{"id":855921,"date":"2026-04-05T23:05:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T23:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/855921\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T23:05:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T23:05:15","slug":"ravens-lamar-jackson-makes-free-agency-plea-for-3-time-pro-bowler-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/855921\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravens&#8217; Lamar Jackson makes free agency plea for 3-time Pro Bowler"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a> quarterback Lamar Jackson has seen his franchise be active in free agency as they signed star pass rusher Trey Hendrickson.<\/p>\n<p>But we get the sense that more is needed if the Ravens&#8217; defense under Jesse Minter is going to reach the level required for a deep playoff run.<\/p>\n<p>With the NFL Draft fast approaching, the Ravens can still add some nice pieces in the lead-up.<\/p>\n<p>But who? One name is Jadeveon Clowney, who was a Raven in 2023, as he posted 9.5 sacks.<\/p>\n<p>However, does Lamar want Clowney back? He was asked by a fan on social media and responded with one word.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Definitely<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Lj_era8\/status\/2039775248858362077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">April 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More:\u00a0<a target=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/news\/chiefs-ideal-travis-kelce-replacement-latest-mock\/b249a5fb6755ca61f89f4091\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chiefs land ideal Travis Kelce replacement in latest mock<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lamar under huge 2026 pressure<\/p>\n<p>With Minter coming in as the new head coach, he will look to Lamar to be the franchise&#8217;s shining light.<\/p>\n<p>With John Harbaugh out, the pressure is on from Day 1 for the Ravens to finally cash in on Lamar&#8217;s prime, so there will be no honeymoon period for Baltimore.<\/p>\n<p>Adding a veteran piece like Clowney to the defense will bolster the pass rush depth and give Baltimore more bite when going after the quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>Money will be key, but if the Ravens wanted Lamar&#8217;s thoughts on a potential Clowney reunion, they just got it.<\/p>\n<p>More NFL news:<\/p>\n<p>                            <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has seen his franchise be active in free agency as they signed star&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":835970,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2052],"tags":[184,117,2282,7,6,169],"class_list":{"0":"post-855921","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-baltimore-ravens","8":"tag-baltimore","9":"tag-baltimore-ravens","10":"tag-baltimoreravens","11":"tag-football","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-ravens"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116354608941563666","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855921","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=855921"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/855921\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/835970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=855921"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=855921"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=855921"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}