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Originally Posted by Ruhskins
You think Flacco is going to remain as Lamar Jackson's backup? I'd imagine that Flacco would want to go elsewhere and RG3 would remain as Jackson's backup.
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It won't be up to Flacco.
He is 33 and his base salary jumps from $12m in 2018 to $18.5m in 2019 and his cap number will jump $1.7m to $26.5m in 2019. And his best days are behind him.
Lamar Jackson is 21 and under his rookie contract and is locked up for 4 years. His base salary for 2019 is $910K and his cap hit is only $2.2m in 2019.
If the Ravens release Flacco before the start of the 2019 league year, they can save a little over $12m in cap space.