Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson revealed that his mother, Felicia Jones, cursed him out for not utilizing his legs more in a loss to the Eagles last season
Lamar Jackson got cursed out by his mother following a loss last season(Image: Getty Images)
Lamar Jackson’s mother, Felicia Jones, did little to hide her frustration with the Baltimore Ravens quarterback after he failed to capitalize on a series of opportunities during a loss last season.
In Week 13 of the 2024 campaign, Jackson rushed eight times for 79 yards in the Ravens’ 24-19 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Yet much of that output came in garbage time once the star signal-caller took off on a 39-yard scramble with less than one minute remaining in the fourth quarter.
Speaking to reporters during a postgame press conference, Jackson revealed that his mom “cussed him out” while blasting her son for not using his legs more often. “Yes, my momma just told me that. She just cussed me out, so I’m mad,” he said at the time.
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“She said there were lanes I should have [taken] and ran, but I was trying to let guys develop routes.”
As the age-old saying goes, mom is always right. “We had developing routes. I was just trying to go through my progressions,” Jackson noted. “But yes, she’s right.
“I’m sorry for this. I’m just mad, because I feel like we should win these games, and we’re not getting them done.”
Jackson, to his credit, still turned in a respectable performance — completing 23-of-36 passes for 237 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Given the Ravens came out on the losing side, however, he acknowledged it wasn’t enough.
Lamar Jackson has rushed less this season compared to years past(Image: Getty Images)
“I’m always going to put myself at the front line, no matter if I played good or not,” Jackson added. “I played alright, but yes. I’m just ticked off, because we left things out there on that field — me [and] everyone.
“It’s a team sport, and there’s no ‘I’ in team. That was a pretty good team, don’t get me wrong, but I feel like we left stuff out there. We should have put more points on the board.”
Jackson has similarly failed to find much success on the ground this season, at times lacking the burst or confidence to tuck the ball and run.
Entering the Ravens’ Thanksgiving Day clash against the Cincinnati Bengals, his 5.75 rushing attempts per game marks a career-low that’s nearly four carries less than his career average of 9.55.
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Much of Jackson’s struggles can be attributed to the growing list of health setbacks he’s suffered in recent weeks. Over the last month alone, the 28-year-old has dealt with knee soreness as well as ankle and toe injuries that’ve sidelined him for much of practice.
Addressing his noticeable dip in carries and explosiveness, Jackson said earlier this month: “I’m going to do whatever it takes to win. I don’t really pay attention to the number of rushes I have.
“We have Derrick Henry, Keaton Mitchell, Justice [Hill] and Rasheen Ali; we have all these guys to run the ball — and sometimes Zay [Flowers] — so, I don’t really worry about it, as long as we’re winning.”
