With two weeks remaining in the regular season, Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens have their backs against the wall. They need to win their next two games and hope the Pittsburgh Steelers lose to the Cleveland Browns in Week 17. In any other scenario, they will be out of the playoffs.
After two strong seasons from Jackson, injuries have slowed his mobility, and he is not playing up to his usual standards. A recent report from the Baltimore Sun noted that he and John Harbaugh are not in the best of moods and suggested that Jackson would “love to play for the Miami Dolphins,” sparking speculation about a possible change of scenery.
Should The Baltimore Ravens Consider Trading Lamar Jackson Away?
The report came from Mike Preston, who has worked for the Baltimore Sun since 1983. He wrote that Jackson and the Ravens are “at a crossroads” and that the franchise is frustrated with his lack of professionalism, including allegedly falling asleep in team meetings and staying up late playing video games.
Preston also wrote in his column that Jackson would “love to play” for the Miami Dolphins, fueling trade speculation after the franchise benched Tua Tagovailoa for the remainder of the 2025 season. Miami native Chad Ochocinco, one of the best receivers of this century, made a public plea for Lamar Jackson to join the Dolphins:
“Come home if they don’t appreciate you 😤”
The Miami Dolphins are expected to be on the quarterback market for the upcoming season. Despite the hefty cap hit tied to Tua Tagovailoa’s contract, the expectation following his benching is that he will not return in 2026, while Mike McDaniel is expected to keep his job for at least one more season.
Tagovailoa carries a $99.2 million dead-cap penalty in the upcoming season after signing a four-year, $212.4 million contract in 2024. The Dolphins are likely to explore a trade, which could free some cap space for the upcoming season but would still result in a dead-cap charge of at least $45.2 million. That figure could be spread across 2026 and 2027 if he is traded after June 1.
Another key point is that Jackson would not be traded without a significant haul of draft picks. At this stage, it remains unclear whether the Ravens are even considering the possibility of moving their franchise quarterback. However, if Preston’s reporting is accurate, speculation will only continue to grow.
Even in a down year by his lofty standards, Jackson ranks well ahead of Tagovailoa in the PFSN QB Impact Metric, checking in at No. 17 compared to the Dolphins quarterback at No. 26. There is little doubt about how much of an upgrade Jackson would represent for Miami, but for now, it remains purely speculative.
