Morning Distribution for Thursday, March 30, 2023

A [FiveThirtyEight]( email [Morning Distribution]( Thursday, March 30, 2023 Your daily briefing from FiveThirtyEight --------------------------------------------------------------- The Morning Story [Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens walks across the field]( [Why Can’t Lamar Jackson Find The Contract He Wants?]( By [Andres Waters]( It wasn’t too long ago that we wrote about the Baltimore Ravens [building an unconventional offense]( around a dual-threat quarterback. With Lamar Jackson under center, the Ravens deviated from the pass-happy spread offenses that most NFL teams use, instead using an offense that largely relied on the run game from heavy formations. And that decision paid off. Baltimore finished the 2019 season with the [best record in the NFL]( while also boasting the league’s [top rushing attack]( and [scoring offense](. In his first season as a full-time starter, Jackson [earned the unanimous vote]( for MVP honors. That production led many to believe that the team had found the system and the quarterback it could build around for years to come. But now, it appears that Jackson’s run with the Ravens could be heading for a shockingly premature conclusion. On Tuesday, Jackson [announced via Twitter]( that he requested a trade earlier in the month — citing the team’s lack of interest in “meeting [his] value.” This announcement came just three weeks after the team placed the [non-exclusive franchise tag]( on the quarterback — meaning Jackson is able to pursue a contract with other teams, but if he finds a new deal elsewhere and Baltimore decides not to match it, that team must also send two first-round picks to the Ravens. [Read more]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Weekly Listen [Play]( [Politics Podcast: Good Or Bad Use Of Polling (Taylor’s Version)]( [FiveThirtyEight] [View in browser]( [ABC News]( [Unsubscribe]( Our mailing address: FiveThirtyEight, 47 West 66th Street, New York, NY 10023.