Lamar Jackson’s landmark Ravens deal makes Saints-Derek Carr contract look even better

Lamar Jackson’s landmark Ravens deal makes the Saints-Derek Carr contract look even better. He arrived in New Orleans at the right time:

It took them long enough, but the Baltimore Ravens finally rewarded Lamar Jackson with the long-term deal he earned — a landmark contract extension reportedly valued at $52 million per year over five years, carrying a whopping $185 million in guarantees. Good for him.

It’s good for the New Orleans Saints, too, because it further justifies the deal they reached with Derek Carr in free agency. Here’s where their starting quarterback ranks among his peers now that Jackson has reached this agreement with Baltimore: