​Ravens QB Lamar Jackson had a rough 2025 season by his standards, missing four games with hamstring and back injuries, posting career lows in rushing attempts and yards, and watching the Ravens miss the playoffs entirely. He enters 2026 healthy, with a new head coach in Jesse Minter and a new offensive coordinator in Declan Doyle, and Baltimore is counting on a bounce-back year from its franchise quarterback.But his next contract is not getting done before the opener. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Saturday that there will be no opening-day extension for Jackson, putting any new deal on hold until at least 2027.Lamar Jackson contract talks now wait until the 2027 offseasonJackson and the Ravens will begin the season without a new extension. Adam Schefter reported that negotiations are frozen, ending hopes of an opening-day agreement similar to Dak Prescott’s deal with the Dallas Cowboys two years ago.Schefter reported that Jackson has been reluctant to engage in extension talks for unspecified reasons, and that no substantive discussions took place this past offseason despite the Ravens being willing to make him the highest-paid quarterback in the league.“There will be no last-minute, buzzer-beating, day-of-the-opener lucrative contract extension for Ravens QB Lamar Jackson — the way there was for Cowboys QB Dak Prescott on opening day two years ago, per league sources. Any deal is on hold, likely until 2027,”Schefter reported.Nov 9, 2025; Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) comes off the field after the game against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn ImagesBaltimore had hoped to work out an extension this offseason to lower his cap number, but instead the team restructured his current deal, which pushed his 2027 cap charge up to an untenable $84.3 million. That number makes getting a new deal done after this season a near-necessity for the organization.Jackson is under contract through 2027 and holds no-tag and no-trade clauses, meaning all the leverage in future negotiations sits with him. The Ravens have no immediate way to force the issue. There is no reported tension between the two sides, but the lack of any meaningful talks has left an important question hanging over the franchise heading into the season.Ravens shift focus toward Lamar Jackson and the upcoming seasonThe Ravens expect more from Jackson’s legs in 2026 after injuries reduced his rushing work last year. His health and production will shape the next contract discussion more than any opening-day announcement.Jackson said this week that winning a Super Bowl is how he would define a successful 2026 season, but he also made clear the focus right now is on Indianapolis, not February. “We can’t worry about February until we are actually there,” he said.Baltimore opens the season Sunday against the Colts, giving Jackson his first chance to show the injuries that derailed 2025 are b