Lamar Jackson channels Jimmy Butler with wild new hairstyle

It’s the NFL offseason, which means players have a few months to enjoy themselves after a grueling season before turning their attention to the next. That gives them a chance to focus on things outside of football such as family, vacations or personal hobbies and goals.

For Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, he appears to be working on coming up with a new look for 2025. Jackson posted a photo of himself on his Instagram story showing off a recent hairstyle he tried out.

The QB normally wears his hair in braids, but had it completed straightened out here. It looked very similar to the hairdo that NBA star Jimmy Butler rocked a couple years back with the Miami Heat.

#Ravens QB Lamar Jackson has a new look: pic.twitter.com/BsnvbB7aAO

— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) February 18, 2025

Jackson is coming off of a season in which he set career highs in both passing yards (4,172) and touchdowns (41). He also rushed for 915 yards to lead all quarterbacks and added another four touchdowns on the ground.

The QB finished second in the league’s MVP voting after the Ravens lost in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. However, he already has two prior MVP awards to his name (2019 and 2023).

Jackson has put up big numbers in his career thus far, but has never made it past the AFC Championship. As he prepares to enter his eighth NFL season in 2025, that will continue to be a narrative for him.

Lamar Jackson is signed with Baltimore through 2027, so he has at least a few more years to cement his legacy with the franchise.

Former NFL QB Jim Miller explains controversial Lamar Jackson MVP vote snub

Former NFL quarterback Jim Miller is opening up on his decision regarding Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson in the recent voting for the league MVP. Miller was the only one out of 50 total voters who did not have Jackson in his top two votes, putting Bills quarterback Josh Allen, Eagles running back Saquon Barkley and Benagls quarterback Joe Burrow ahead of him.

Allen would go on to win the award, receiving 27 first place votes compared to Jackson’s 23. Still, Miller being the only voter he didn’t have the Ravens star at least in second raised some eyebrows, and he addressed it.

“A lot of people loved Lamar,” Miller said on his radio show. “Certainly I voted a certain way. A lot of people didn’t like their take on that. And I had my five. …I sleep very good with how I voted. A lot of people didn’t like it because Lamar is quite a player. Even if I voted for Lamar, Josh still would’ve won it.”

It’s true that Miller’s vote did not actually have an impact on the outcome, as Allen would have won no matter how he voted. Still, many were shocked at the decision especially considering the season that Jackson had.