One of the most shocking losses of Week 12 came in Jacksonville, where the Ravens blew a two-score lead in the final six minutes of a 28-27 loss to the Jaguars.
Following the game, an NFL fan took to Twitter and called for the Ravens to let Lamar Jackson leave at the end of the season, and the quarterback did not take kindly to that.
After watching Jackson complete just 50% of his passes against the Jaguars, the fan wrote that the Ravens should "Let Lamar walk and spend that money on a well rounded team."
When someone is asking for over 250 mil guaranteed like @Lj_era8 ... games like this should not come to @jtuck9. Let Lamar walk and spend that money on a well rounded team.
— Castlewillkill (@CastleWillKill) November 27, 2022
The Ravens quarterback was tagged in the tweet, and we know he definitely read it because not only did he respond, but he responded with something that could put him in hot water. Jackson told the fan to "STFU" while also including a vulgar NSFW insult that we can't show here. (If you want to know the exact words he used, you can click here to find out.)
Jackson's tweet got more than 13,000 likes in the first hour it was up.
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said Monday that he talked to Jackson about the situation, adding that he encourages players to stay off social media after games.
"I just talk to these guys, we talk a lot about football, but we also talk a little about that stuff, too, what goes on in terms of media and everything," Harbaugh said, via NFL.com. "Really just beg guys not to get into the Twitter world right after the game, especially after a loss. It's never going to be positive, it's not going to be a nice place."
Jackson's response was not what Harbaugh normally sees from his franchise QB, and that can be the issue with tweeting after a game: emotions are high.
"I think that's kind of reflected in Lamar's response because what he said was just so out of character for him. That's not the way he speaks. That's not the way he talks. That's not the words he ever uses," Harbaugh said. "I've never heard him say things like that before. … I'm sure he's frustrated, just like we all are. That's just a place you don't want to live right after a game. I know he understands that."
Harbaugh has been Jackson's head coach for the 25-year-old's entire career, since he was drafted in 2018. He said anyone who knows Jackson knows he is not the type of person who was displayed in the tweet.
"Lamar Jackson, you've been around him. He's got one of the biggest hearts of anybody I know. You all have seen him. The way he treats people. The way he treats kids. The way he treats the media." Harbaugh said. "He's also one of the biggest competitors I've ever met. So those kind of conversations, he takes very seriously. So he gets trapped sometimes by someone that's baiting him just a little bit, and you can't live there. It's not important. I think that's not a place he wants to be in, and certainly not the things he wants to say."
As for the Ravens fan who sent the tweet, he's clearly been frustrated by the Ravens' inability to do anything on offense over the past few weeks. Over the past six quarters alone, Baltimore has scored just one offensive touchdown.
Although the fan would like to see Jackson leave Baltimore, that almost certainly won't be happening. Even though he's in the final year of his rookie deal, there's almost a zero percent chance that Jackson will end up hitting free agency. After the season is over, the Ravens will look to negotiate a new deal with Jackson, but even if they can't work something out, Baltimore can still hit him with the franchise tag.
Despite struggling with his accuracy against the Jaguars, Jackson did still manage to total 343
