It’s a great time to be a quarterback. NFL team owners know that they can’t win a Super Bowl without a sure-handed passer, and the very best ones are wielding their leverage to move to new teams where they can weigh in on further personnel moves. And then, of course, there’s the money. Just in this current offseason, Matthew Stafford (of the Super Bowl-winning Los Angeles Rams), Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers), and Deshaun Watson (Cleveland Browns) all signed massive deals. Lamar Jackson seems to know just how much power a great player holds in this kind of bull market. The star Baltimore Ravens quarterback was the league’s unanimous MVP in 2019, and has shown no interest in signing an extension with the Ravens, likely in hopes of getting a better deal for his services. LZ and Will talk about this new dynamic, whereby the best quarterbacks are quickly becoming like the biggest stars in the NBA and starting to call all the shots. What does it mean for the NFL going forward?
