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The argument that the “Ravens tried multiple times to extend Likely” is frustrating to me when you consider the context.
Of course this is all conjecture since we’re not in the room when these talks happen but here is my read on the situation based on things I heard throughout, context clues, and reports.
• They were close to an extension last offseason early in camp then he hurt his foot and they paused negotiations.
• When negotiations resumed the injury was used as a reason not to offer him as much as he wanted.
• His role in the offense was reduced due to missed time from the injury and that was used against him in negotiations.
• They then tried to offer him similar money to a 30-year old Mark Andrews and when Likely said no they extended Andrews.
• The Ravens weren’t aggressive in trying to keep Likely because they negotiated with him with the comfort of knowing they had Andrews in their back pocket.
• The Ravens tried to save a few million by moneyballing the TE position with a player we all knew was past his prime. They did what was safe instead of offering Likely what he deserved.
Summary: Extended Andrews out of comfort and emotion for what he’s done and not what he was going to do and lowballed Likely for what he had done and not what we knew he would do
“Star” they thought he was a fan at the parade😂
Knicks star Tyler Kolek calls out Taylor Swift as team's 'fakest' celebrity fan: 'A little performative' trib.al/gAoFUbH
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Kaido hybrid shits on lokis
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Odas paneling for the sanji fight is up near his peak we haven’t seen it like this in YEARS
Wr1 it needs? Zay clears Pickens lmao
WHICH TEAM SAYS NO TO THIS BLOCKBUSTER TRADE OFFER…?
The #Cowboys trade Dak Prescott and George Pickens to the #Ravens for superstar QB Lamar Jackson.
Baltimore gets a new QB and the WR1 it badly needs.
Dallas lands a franchise-changing superstar and a global face of the #NFL.
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Joe Mazzulla on the comments from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown:
“I didn’t see exactly happened, but those two guys, they were together for 10 years, and they had great, great moments together. And at the end of the day, nobody is perfect. We all can be better. We all did great things. We all did things that we want to be better at.
“So I think it's more just focusing on the greatness that those two were able to achieve and the fact that they're both great people. They're different in how they play the game. They're different in how they handle things. They're just — they're different. It doesn't mean that it's good or bad. They're just different. So you focus on the high character.
“We're focused on Jayson because he's with us, he plays for us, he’s our guy. We're grateful for what Jaylen did in the past, but our focus goes to Jayson, who he is as a player, who he is as a person, and then we just move on from there. But you never forget the gratitude and the perspective of a former Celtic who has left this place in a better place. You can't forget that.
“But what we focus on now is Jayson. Jayson is our best player. Jayson is our highest-character guy. He's our guy. We focus on that and we move forward.”
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