« Reply #18 on: March 06, 2023, 09:31:14 PM »
Baltimore offered Lamar a 5 year 250 million dollar extension last year. That is what Lamar wanted he just wanted the whole thing fully guaranteed which Baltimore hasn't been willing to do.
The Watson situation has really messed things up for everyone. Even with all the drama/investigations involving him, he still wound up with 230M guaranteed. How much guaranteed are you willing to give Lamar at most? He probably wants 200M guaranteed.
Reportedly he wants more than Watson got. That has been the problem. It isn't the total amount or annual amount, it is all about the guarantees. Baltimore has said they aren't giving him a fully guaranteed contract, but would give him more guaranteed money than their initial offer, the problem is every single counter Lamar has had, has been fully guaranteed. That is part of why you keep hearing reports about how it is hard to negotiate with him. He has no agent and has basically just offered different iterations of the same thing.

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