Baltimore Ravens Lamar Jackson

Lamar Jackson has added more weight, but it's good weight. And his coaches see a player that could be even faster than in years past.

"Now, of course, it's football, and I think he's going to have to manage and play the long game that way, certainly. "The thing about Lamar is that he is probably one of the best athletes at the position in the history of known mankind. Harbaugh said Jackson "has a knack" for not taking big hits as a runner. I just wanted to look a little sturdy back there, look a little big," Jackson said. But when I tried to shed and stay in the pocket, I got hurt for the first time. Trying to pass in the pocket," Jackson said. "He's done it his whole life; I think he's just good at it, and he doesn't really get hit that much and that hard," Harbaugh said. Jackson had 176 carries in 2019, 159 in 2020 and was on pace for 188 last season. "I just wanted to look the part. At the Ravens' stadium practice near the start of training camp, Jackson said he was around 230. Spence didn't make a big impact on the field in college (he caught seven passes for 61 yards), but his role in Jackson's physical transformation this offseason could pay huge dividends. I like the way he looks.