The Lamar Jackson sweepstakes are well underway, with the consensus being that the Baltimore Ravens will be forced to trade the superstar quarterback before the 2023 NFL Draft or the start of next season.

Although Jackson hasn’t been as hot a commodity as anticipated, the versatile quarterback may have a solid trade suitor in the form of the Indianapolis Colts, who admitted recently to not ruling out the prospect of trading for him.

It appears that Colts fans are avidly supporting the potential trade to acquire Jackson and have been trying to get team legend Reggie Wayne to help Indianapolis make the push for the one-time NFL MVP.

Wayne hasn’t been too happy about fans constantly nagging him to do something about the situation and responded with this hilarious tweet.

Will y'all stop @'n me to tell the Colts to get Lamar. I have no way of making your wish come true. Hell… I'm still trying to get my kids to listen to me… Let alone a organization.

— Reggie Wayne (@ReggieWayne_17) March 30, 2023

At this point, there’s no telling where Jackson will end up or how serious the Colts brass may be about going after the superstar quarterback.

The Ravens still want Jackson in the fold for the foreseeable future, especially head coach John Harbaugh.

However, the team has been reluctant to pay Jackson’s asking price, and that appears to be the only thing the 26-year-old quarterback cares about right now.

A fully guaranteed deal is what Jackson wants, and that’s a lot to ask for in a league that doesn’t give out fully guaranteed contracts.

Along with the league’s reluctance to make fully guaranteed deals the new trend in the NFL, Jackson has had injury issues, making it much more challenging for teams to commit a lot of money and years to a mobile quarterback.

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The laws of shooting don’t apply to Iowa star Caitlin Clark, who presents a unique challenge for defending champion South Carolina.



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The quarterback controversy continues for the San Francisco 49ers.

Last offseason, it was a battle between incumbent starter Jimmy Garoppolo and Trey Lance, who was coming off his rookie season.

Now, with new starter Brock Purdy recovering from surgery on a torn UCL in his throwing elbow, there are again calls from some to start Lance.

Lance certainly has potential and could very well become a very good QB, but he has started just four pro games so far, which hasn’t given him enough time to develop, let alone show what he will be capable of doing.

Going back further, he played only one full season of college football at North Dakota State University in the FCS subdivision.

Some are already calling him a bust, but JJ Zachariason says not so fast.

Lotta wild Trey Lance extrapolation going on for a guy who played one game in the pouring down rain last year and another where he threw three passes. Totally fine if you prefer Purdy to be starter, but burying Lance for his 2022 makes no sense.

— JJ Zachariason (@LateRoundQB) March 29, 2023

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The 49ers gave up three first-round draft picks two years ago to acquire the third selection in the 2021 NFL Draft, which they used on Lance.

Given how much capital they gave up in order to get him, it made some sense for them to give him the starting job over Garoppolo last summer.

In Week 1, the Niners lost on the road to the Chicago Bears, and although Lance didn’t play terribly, some felt he was lackluster.

However, it should be pointed out that he played poorly in the second half, during which Soldier Field was hit with a very strong rainstorm that made conditions on the gridiron very difficult.

The following week, Lance suffered a severe ankle injury, and there went his season.

Purdy is expected to be able to throw a football again in early June, but since it is unknown if he will be ready for Week 1 of the 2023 campaign, let alone training camp, Lance could get another opportunity under center next season.

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