Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti says Deshaun Watson's contract with Cleveland Browns complica

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PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti acknowledged Tuesday that Deshaun Watson's record-setting contract could have ripple effects for quarterback deals going forward, including the one for Lamar Jackson.

On March 18, Watson received a five-year, $230 million fully guaranteed contract from the Cleveland Browns after getting traded by the Houston Texans. That's $80 million more than the previous NFL record for fully guaranteed money at signing.

Now, the Ravens are looking to negotiate a contract extension with Jackson, who is entering his fifth-year option.

"I'm trying to answer that when I had a reaction to it. And it's like, 'Damn, I wish they hadn't guaranteed the whole contract,'" Bisciotti said Tuesday at the NFL league meetings. "I don't know that he should've been the first guy to get a fully guaranteed contract. To me, that's something that is groundbreaking, and it'll make negotiations harder with others."

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1. He's right. QBs are going to take so much...

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of the salary cap that teams won't be able to sign some of their other top players.

It just happen with Aaron Rodgers' 50m a year contract. The Packers couldn't then sign their top receiver who signed with the Raiders to get what he is worth.

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2. Owners could also "just say no." I would.

Fuck 'em

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3. That's basically what the Seahawks did.