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Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson last week ordered the team’s locker room stripped of video game consoles, ping-pong and cornhole tables, among other items.
Prior to the team’s 30-16 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday, the Ravens were 1-5 and Jackson, despite missing the win due to a hamstring injury, felt the team needed more focus amid its slow start.
“I told Kenico (Hines), our crew chief, to take away all the games and ping-pong… to turn off the TVs. If we could have taken the TVs away, they would have been turned off, too,” Jackson told reporters Tuesday.
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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson on the sideline during the first quarter against the Chicago Bears at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Oct. 26, 2025. (Tommy Gilligan/Image Images)
“I appreciate (team owner) Steve (Bisciotti) for helping us, but we had to focus. I don’t want to say that people don’t take their jobs seriously, don’t get me wrong, but I didn’t feel like it was the time for that. We have a lot of work to do.”
It was initially reported that head coach John Harbaugh, not Jackson, had games taken away from him.
The decision to eliminate the elements worked because they beat the Bears by multiple scores despite being forced to start backup quarterback Tyler “Snoop” Huntley in place of Jackson due to an injury.
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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson throws a pass against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 28, 2025. (Denny Medley/Image Images)
Even with the win, Jackson said games will not return to the locker room this season.
The two-time MVP has been out of the Ravens’ lineup since Sept. 28 with an injury.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson stands on the sideline during the first half against the Chicago Bears in Baltimore on Oct. 26, 2025. (Nick Wass/AP Photo)
The Ravens’ win over the Bears improved them to 2-5 on the season, and with Jackson’s return, they will face the Miami Dolphins (2-6) on Thursday night hoping for another win.
The Ravens are third in the AFC North behind the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3) and Cincinnati Bengals (3-5). A win over the Dolphins would bring the Ravens closer to contention.
