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Ravens, Lamar Jackson have a looming $74.5 million contract problem

The Baltimore Ravens and Lamar Jackson have an expensive problem looming.

Next season, Jackson's cap hit is lined up to be $74.5 million. That's because of the bonus structure of the contract extension that Jackson signed two years ago.

The Ravens have options, but they're going to have to pick one and not stand pat, because that's way too large a cap hit to deal with in a single season.

"Sure, the Ravens could do a restructure and knock that number down into the mid-$30 million range," ESPN's Dan Graziano wrote on Wednesday. "But restructures just push a cap issue into future years, and you wonder if the better route is a new deal, especially if Jackson is uncomfortable making less per year t

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