Lamar Jackson plans to skip halftime meeting to watch Beyoncé performance: ‘Sorry, Harbaugh’
The Baltimore Ravens will travel to Houston on Wednesday for a Christmas Day game against the Texans. You would imagine Lamar Jackson is most excited to face another AFC contender, beginning to prepare for the playoffs. As things stand, Baltimore and Houston would face each other in the Wildcard round.
But you would be wrong, as the former MVP is really looking forward to the Beyonce halftime show at NRG Stadium.
“I’m going to go out there and watch,” Jackson said. “I’m going to go out there and watch, man. It’s my first time watching Beyonce perform and it’s at our game? That’s dope. I’m going to go out there and watch. Sorry, (head coach John) Harbaugh. Sorry, fellas.”
In Jackson’s defense, Baltimore has already locked up their spot in the playoffs. At this point, all there is to play for is a potential AFC North title and potentially seeding. Surely some time can be carved out for Jackson to watch Beyonce perform.
Kickoff from Houston is scheduled for 3:30 p.m., with Netflix broadcasting the game. Although, people in Baltimore and Houston will be able to watch on broadcast TV. The NFL is playing on Christmas Day for the fifth consecutive season.
Plenty of people will be tuning in for the matchups, with the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers also facing off. But a halftime show from Beyonce in the later window will attract plenty of viewers, just ask Jackson.
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Hopefully, things are going well for the Ravens and Harbaugh does not mind going through halftime without his quarterback. Some other players might become a member of the audience as well, getting a front row seat to the concert.
Houston picks up former Baltimore wide receiver ahead of Christmas matchup
The Houston Texans have picked up WR Diontae Johnson on waivers on Monday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports.
The move comes after the Texans lost WR Tank Dell for the season with a significant knee injury. Houston is the third team Johnson will play on this season having spent time with the Carolina Panthers and Baltimore Ravens, the latter of which waived him last week.
Houston takes on Baltimore on Christmas day, but it’s unclear if Johnson will be able to suit up for the Texans for the matchup.
On3’s Barkley Truax contributed to this report