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Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson ordered the team’s locker room stripped of video game consoles, ping pong tables and cornholes last week, among other things.
Before the team’s 30-16 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday, the Ravens were 1-5, and Jackson — despite missing the win with a hamstring injury — felt the team needed more focus amid its slow start.
“I told Kenico (Hines), our head equipment guy, I told him to take all the games and ping pong … turn off the TVs. If we could have taken the TVs out, they would have been out, too,” Jackson told reporters Tuesday.
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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson on the sideline in the first quarter against the Chicago Bears at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Oct. 26, 2025. (Tommy Gilligan/Imagn Images)
“I appreciate (team owner) Steve (Bisciotti) for putting it in for us, but we had to focus. I’m not saying people don’t take their jobs seriously — don’t get me wrong — but I didn’t feel like it was the time. We’ve got a lot of work to do.”
It was initially reported that head coach John Harbaugh — not Jackson — had the games removed.
The decision to remove the items worked because they beat the Bears by more points despite being forced to start backup quarterback Tyler “Snoop” Huntley in place of Jackson due to 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, Mo., Sept. 28, 2025. (Denny Medley/Imagn Images)
Even with the win, Jackson said the fights won’t 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, Oct. 26, 2025. (Nick Wass/AP Photo)
The Ravens’ win over the Bears improved to 2-5 on the season, and with Jackson’s return, they will take on the Miami Dolphins (2-6) on Thursday night hoping for another victory.
The Ravens are third in the AFC North behind the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3) and the Cincinnati Bengals (3-5). A win over the Dolphins would move the Ravens closer to contention.
