Lamar Jackson doesn't seem to be pleased with what the Ravens did during the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft.
Jackson's apparent displeasure began when Baltimore made a trade about midway through the round Thursday night. The team acquired the 23rd overall pick from the Cardinals in exchange for a third-round pick — and the team's No. 1 receiver, Marquise "Hollywood" Brown.
Brown was one of Jackson's top targets during the 2021 NFL season. He logged a career-high 91 catches for 1,008 yards and six touchdowns while seeing 146 targets.
Now, he will suit up for Arizona, and Jackson isn't happy about it.
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Moments after the move was announced, Jackson retweeted a profane message wondering why the Ravens traded Brown. He then retweeted a message from Brown where the receiver said he wished he could play with Jackson forever.
— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) April 29, 2022
Jackson's fingers-crossed emoji was likely in response to the "see you at the top" part of Brown's message. Still, it didn't seem like he was pleased to lose Brown.
It also seemed as if Jackson wasn't pleased with the player Baltimore selected with their second first-round pick. The team traded down from 23rd to 25th and then took Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum. Jackson tweeted up a simple acronym after that:
Wtf
— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) April 29, 2022
It was presumed that Jackson was referring to the selection of Linderbaum, but Jackson denied in a later tweet that his message was about something else.
It’s not about my new center🙄 stop that bs https://t.co/meRpOw4zD0
— Lamar Jackson (@Lj_era8) April 29, 2022
Jackson may be telling the truth, but the timing of the "wtf" tweet was suspicious.
It makes sense that Jackson would be upset to lose Brown. It seems as though they had good chemistry, and the Ravens didn't immediately replace the receiver. But Jackson should eventually love playing with Linderbaum, who should provide a big upgrade at center.
