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Photo

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A photo is needed for this page! He will be 2020 Super Bowl contender... EatPizza (talk) 05:49, 30 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

If you can find one that complies with Wikipedia's Wikipedia:Image use policy, go ahead and upload it. Wikipedia is very strict when it comes to images, which is why you may find plenty of images of Jackson with a Google search, yet this article is without one. Your best bet is to go to a Louisville game and take one yourself. Lizard (talk) 07:17, 30 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 14 December 2016

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Whisperredd (talk) 16:38, 14 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. 🔯 Sir Joseph 🍸(talk) 16:42, 14 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Reply to Sir Joseph 100.15.223.107 (talk) 00:24, 1 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Just a thought

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I don't have the experience to do the Good Article review but some glaring things are missing such as citation(s) for his birth date. And the personal life is way too short. Trillfendi (talk) 22:38, 23 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I found his date birth of stated in the cited ESPN source for his college stats so cited it there as well. I do agree the article could be better but not sure what could/should be added as far as his personal life. S0091 (talk) 00:33, 24 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I don’t know what’s out there personally, but I think 2 sentences it a little anemic. Perhaps things from early life can be merged there. Trillfendi (talk) 00:51, 24 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I don't either. I am not a sports person myself but have seen enough in the media to glean he is somewhat a phenomenon. I looked at the early life section but I do not think there is anything current enough to move to his personal life. What are your thoughts? S0091 (talk) 01:09, 24 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Community service related things could go there. Trillfendi (talk) 02:27, 24 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I am not seeing anything about community service (will do some more digging) but what about his clothing line which is currently in the Popular Culture section? S0091 (talk) 16:08, 24 December 2019 (UTC)[reply]
I have been searching for more on his personal life as well and added a little more today. «Marylandstater» «reply» 03:53, 2 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Pro Bowl Offensive MVP

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His Pro Bowl Offensive MVP award should be listed in the Career highlights and awards block simply because it is an award, and because it happens to a single player rarely enough in a career that he'll likely never win it again. (talk) 18:04, 29 January 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.4.103.242 (talk) [reply]

See WP:NFLINFOBOX, an honor from an exhibition game is not noteworthy. Eagles 24/7 (C) 13:06, 30 January 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Eagles247, seen your link and it's just a rule with no reasoning behind it other than subjectivity and that's the beginning of the problem. Then there are multiple issues with your position: First, the Pro Bowl MVP not being "noteworthy" is subjective. It's a matter of opinion, not fact, and even that opinion is trumped by facts like Pro Bowl records being kept right here on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_Bowl. Secondly, the Pro Bowl itself is mentioned in the highlight section of this very page showing that the Pro Bowl itself is noteworthy otherwise it wouldn't be mentioned there, so if the Pro Bowl is noteworthy certainly the Most Valuable Player Award of the Pro Bowl would have to be considered noteworthy, at least enough that the NFL names the MVP of that game and the Wikipedia page I posted lists those MVPs and other historical records and facts from the history of the Pro Bowl. (talk) 17:49, 1 February 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.4.103.242 (talk) [reply]

Thanks for the response. WP:NFLINFOBOX was created as a way to see where the current consensus by NFL Wikipedia editors is for what to include in these infoboxes. If you want to try to change the current consensus, feel free to start a talk page discussion at WT:NFL. However, as the guideline suggests, "As a rule of thumb, if an achievement doesn't have its own article it's probably too trivial." Eagles 24/7 (C) 23:18, 1 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the reply. I just want to point out one other thing: being named to a Pro Bowl is an award in and of itself as one very reliable source has it: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/awards/ not to mention that when players are mentioned that are often referred to in the vein of "13-Time Pro Bowler (((insert player name)))!" similar to "9-Time Grammy Winner (((insert artist name)!" Considering that, the fact "Pro Bowl (2019)" is mentioned in the "Career highlights and awards" section contradicts the current rule as it is an exhibition award. (talk) 12:52, 26 June 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.4.103.242 (talk) [reply]

GA Review

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Reviewer: Lee Vilenski (talk · contribs) 09:40, 7 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]


Hello, I am planning on reviewing this article for GA Status, over the next couple of days. Thank you for nominating the article for GA status. I hope I will learn some new information, and that my feedback is helpful.

If nominators or editors could refrain from updating the particular section that I am updating until it is complete, I would appreciate it to remove a edit conflict. Please address concerns in the section that has been completed above (If I've raised concerns up to references, feel free to comment on things like the lede.)

I generally provide an overview of things I read through the article on a first glance. Then do a thorough sweep of the article after the feedback is addressed. After this, I will present the pass/failure. I will use strikethrough tags when concerns are met. Even if something is obvious why my concern is met, please leave a message as courtesy.

Best of luck! you can also use the {{done}} tag to state when something is addressed. Lee Vilenski (talk • contribs)

Please let me know after the review is done, if you were happy with the review! Obviously this is regarding the article's quality, however, I want to be happy and civil to all, so let me know if I have done a good job, regardless of the article's outcome.

Immediate Failures

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Prose

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Lede

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General

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GA Review

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GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)
  1. It is reasonably well written.
    a (prose, spelling, and grammar): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):
  2. It is factually accurate and verifiable.
    a (reference section): b (citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):
  3. It is broad in its coverage.
    a (major aspects): b (focused):
  4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.
    Fair representation without bias:
  5. It is stable.
    No edit wars, etc.:
  6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.
    a (images are tagged and non-free content have fair use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):
  7. Overall:
    Pass/Fail:

Comments

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NFL MVP

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The fact that Lamar was named NFL MVP in 2019 should absolutely be included in his introduction. I have edited the following sentence to read "In 2019, Jackson was named NFL MVP after setting a record for the most rushing yards in a season by a quarterback<ref name=favorite/> and leading the league with 36 touchdown passes." but it keeps on getting edited to remove the NFL MVP detail. Please explain this to me! — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jampilot (talk • contribs) 16:47, 23 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Jampilot: It's already listed in the second sentence of the lead, you keep adding it in a second time. Eagles 24/7 (C) 17:15, 23 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
@Eagles247:You're right, obviously totally overlooked that Jampilot — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jampilot (talk • contribs) 02:21, 24 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

"Player profile" original research

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This "player profile" section is almost entirely original research, and the citations used do not support most of the claims:

  • "Jackson is widely considered to be greatest running quarterback in the NFL since Michael Vick. During his MVP season in 2019, Jackson broke Vick's record for the most rushing yards in a season totaling 1,206 yards on a average of 6.9 yards per carry all while leading the league in touchdown passes." This is only supported by a statistics database that does not explicitly state any of this information.
  • "Jackson has rare speed and acceleration for the quarterback position and is one of the fastest players in the NFL regardless of position." This is supported by an article discussing his Madden video game stats, and Madden ≠ real life.
  • "Although he refused to run the 40 time at the NFL combine as a result of skepticism about his ability as a pro quarterback and teams wanting him to switch positions" This is not supported by the reference following it.
  • "Jackson also demonstrates great running ability being able to elude & juke defenders in open field and also extending plays behind the line of scrimmage." This is followed by a reference to a highlight video from the Ravens website, which does not support the statement.

This is pure original research, plain and simple, and should not be reinstated without appropriate references from reliable sources. Eagles 24/7 (C) 00:49, 2 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I think there's something there in the comparisons drawn between him and Vick, not to mention Vick says that Jackson is better than he was. I think the sources might be out there, but agree with Eagles247 that it was pretty much all OR. But we should definitely work on this. Etzedek24 (I'll talk at ya) (Check my track record) 18:37, 2 May 2021 (UTC)[reply]

GA Review

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Reviewer: GhostRiver (talk · contribs) 19:19, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]


I can take a look at this! — GhostRiver 19:19, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV ()
3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant ()
Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

Infobox and lede

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  • "Jackson was the 32nd pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft when he was selected by the Ravens." → "The Ravens selected Jackson in the first round, 38th overall, of the 2018 NFL Draft."
  • "He was the fourth African-American quarterback to win the award." → "He is the fourth African-American quarterback to win the award."
  • Per WP:LEADCITE, information that is cited in the body does not need to be cited in the lede, and all of the cited sentences in the lede should already be backed up in the body
  • On that note, reference for his middle name?

Early years

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  • I checked both "overview" and "bio" on the ESPN reference and couldn't find the names of his parents
  • "Jackson's father died from a heart attack on the same day his grandmother died in 2005, when Jackson was 8 years old." → "When Jackson was eight years old, his father suffered a fatal heart attack on the same day that his grandmother died."
  • "future teammate and Ravens wide receiver" → "future Baltimore Ravens teammate and National Football League (NFL) wide receiver"
  • "When he was 8 years old, Jackson could throw a football 20 yards. In high school, Jackson threw a football 100 yards." → "By the age of eight, Jackson could throw a football 20 yards (18 m). By high school, he was capable of throwing up to 100 yards (91 m)."

High school career

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  • "Jackson was a standout quarterback at Boynton Beach High School in Boynton Beach, Florida.[10] At Boynton Beach, Jackson was a successful read-option quarterback who could run and throw the ball equally well." → "Jackson was a standout read option quarterback at Boynton Beach High School, equally capable of running and throwing the ball."
  • "He improved passing accuracy and decision-making by watching hours of film each week." → "Outside of practice, he would watch hours of video footage per week to sharpen his pass accuracy and decision-making abilities."
  • Link first instances of touchdown and interception

Recruiting

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  • "disagreement by" → "disagreement from"
  • There's a parenthetical without a mate
  • "promised Jackson's mother that her son would be playing quarterback and nothing else." → "promised his mother that they intended only to use her son as a quarterback."
  • Later it's made clear that some coaches wanted to make him a wide receiver, but this isn't set up very well here. All we know is that Petrino only wants to us him as a QB, but we don't know what other coaches/recruiters were pushing for

College career

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Freshman year

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  • This section overall needs to be expanded: he only started eight games, who else was QB? Who was he playing in the Music City Bowl? Any highlights?

Sophomore year

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Junior year

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  • College GameDay announced their return to the University of Louisville to host the opening matchup on September 16 between the returning National Champions, Clemson Tigers, and the Cardinals. Trivial, can be removed
  • Some NPOV/OR issues with Jackson did not let the numbers affect his playing ability. His remarkable statistics for the season resulted in his being a Heisman finalist for the 2017 season. No quotes from Jackson to back up the playing ability comment, and "remarkable" statistics fall under MOS:PUFFERY

Collegiate statistics

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Professional career

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  • Wide receiver should have been linked earlier and should not be capitalized here
  • No comma needed after "during the NFL Scouting Combine"
  • "4.34" → "4.34-second"
  • Comma after "in 2017 at Louisville"
  • Link signing bonus

2018 season

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  • "in place of the injured Joe Flacco, who injured his hip two weeks prior" Multiple redundancies; we know who Flacco is, and "injured" is listed twice
  • "quarterback in a single game in a 24–21 victory." needs rephrasing, currently makes it sound like this record only stands for games where the final score was 24-21

2019 season

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  • In total, Jackson personally accounted for over 500 yards of offense. unreferenced

2020 season

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2021 season

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Player Profile

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  • "Player Profile" → "Player profile" per MOS:HEADCAPS
  • Reference [133] is not a reference but a note, and should be in a separate notes list (see something like Matt Joyce (baseball) for how to style that)
  • Words like "widely" and "often" are thrown around here but then are only linked to one person's opinion – a corollary would be something like in J. T. Realmuto, called the "best catcher in baseball", which talks about where that epithet is formed and who's using it
  • "Except for his rookie season," → "Every year after his rookie season"
  • Space between end of sentence and citations should be removed for the sentence ending "by a quarterback in a single season"
  • Concerns however have been raised on his ability to play as a pure-pocket passer when the run-game is contained. Very jargony, hard for someone who doesn't talk football to understand
  • It's hard to prove a negative ("elite passers", in this instance), and the references included don't necessarily make that claim so much as they provide concrete reasons why he is not elite.

NFL career statistics

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Awards and highlights

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  • Is there a way to make some of this a table?
  • More importantly: Another 30-odd references are added here, when some of the awards that he received were already mentioned in the body (like the Heisman). Why do we need a new reference here? Would the one from the body not suffice?
Can we include how his 79 touches (59 passes, 20 rushes) in the 2019 playoff game were an NFL single game record? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.174.131.123 (talk) 19:31, 18 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]
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  • I don't necessarily think of these things as "in popular culture", since they all feature Jackson himself (as opposed to, say, references to him in TV programs or songs where he doesn't actually appear). It would fall more under "Personal life"
  • Most of the information here needs a little more context:
    • Who did he play alongside in Celebrity Family Feud?
    • What was the unveiling like for the Madden cover? Bryce Harper's MLB 2019 unveiling was a big deal because nobody knew what team he was playing for, whereas Roy Halladay's cover came with a prize for the first perfect game pitcher
    • Why did Pope Francis get a jersey?

Personal life

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  • Most of this is presented out of context again, or is trivial: his pre-game meal and his favorite superhero are not critically important to understanding who Jackson is. I'm thinking more along the lines of the "Personal life" section of Robin Lehner, where his favorite bands are mentioned because they inspired the design of his goalie helmet

Sports apparel

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References

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  • The citation style is something of a mess:
    • baltimoreravens.com, Baltimoreravens.com, www.baltimoreravens.com, and Baltimore Ravens are used interchangeably
    • ESPN.com vs. ESPN
    • The Baltimore Sun vs baltimoresun.com
    • NFL.com vs. National Football League
  • "Ebony Bird" is part of FanSided, which is not considered reliable as they allow for fan-generated content

General comments

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Although I have not entirely gotten through this article, I have seen enough that I think it would be best marked as a ✗ Fail, thereby giving the nominator more time to fix some of the larger issues. Overall, I have two main concerns. The first is simple: the prose has issues. This can be fixed by going to WP:GOCE. The larger issue is the flattering tone of Jackson that the article takes, rarely with concrete citations to back it up. This is something learned with time. In the meanwhile, I encourage the nominator to look at current football GAs and FAs in order to get a sense of the tone used, as well as the depth of detail employed. — GhostRiver 20:07, 13 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 5 March 2022

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So I got a major fucking problem with this page. Im here writing an essay on the change and fixing the injustices againt black Qb’s and here I use Lamar as an example. Im reading and reading to find out he now plays for the fucking Chicago Bears please fix this fucking issue my essay got graded a 60 for false information. Do me a favor and correct this entire article. SneakYZz (talk) 17:00, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Are you confusing this Ravens QB with Lamar Jackson (cornerback)? Cannolis (talk) 17:09, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@SneakYZz: -- I saw the above and tried to add some info to the article based on info turned up by a bit of quick googling. Bad move -- see this. Some more quick googling turned up this, and I see now that this article is not about the Lamar Jackson (ex-CB, I see there) who recently signed with the Bears but about the Lamar Jackson (QB) who is still with the Ravens (see here). Re your expressed intent to use QB Jackson as an example of "injustices againt black Qb’s", I see the following in that article about him (the Ravens QB) that I've linked here: "Jackson is content to play out 2022 on his $23M fifth-year option, and then let the Ravens franchise tag him the following two years to facilitate him becoming the rarest of rare NFL commodities – a megastar quarterback on the open market before age 30." It looks to me as if you and I both ought to learn something from this. Wtmitchell (talk) (earlier Boracay Bill) 20:18, 5 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 1 August 2022

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Edit his weight from 212 to 230lbs Axohh (talk) 23:22, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:30, 1 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 21 September 2022

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Lamar Jackson is a running back not a quarterback 2603:6010:AF02:B6F8:85CA:3245:2DAA:97C6 (talk) 00:33, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: His position is quarterback. His being a dual-threat quarterback doesn't change that. ––FormalDude (talk) 02:47, 21 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 28 February 2023

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Under Lamar Jackson's "NFL records" box, in the "Career highlights and awards" box there is something to add. One of the records states: "Most games with a perfect passer rating in the same season (tied with Ben Roethlisberger): 2 (2019)". This record is true, but the record is also shared with Peyton Manning. The record text should look like this: "Most games with a perfect passer rating in the same season (tied with Peyton Manning and Ben Roethlisberger): 2 (2019)".

Best, Sam D.

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_quarterbacks_who_have_posted_a_perfect_passer_rating#cite_note-54 Sam Duquette (talk) 04:36, 28 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: Peyton Manning did not achieve this twice in the same season. As the article you cite states, he did it four times, two of which were close in time (season and post-season); however, the article is correct as it stands. Actualcpscm (talk) 22:00, 14 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 1 March 2023

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170.55.76.18 (talk) 15:47, 1 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

i need to request because all this is false

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:45, 1 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 3 May 2023

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In the professional career tab during the 2023 season it is said the ravens earned the 5th seed in the playoffs. This is incorrect they earned the 6th seed. Please change that. 68.191.44.53 (talk) 16:07, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

I meant 2022 season sorry 68.191.44.53 (talk) 16:08, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
 Done Callmemirela 🍁 17:46, 3 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 18 September 2023

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Remove detail about his supposed 40 yard dash time being the fastest ever. Mike Vick ran an official 4.33 at his pro-day, .01 seconds faster than Jackson's supposed time. 173.207.196.200 (talk) 04:04, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — Paper9oll (🔔 • 📝) 14:04, 18 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 2 January 2024

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Remove "In high school, Jackson threw a football 100 yards.[15]"

This is not a realistic claim. The source for his 100 yard throw is a grainy video posted by Lamar Jackson on Twitter, where he himself states it went 95 yards, but it's impossible to verify that number from the footage. I was unable to find any documented evidence of a football being thrown over 80 yards. The surviving results from the NFL QB challenge held between 1990-2007 lists a 76 yard throw as the competitions all time longest throw.[1]

Pro Football Focus, which has documented every NFL throw since the 2006 season, lists this throw of 74 yards as the longest in their database.[2]

It seems clear that throws in the in the mid to high 70 yard range is the upper bound of what is physically possible for quarterbacks, and Jackson being able to far surpass this is not a credible. OctaviusBCS (talk) 00:23, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done M.Bitton (talk) 14:45, 3 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ https://www.topendsports.com/sport/gridiron/longest-throw.htm
  2. ^ https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/baker-mayfields-overthrown-hail-mary-is-the-longest-pass-ever-recorded-in-an-nfl-game/

Semi-protected edit request on 22 January 2024

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Lamar Jackson and Adoree Jackson are second cousins once removed 2600:8801:298:DD00:3973:6014:3F60:9D74 (talk) 01:06, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cannolis (talk) 01:19, 22 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 29 January 2024

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Chick artist 2603:6080:9F40:704:913F:9A36:9F74:EDA8 (talk) 03:32, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 03:40, 29 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Perfect passer rating record footnote

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In the infobox for NFL records is he tied with Ben Roethlisberger for most perfect passer rating games in regular season games only or is he tied with Peyton Manning and Ben Roethlisberger for most perfect passer rating games in both regular season and postseason because I would like to add a footnote on who he's tied with (unless he posts 5+ perfect ratings in his career). Ccai2053 (talk) 20:55, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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