By: Justin Gincauskas
Lamar Jackson loves proving the doubters wrong, especially when it comes to Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio. Florio did not mince words last week, saying that the 49ers would “kick the s—t out of the Ravens” when the two teams play on Christmas.
The Ravens ended up being the dominant team in the matchup, cruising to a 33-19 victory Monday. Jackson threw for over 250 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for 45 yards. After the victory, Jackson let Florio have it for his harsh comments that Jackson took personally.
Jackson’s Reaction To Florio’s Prediction
“You can’t just discredit us,” Jackson said while talking to the media. “We grown men, we got to feed our families. He can have his opinion but just don’t be talking like that. That’s disrespectful. That’s very disrespectful. Not to take away from the 49ers at all, like they’re great all across the board, but we gone come to play as well. Our record not no fluke. We play ball and we showed that.”
“But he needs to keep doing his job and just don’t come off like that towards us,” Jackson continued. “That’s disrespectful, like I said, ’cause he isn’t putting the pads on. If he were putting the pads on I feel he would’ve meant different for him. He wouldn’t say that. He would be respectful. I say that we are respectful to our opponents. Our opponents are respectful to us. But the guy we’re not even playing against just come out being disrespectful to us. I guess he wanted more views on his little channel. We’re going to leave it at that.”
After listening to Jackson’s comments after the game, Mike Florio took to X (formerly Twitter) to issue an apology for his earlier opinion.
“Lamar is right. I apologize for how I phrased my opinion,” Florio posted. “I believed the 49ers were dramatically better than every other team in the NFL: Cowboys, Eagles, Chiefs, Dolphins, everyone. The Ravens proved otherwise. They deserve complete and total respect for what they accomplished.”
By leading his team to a convincing victory over one of the best teams in the league, Jackson is now the favorite to win the NFL MVP, according to DraftKings Sportsbook. Jackson is listed at -160, while 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey has the second-best odds at +400.
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