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Originally Posted by tredadda
Honestly the best thing he could do is come out with what he is looking for salary wise. I am not talking exact amount with years, but at least ballpark. Take the initiative and state what Baltimore offered vs what he is looking for. Doing that could help clear his name. The impression is that he is being selfish and unreasonable in his demands which makes accusations that he sat out on purpose more believable even if untrue.
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The numbers should stay private, IMO. I don’t think that helps anything.
What I think he needs first is an agent. At this point in the process, an agent would be leaking nothing but positive news about Lamar to the media to report. He has no agent so he’s getting no positive press, which hurts in the public eye.
On top of that, his constant Twitter fights don’t help. A smart agent would have that cleared up quickly. He’s only giving people more ammunition to hate him. So he’s got to lay off of Twitter.
And, ultimately, he will need to come down on his asking price. He is not likely to get a fully guaranteed contract around 5 years for $250 million like what is being reported. He could probably get more than the $139m guaranteed that the Ravens reportedly offered last offseason so I think whatever deal he signs will fall somewhere in that range.