Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is the textbook definition of a unicorn - i.e. there's no other player like him - in not just the modern NFL, but essentially throughout the league's history.

After a 12-5 season, the Baltimore Ravens were impressive, led by two-time MVP winner Lamar Jackson and superstar running back Derrick Henry. The star-studded roster the Ravens had assembled paid off to an extent. The playoffs are where the real success is had. Once again, Jackson and the Ravens fell short.

After Bills QB Josh Allen won the 2024 NFL MVP award, many fans believed that Ravens QB Lamar Jackson should've won. Here's why.

In fact, the NFL even tells us who those voters voted for! Enter Jim Miller, who voted for Jackson fourth in MVP voting, leaving already upset Ravens fans in outrage when they heard the news. And the guys he voted ahead of Jackson — Allen,

ESPN's Dan Orlovsky picked Josh Allen for MVP but voted Lamar Jackson as a first-team All-Pro. Here's what went into his decision.

Lamar Jackson is on a 5-year $260,000,000 contract extension that he signed with the Ravens in 2023, which saw him earn a massive $72,500,000 signing bonus for remaining in Baltimore. His base salary in 2024 was $14,250,000 and he received a $17,500,000 option bonus. Jackson’s cash total for the season was $43,500,000.

This year’s NFL MVP award wasn’t a two-man race for this voter. Jim Miller, former NFL QB and current co-host on SiriusXM NFL Radio’s “Movin’ The Chains,” puzzlingly put Lamar Jackson, who was in a neck-and-neck race with Josh Allen for the award,

Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen narrowly beat out Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson in the MVP voting after finishing second in All-Pro voting.