Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson said the Baltimore Ravens are on a revenge tour in 2025.
The Ravens lost to the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round of the playoffs off a failed two-point conversion attempt. Lamar defended tight end Mark Andrews from the criticisms he has faced for dropping a pass from Jackson on that fateful play. He also looked forward to improving himself and the team this upcoming year.
Jackson noted that the Ravens have previously dispelled narratives around themselves: media previously claimed that the Ravens could not win a playoff game; Jackson pointed out that the Ravens did win a playoff game in 2023, and went to the AFC Championship.
Despite falling short the past two seasons, Lamar said the team would bounce back. “When we come back I feel like we’re going to have vengeance on our mind,” he said.
Jackson was questioned about his off-field activities. Last year, Jackson was cast in Starz’s crime drama series Power Book III: Raising Kanan. Jackson’s character, E-Tone, appeared on-screen in an episode that premiered in May. A reporter asked him if he had a chance to do anything fun in the offseason.
“You want me to tell you the best thing I did? Came here today,” he replied. “I was out here training with my guys, working hard, and felt like we got better today. I had a lot of fun today.”
“Just eat fruit, push-ups, sit-ups, that’s all,” he said. “I just stay in shape. Don’t say skinny. I stay in shape. I’m fit. That sounds better, cause skinny is like puny. I don’t think I’m puny. [I’m] still 200.”
Mentally, Jackson said his focus going into this offseason was trying to make the game easier by studying the opposing defense and learning their plays as well as he knows the offense. He and offensive coordinator Todd Monken spent time going over the Ravens’ losses to see the mistakes they made in the game, so that they could learn from them and apply them to similar situations later.
Jackson has also become a more vocal leader going into his eighth season. With more and more young players coming in every season, he has no choice but to assume a leadership role, introducing himself to the young players and being a resource for them.
The Ravens added another star receiver in DeAndre Hopkins and bolstered their secondary with free agent cornerback Chidobe Awuzie and first-round draft pick safety Malaki Starks. They also added edge rusher Mike Green in the second round and bolstered both the offensive and defensive lines in free agency and the draft. Another reporter asked Jackson whether he felt the team has the pieces to make a Super Bowl run.
“To be honest with you, I really feel like that each and every year,” he replied. “We’ve got a chance but we’re gonna have to see.”
In the middle of a question about the Ravens adding wide receiver Hopkins, Jackson went on a tangent about Andrews. The veteran tight end has been one of Lamar’s top targets for their entire career together; but his critical drop on the game-tying two-point conversion attempt in the fourth quarter of the Divisional Round was the nail in the coffin in the Ravens’ 27-25 loss to the Buffalo Bills. The drop led to much speculation about his future with the team. Jackson took umbrage with the narratives surrounding Andrews.
“I’ve been seeing my guy getting talked about, and I really don’t like that because he’s done so much for us,” Jackson said. “How people did him, I just don’t like that, ‘cause Mark’s still Mark.”
