Ravens QB Lamar Jackson takes the field for minicamp after months of contract speculation: ‘It kind of lifted everybody’s spirits’

BALTIMORE — The clouds didn’t part to reveal a celestial choir, but he was back — Lamar Jackson in the flesh, wearing his No. 8 jersey and throwing passes from all angles on a pitch Ravens training.

After months of talk about the contract extension he didn’t sign and the voluntary practices he didn’t attend, Jackson returned Tuesday to his usual place at the center of a team built around his talents. unique.

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