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Avert your eyes and ears, Payments Mafia … NFL legend Rod Woodson tells TMZ Sports activities Lamar Jackson is the MVP this yr — not Josh Allen.
In keeping with the previous Baltimore Ravens defensive again, it is not significantly shut, both.
“It is no query in my head,” the Corridor of Famer mentioned this week, “Lamar Jackson is the MVP.”
Allen has been the betting favourite to snag the NFL’s highest honor for many of this season — particularly a number of weeks in the past — however as Jackson has completed the yr robust, it is principally turn into a coin flip.
Woodson — who does presently work as a shade commentator for the Ravens — mentioned this week he’d give his vote to Lamar … explaining the stats inform the entire story.
“39 passing touchdowns to 26?” Woodson mentioned. “To me, that is daunting.”
Lamar does dwarf Allen in nearly each significant class (outdoors of dashing touchdowns) … though he has performed in yet another sport than the Buffalo celebrity.
Woodson mentioned his opinion is not at all any shade on Josh — in truth, he informed us “I acquired a lot love” for the Payments QB — he simply merely thinks Lamar’s been that good.
I name this the “MVP sequence” for Lamar
JacksonTwo unbelievable performs on nationwide TV with the entire world watching
Oh yeah, and he broke the all-time QB dashing yard file on prime of all of it
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— Kevin Oestreicher (@koestreicher34) December 26, 2024
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As for the Baltimore signal-caller’s staff, Woodson mentioned with or with out an MVP trophy on their mantle … no staff needs to see the Ravens within the playoffs subsequent month.
“As soon as the postseason will get right here,” he mentioned, “I do not suppose anyone needs to face the Baltimore Ravens.”