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By Tyler Erzberger
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Lamar Jackson is the face of the Baltimore Ravens franchise, and following the dismissal of longtime head coach John Harbaugh, there is no question he's the most important man in the building.
But team owner Steve Bisciotti isn't going to beat around the bush with the multi-time MVP and centerpiece of the team.
His cap hit is too large going into the 2026 season.
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For a team that didn't make the playoffs this season, the Ravens need a lot of upgrades across the roster, and it's going to be difficult if they don't rectify Jackson's contract, which currently carries a $74.5 million cap hit going into the offseason.
While on paper, that seems impossible to fix, and the entire Ravens headquarters is going to go down in flames with one player taking up nearly 25% of their cap space, it can be fixed. As we've seen with other quarterbacks on heavy salaries, contracts can be maneuvered and reworked so the team can open up more room to add other players.
It won't be simple or straightforward, however, and it's a top priority for Bisciotti to fix before the NFL Draft and free agency open.
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"The urgency of that matters to me because we've got free agents and I don't want to go into free agency with that hanging over our head," Bisciotti said at a press conference on Thursday following Harbaugh's exit. "… It's very hard for [our team] to build a roster when that thing is not settled."
He talked about how he has already connected with his superstar QB and that he is willing to rearrange things so the team can be stronger going into the 2026 season.
Bisciotti also talked about the next head coach of the Ravens, and that although the players will have input, including Jackson, that the "power" resides with him and him only on that decision.
The eccentric Baltimore owner also didn't hold back when discussing other owners in the league, speaking down to those who pass ownership down to their next of kin, saying he's already decided not to do that.
He also doesn't want to end up like Jerry Jones or any older owners who are in their 80s still chasing rings, wanting to "get out" after hopefully winning a few more in the next decade.
Bisciotti bought the team in 2000 and won his first Super Bowl less than a year later over the New York Giants. He won his second ring with the now-dismissed Harbaugh in the 2012 season over John's brother Jim and the San Francisco 49ers.
"We want another [championship] window, and Lamar knows that."
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