Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson has become one of the funnier topics in the sports world this week due to the “bathroom break” jabs he's taken, but the reigning NFL MVP took on a serious approach to the situation on Wednesday. During a Week 14 matchup against the Cleveland Browns, Jackson started to suffer cramps that led to him missing a decent part of the fourth quarter.

Jackson believes that those cramps could've possibly derived from his bout with COVID-19, which finally allowed him to return to action last week against the Dallas Cowboys:

“Probably. Probably because of the body heat and we're running in the cold,” Jackson stated Wednesday, according to ESPN's Jamison Hensley. “It was so cold out there. That probably had an effect on that as well. I can't call it.”

Videos emerged of Jackson running towards the Ravens' locker room as the fourth quarter got underway against the Browns, which led many spectators to believe that he needed to “pull a Paul Pierce.” Now, it seems that Jackson may be approaching the game with more concern in the remaining weeks.

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While Jackson was able to come back and finish the 47-42 win over the Browns, he did describe the pain that he experienced from the cramps:

“I was real-life cramping, like my hand, my throwing arm cramping, forearm cramping, fingers getting stuck together,” Jackson said Wednesday. “I was going through it. I was ticked off.”

Jackson entered the fourth quarter with only two minutes left to deliver a clutch touchdown pass to Marquise Brown. The team staff will surely proceed with caution in regards to Jackson as they take on the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 15.