A Baltimore Sun column describing a rift between longtime Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and franchise quarterback Lamar Jackson has circulated furiously on-line.
Among different issues, Mike Preston writes in his column for the Sun that Jackson has been falling asleep in workforce conferences.
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Harbaugh was requested about that and the piece Wednesday.
“I don’t know where that’s coming from,” Harbaugh said forward of Saturday’s highway sport versus the Green Bay Packers.
“I’ve never seen that. Ever. That’s not something that I’ve ever witnessed, and I’m in every meeting. And to speculate on how I feel about it… I’ll tell you how I feel. I’m pretty transparent. I think all the guys in the building will tell you, if I have something of conversation, something that I want to talk to them about, I’m right up front.”
In the column, Preston writes that Harbaugh has “become tired” of the two-time NFL MVP.
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Harbaugh emphasised Wednesday, although, that he had an excellent dialog with Jackson simply that morning. He stated they talked about soccer, how Jackson’s feeling and different subjects, because the dual-threat star tries to work his approach again from a again contusion, the newest of a number of accidents he is sustained this season whereas enjoying for the 7-8 Ravens, who want the Pittsburgh Steelers to lose to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday to have any likelihood at profitable the AFC North crown the next week.
“Our relationship is A+,” Harbaugh stated of his connection with Jackson. “So I love him. Always have, always will. And I know he’s fighting like crazy to get back. So none of those reports or things that get said or written or whatever — I don’t need anybody speaking for me.
“Just ask me, and I’ll let you know what I believe.”
During Harbaugh and Jackson’s eight seasons together, the Ravens have made the playoffs six times, won four division titles and earned a pair of No. 1 seeds in the AFC.
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They haven’t reached the Super Bowl in that span, however, and Jackson’s postseason record is just 3-5. In those games, he’s thrown only three more touchdowns (10) than interceptions (7).
Baltimore needs a pair of wins and some help to even get another swing at the playoffs this season. Jackson hasn’t looked his best on the field most of the season, as he’s battled a laundry list of injuries.
First he missed three video games this season with a hamstring damage. Jackson, whose 2022 and 2021 seasons have been lower brief by knee and ankle issues, respectively, was one of several Ravens players banged up early in the 2025 campaign, as Baltimore slumped to a 1-4 start.
Since he returned in Week 9, he’s been sidelined and limited in practices with knee, toe, ankle and back injuries.
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He’s yet to miss another game, although his status is up in the air for Saturday’s contest in Green Bay. Jackson didn’t practice Tuesday or Wednesday. Harbaugh said Wednesday Jackson is “day-to-day.”
“But he may play with out that observe for certain,” Harbaugh said. “He’s performed lots of soccer, received lots of video games for us. If he is able to go, he’ll go. If he can go, he’ll go. You can guess on that.”
When requested for specifics in regards to the back contusion that Jackson suffered during the first half of last week’s loss to the New England Patriots, Harbaugh stated it is a deep-tissue contusion and never just a few black and blue mark.
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“I’m not a medical man, however I did see the MRI,” he said. “It’s reliable, very painful. Muscles lock up round it. You cannot actually transfer very effectively. He’s in that course of now of loosening all that up, hopefully. And you may’t actually say when it should be proper.
“He’s got to be able to be an athlete, be able to move. … So that’s what you’re working back towards with all the treatment and everything. So believe me, if he can go out there and do it, this guy’s one of the ultimate competitors that you’re ever going to see. If he’s able to go, he’s going to be out there going.”