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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is a dynamic athlete, but his ability to throw the football leaves much to be desired.
That was on full display during his rookie campaign in 2018, when Jackson started seven games and rushed for 695 yards and five touchdowns while averaging 4.7 yards per carry. However, he threw for just 1,201 yards, six touchdowns and three interceptions while completing just 58.2 percent of his passes and registering a passer rating of 84.5.
However, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh says that Jackson is hard at work in trying to improve his passing this offseason:
“Lamar is on his own right now, from that standpoint, in terms of self-development, but it’s my understanding he’s working really hard at it,” said Harbaugh, according to Charean Williams of Pro Football Talk. “I’ve heard through the grapevine that he’s throwing with guys; he’s working with coaches and things like that. He’s got a coach in Florida who does a great job coaching quarterbacks. I don’t have all the details because we’re not allowed to have all the details on that, but I know Lamar’s a very hard worker, and he’s going to do everything he can do to be the very best quarterback he can be. I love his determination.”
Jackson, who played his collegiate football at the University of Louisville, was originally selected by Baltimore in the first round (32nd pick overall) of the NFL Draft last spring.
He then took over as the Ravens' starting signal-caller after Joe Flacco suffered a hip injury nine games into the season.
Jackson went 6-1 as Baltimore's starter before falling to the Los Angeles Chargers in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs.
