Ex-NFL star believes Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen to blame for Lamar Jackson's contract dilemma

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The Lamar Jackson saga continues to be a hot topic with the one-time MVP's NFL future in limbo. 

Jackson announced Monday that he asked the Baltimore Ravens to trade him March 2, five days before the Ravens designated him with their non-exclusive franchise tag March 7. 

Jackson said on Twitter that "the Ravens [have] not been interested in meeting my value." 

What Jackson considers to be his value is unknown, but former NFL cornerback Richard Sherman has an idea why the Ravens and other teams have been reluctant to meet his demands. 

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Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium Nov. 11, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

It has to do with fully guaranteed contracts. During "The Richard Sherman Podcast" with Hall of Fame receiver Calvin Johnson, Sherman actually blamed star quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen. 

"What pissed me off is when Kirk Cousins got his fully guaranteed deal. I thought quarterbacks from then on were gonna be like, ‘If it ain’t guaranteed, I ain’t taking it,’" Sherman explained. "Then [Patrick] Mahomes took that B.S. deal — just 10 years and wanted it to look like half a [billion]. But if you get half of that, fully guaranteed, everybody’s happy. That sets precedent.

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"But when [Mahomes] didn’t set it, then Josh Allen didn’t set it, now Lamar [Jackson]’s trying to set it after Deshaun [Watson's] already set it. And they’re like, ‘Nah.’"

What Sherman is referring to is the first quarterback contract in NFL history to