As the Baltimore Ravens prepare to travel down south and face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday Night Football, several of their top players can’t help but feel giddy about returning to their home state.
A surprising amount of Ravens stars hail from the sunshine state, including quarterback Lamar Jackson, running back Derrick Henry, wide receivers Zay Flowers and safety Eddie Jackson, among others. Ahead of their trip down to Tampa Monday, the Florida natives couldn’t help but share the bond that comes from growing up in the state.
“That’s what we breed down there, just football. There’s a lot of football players [in Florida],” Lamar Jackson told reporters Thursday . “Don’t get me wrong, we have some basketball players here and there [and] probably some doctors and lawyers…