Ravens

There’s been some commotion about how the Ravens’ players, including Lamar Jackson, influenced the organization’s decision to fire John Harbaugh. Baltimore owner Steve Bisciotti said he had already made up his mind before speaking with Jackson.

“I don’t think that the players had a large part in my decision,” Bisciotti said, via Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic. “My decision by Monday was pretty much set. By the time I got off the phone with Lamar, I had told him that my decision was pretty set. ‘But when I hang up with you, I don’t want you to think that the decision was ironclad.’ That was Monday night.”

Bisciotti said there were people within the organization who preferred keeping Harbaugh, explaining that he felt they underachieved in recent years.

“I just thought it was something that in the last 10 years, we’ve won the third-most games in the NFL and yet, people were saying we were underachievers,” Bisciotti said. “We were, and we had to own that. I got to the point where I didn’t believe I’d feel regret making the decision, and that’s what instinct is.”

As for whether Jackson will play a part in deciding their next head coach, Bisciotti said the quarterback will have “a lot of say” but won’t have any power in his final choice.

“A lot of say, but he has no power. I have the power. They have opinions, and I want them all. I care about my players very much, but I can’t give them power,” Bisciotti said.

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