”

Jackson declined to talk about his contract situation, even after team officials acknowledged their interest in signing the two-time league MVP to another extension. Many top quarterbacks have gotten extensions since Jackson agreed to his previous deal in 2023, and he’s now the 10th-highest-paid quarterback in football. His salary-cap number also grows to $74.5 million next year, so an extension is seen as vital for the Ravens over the next nine months.

Asked about coach John Harbaugh’s comments earlier this offseason that the Ravens believe their quarterback deserves to be the highest paid in football, Jackson smiled and said, “Sounds good.”

Otherwise, Jackson was most passionate when he backed longtime teammate Mark Andrews, who has been a lightning rod for criticism after the tight end dropped the potential game-tying two-point conversion and also lost a fourth-quarter fumble in Bills’ territory in the playoff loss.

“I’ve just seen people trying to dog him (with) comments and stuff,” Jackson said. “He’s accomplished so much for us and himself. Just let things happen sometimes. We wish we would have won that game. I wish I didn’t throw that interception. I wish I didn’t fumble. I wish the mishap didn’t happen, but it happened. Just a lesson learned, so next time, it will be something better.”

After an offseason of uncertainty, Andrews, Jackson’s favorite target, remains with the Ravens. The two hooked up for a few lengthy completions during Tuesday’s practice. They were also joined by veteran DeAndre Hopkins, who signed with the Ravens in March, attracted largely by an opportunity to play with Jackson.

A little over two years ago, while locked in a contract impasse with the Ravens, Jackson told general manager Eric DeCosta that he’d like him to add veteran receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Hopkins. The Ravens added Beckham then. Two years later, they signed Hopkins.

“Lamar Jackson’s a great quarterback all around, so I’m not going to come up here and try to (give a) ‘PSA’ and say what’s great about Lamar Jackson,” Hopkins said. “I think he puts that on display every Sunday.”

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— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) June 17, 2025

Jackson wasn’t done encouraging his general manager to add players. Asked about the availability of his former Louisville teammate, cornerback Jaire Alexander, Jackson acknowledged that he’s been in touch with the former Green Bay Packer to sell him on the opportunity in Baltimore.

Jackson isn’t sure what Alexander is going to do, but he added, “I love all of our corners, don’t get me wrong. But go get him, Eric.”

(Photo: Stephanie Scarbrough / Associated Press)

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