'One of the theories floating around is that Jackson, heading into unrestricted free agency, chose not to risk further injury by playing, which would have limited his leverage in contract talks. It was a storyline that John Harbaugh and the Ravens could have shot down, but that never really happened.
And one NFL executive has a theory on why.
"Harbaugh is a power coach," the executive told
Mike Sando of The Athletic. "It's like it is 1983 and you're going to get the kid to come back by saying he is an important part of the team and it's not a serious injury, but that doesn't work in today's NFL. He tries to make it coy and tricky, but he wants to exercise power over players, just like the college coaches he comes from and admires."'
Since random stories now carry merit here. And how about we dig up what Bernard Pollard was saying about Harbaugh? Off-season and got time today.
Can someone explain to me how to post links to bleacherreport articles