Louis Riddick goes off on 'anonymous source' over Lamar Jackson comments

ESPN analyst Louis Riddick has slammed an anonymous source over the comments made about Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson.

Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens have been making a lot of headlines this offseason, all of it surrounding his contract negotiations with the quarterback set to enter the 2022 NFL season in the final year of his contract and seeking an extension.

The quarterback market has gone through some changes this offseason, most notably with the contracts handed out to Deshaun Watson with the Cleveland Browns (5 years, $230m, all guaranteed) and Kyler Murray of the Arizona Cardinals (5 years, $230.5m, $105m guaranteed), which might impact the sort of figure that Jackson, a former league MVP, could ask for. 

But to look at Jackson as a normal quarterback would be doing his skillset a massive disservice, because Jackson is not like any other quarterback, as he has developed into one of the best dual-threats in the game with both his arm and his legs, having put up 9,967 passing yards and 84 touchdowns through the air whilst rushing for a further 3,673 yards and 21 touchdowns.

And it’s that play that has seen Jackson come in for some fierce criticism from an anonymous source in a recent article. 

In an article for The Athletic, writer Mike Sando was putting the quarterbacks of the NFL into tiers based on a number of factors, a lot of which involved speaking to personnel around the NFL. One anonymous source has become the main talking point of the article, as they discussed Jackson’s skill set and what it might have on his legacy as a player going forward: 

“He’s so unique as an athlete and he’s really a good football player, but I don’t (care) if he wins the league MVP 12 times, I don’t think he’ll