ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky offered up a Lamar Jackson take on Monday that aged terribly almost immediately.
Orlovsky appeared on ESPN’s “First Take” Monday to discuss the importance of Jackson attending the Ravens’ first voluntary offseason workout. Orlovsky felt that Jackson needed to be there since the team has a new coaching staff, but was under the impression the quarterback was going to skip them.
“I’m not going to overreact to him not being there,” Orlovsky said of Jackson. “Maybe he gets there in the next day or two, but it certainly sounds like that’s not going to be the case.”
Dan Orlovsky at 8:18 AM: “I’m not going to overreact to him not being there, maybe he gets there in the next day or two but it certainly sounds like that’s not going to be the case”
— Kevin Oestreicher (@koestreicher34) April 6, 2026
Ravens at 8:24 AM: Post Lamar Jackson arriving for 1st day of workouts pic.twitter.com/TFFYR4PM60
Less than an hour later, the Ravens posted a video of Jackson arriving for workouts on their social media accounts.
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— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) April 6, 2026
Orlovsky never addressed his comments, and ESPN quietly removed the video of the segment from their social media as if it never happened.
Orlovsky has a history with Jackson that has fueled the perception that the ESPN analyst is biased against the Ravens quarterback. He infamously voted against Jackson for MVP in 2025 despite giving him an All-Pro vote, and has been called out for favoring Josh Allen over Jackson.
If Orlovsky was going off history, he was not necessarily wrong to think Jackson would be a no-show. The quarterback skipped eight of a possible nine voluntary workouts last season.
