Ravens' Jackson reveals he requested a trade March 2
Lamar Jackson said Monday he has requested a trade from the Baltimore Ravens, saying the team “has not been interested in meeting my value.”
In a series of tweets, the star quarterback said he requested a trade as of March 2. On March 7, the Ravens put the nonexclusive franchise tag on Jackson and said they were still hopeful they could reach a long-term deal with him.
“As of March 2nd I requested a trade from the Ravens organization for which the Ravens has not been interested in meeting my value,” Jackson said on Twitter. “Any and everyone that's has met me or been around me know I love the game of football and my dream is to help a team win the super bowl.”
Jackson may not need a trade to join a new team. The nonexclusive franchise tag allows him to negotiate with other clubs. However, it also gives Baltimore a chance to match any agreement he makes. The decision to make the trade request public may be an attempt to deter the Ravens from matching another team's offer — or an attempt to spur more interest among other teams by declaring that he wants out of Baltimore.
If Jackson makes a deal with another team and the Ravens don't match, that team would owe Baltimore two first-round draft picks.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh spoke extensively about Jackson on Monday at the league's owners meetings in Phoenix.
“I haven't seen the tweet. That's an ongoing process,” Harbaugh said. “I'm following it very closely, just like everybody else is here, and looking forward to a resolution. I'm excited, thinking about Lamar all the time, thinking about him as our quarterback. We're building our offense around that idea.”
Jackson was the 2019 NFL MVP. His passing and running ability make him one of the game's biggest stars. At age 25, he already is one of six quarterbacks in NFL history with 10,000 yards passing and 4,000 rushing.
Jackson has been hurt at the end of the past two seasons, and the Ravens haven't reached the AFC championship game with him.
• The Rams re-signed defensive lineman Marquise Copeland, temporarily halting their wholesale roster exodus after the team's first losing season in six years.
The Rams didn't tender Copeland as a restricted free agent earlier this month, which means his new deal likely is worth less than that price tag of roughly $3 million. Terms were not revealed.
Copeland has played in 25 games with nine starts.
Texas tabs Terry coach
Texas named Rodney Terry as full-time head basketball coach, removing the interim tag after he led the Longhorns to the Elite Eight following the midseason firing of Chris Beard. The school scheduled a news conference today to introduce him as head coach.
The announcement came barely 24 hours after the Longhorns' season ended when Texas was knocked out of the NCAA tournament by Miami on Sunday. Financial terms and years of the agreement were not immediately available.
Rewarding Terry with the promotion was no surprise. He took over the Longhorns as acting head coach when Beard was first suspended on Dec. 12 after a felony domestic violence arrest. Terry was then given the title of interim head coach when Beard was fired Jan. 5. The charge against Beard was dismissed in February.
Texas won the Big 12 Tournament championship under Terry and questions about his future with the program were amplified as the Longhorns kept winning in the postseason. Longhorns players publicly advocated for him to get the job.
Texas went 22-8 under Terry, and the march to the Elite Eight was the program's first time beyond the NCAA tournament's first weekend in 15 years.
• North Carolina guard
Caleb Love says he will enter his name into the transfer portal after three seasons with the Tar Heels. This season he led the team by averaging 16.7 points.
Alcaraz advances in Florida tournament
Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz of Spain beat Dusan Lajovic of Serbia 6-0, 7-6 (5) and will face American Tommy Paul today in Miami Gardens, Fla.
Paul and fellow American No. 10 Taylor Fritz advanced in straight sets.
Bianca Andreescu of Canada — the 2019 U.S. Open champion — beat 2020 Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin of the United States 6-4, 6-4.
Andreescu advanced to the tournament's fourth round for the third time.
Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic outlasted American Madison Keys 7-6 (4), 6-3.
On the men's side, thirdranked Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Chilean qualifier Cristian Garin 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Botic van de Zandschulp of the Netherlands outlasted world No. 4 Casper Ruud of Norway 3-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Michigan's Parris named top wrestler
Michigan's Mason Parris, who went unbeaten while winning the NCAA heavyweight championship, has been named winner of the Dan Hodge Trophy as the nation's top college wrestler. WIN magazine announced Parris received 38 of 64 first-place votes from a panel of retired coaches, a representative from each of the national wrestling organizations, media members, past winners and fans.
• Ricardo Pepi scored on his first touch of the match in the 62nd minute, and the United States beat El Salvador 1-0 in Orlando, Fla., to reach the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals. Dropped by coach Gregg Berhalter from the U.S. World Cup roster, Pepi returned to the national team under interim boss Anthony Hudson and responded with three goals in two games.