Overview
- ProFootballTalk’s Mike Florio floated a scenario in which Las Vegas offers the 2026 No. 1 pick to Baltimore for Lamar Jackson, a notion several outlets picked up.
- Reports frame Raiders minority owner Tom Brady as a possible internal force pushing for an aggressive move at quarterback.
- Baltimore has given mixed signals after parting with John Harbaugh, and owner Steve Bisciotti set a deadline for extension talks, yet there is no indication the team has made Jackson available.
- Any deal would have to navigate Jackson’s five-year, $260 million contract, massive cap hits of about $74.5 million in each of the next two seasons, and his full no-trade clause.
- Las Vegas also holds a viable draft path with top prospect Fernando Mendoza, whom Brady and Mark Davis watched at the title game, though he has not officially declared for the draft and a trade could not be finalized until the new league year on March 11.