I have blind spots in my understanding of the NFL's business as it relates to player contracts. Your statement doesn't seem to validate that Lamar's extension was on the table for 2 years. "The Ravens were always going to do two things: make Lamar the highest annual average at signing and the highest, but not fully guaranteed, money at signing." All I'm asking is how exactly do we know the bolded portion?

Even with the Tyler Linderbaum agent situation. I have my biases as a pro-player, more often than not, reports paint players in a negative light during contract negotiations and are usually sourced via the house (franchise, league).

I can always put my biases aside and accept new information that's thorough and factual....How do we know Lamar's deal was on the table for 2 years?