Baltimore Ravens star Lamar Jackson has confessed that his mom “cussed him out”as she felt her son could have run the ball more as his team fell to defeat against the Philadelphia Eagles.
The MVP quarterback’s team fell to a 24-19 loss on Sunday, with his talents largely contained by the eventual victors at M&T Bank Stadium. The Ravens are now playing catch-up with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the race for the AFC North title – with their record standing at 8-5 for the season so far.
During the encounter, Jackson rushed eight times for 79 yards, with that figure boosted with by 39 following a drive with just a minute left of proceedings as the result was all but confirmed. Following his showing in the clash, his own mother Felicia Jones admitted left underwhelmed with his efforts.
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Speaking after the damaging defeat, the 27-year-old acknowledged that his mom had felt that he had missed vital opportunities to run the ball during a pivotal loss. Recalling their conversation, he said: “Yes, my momma just told me that. She just cussed me out, so I’m mad.
We’re going to get after it. I’m not going to lie to you; we’re going to get after it,” he continued, as he vowed to put things right. “I can’t wait for this bye [week] to get on. We have the Giants coming up. I’m ready to go. I’m just ready to go. She said there were lanes I should have [taken] and ran, but I was trying to let guys develop routes.”
Confessing that his mom had been right with her judgement, he added: “We had developing routes. I was just trying to go through my progressions, but yes, she’s right. I’m sorry for this. I’m just mad, because I feel like we should win these games, and we’re not getting them done.”
