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BALTIMORE - Ravens' quarterback Lamar Jackson, who is under fire for clapping support at a fan on social media, responded to a story by ESPN's Jamison Hensley.
Hensley wrote that Jackson responded to the fan's post with a "profanity-laced tweet that included an anti-gay phrase."
Jackson clarified his tweet while telling Hensley "this is defamation of my character."
"Because not once have I ever mentioned or disrespect anyone's Sexuality, sexual orientation, gender, Religion or Race. Your reaching…," Jackson tweeted Tuesday morning.
Jackson blasted a fan on Twitter for suggesting that the star quarterback "asking for $250 mil guaranteed" leave in free agency at the close of this season because "games like this should not come down to" Tucker. The fan added "Let Lamar walk and spend that money on a well-rounded team."
Jackson is in the final year of his rookie contract.
Jackson quipped back on Twitter using profane and inflammatory language, saying the fan "never smelt a football field" before later deleting his response.
"Boy STFU y'all be cappin too much on this app mf never smelt a football field never did (expletive) but eat (expletive)," Jackson said.
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Lamar Jackson: Baltimore Ravens quarterback deletes profane tweet after deficit to Jacksonville Jaguars
Lamar Jackson tweeted - and then deleted - a profane response to a social-media critic after the Baltimore Ravens missing to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday.
The Ravens fell to a 28-27 defeat late on to the Jaguars, with Baltimore kicker Justin Tucker coming up short on an NFL-record 67-yard field-goal attempt at the last second.
Jackson has been locked into contract negotiations with the Ravens over the last two seasons, with the former league MVP seeking a fully-guaranteed contract in line with the $230 million deal Deshaun Watson received from the Cleveland Browns in the offseason.
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A person on Twitter posted after the game: "When someone is asking for over 250 mil guaranteed like (Jackson) ... games enjoy this should not come down to (Tucker). Let Lamar walk and consume that money on a well-rounded team."
Jackson's response to the tweet started by using an abbreviation telling the person to shut the (bleep) up, adding that his critic "never smelt a football field," and then using a swear and a phrase that has
Harbaugh, Lamar Jackson met after 'out of character' tweet
OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Monday that Lamar Jackson's vulgar response to a critic on social media was "out of character" for the Pro Bowl quarterback, suggesting Jackson got "trapped" by someone baiting him.
Harbaugh said he spoke to Jackson on Monday morning about the social media exchange.
"[I] just beg guys to not to get into the Twitter earth right after the game, especially after a loss," Harbaugh said. "It's never going to be positive. It's not going be a nice place, you know? That's kind of reflected in Lamar's response because ... that's not the way he speaks. It's not the way he talks. It's not the words he ever uses. I've never heard him say things enjoy that before."
After Baltimore's 28-27 decline at the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, a Twitter used tagged Jackson in a tweet that read: "someone asking for over $250 million guaranteed like [Jackson] ... games like this should not come down to [kicker] Justin Tucker."
Jackson snapped back shortly afterward with a profane
BALTIMORE - Ravens' quarterback Lamar Jackson spouted off to a fan on social media moments after the team's 28-27 loss Sunday to the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Jackson blasted a fan on Twitter for suggesting that the celebrity quarterback "asking for $250 mil guaranteed" leave in free agency at the end of this season because "games like this should not come down to" kicker Justin Tucker. The fan added "Let Lamar walk and expend that money on a well-rounded team."
Jackson is in the final year of his rookie contract.
Jackson quipped back on Twitter using profane and inflammatory language, saying the fan "never smelt a football field" before later deleting his response.
"Boy STFU y'all be cappin too much on this app mf never smelt a football field never did (expletive) but ingest (expletive)," Jackson said.
Jackson shot back at the idea that his tweet was anti-gay by tweeting Monday: "Not once hold I ever mentioned or disrespect anyone's Sexuality, sexual orientation, gender, Religion or Race."
Ravens chief coach John Harbaugh addressed that social media post with Jackson following the game.
"We talk a lot about football but we also talk about that stuff too, what go