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I bring you a new top six list about an hour from now exactly an hour from now I bring you this week's top six list, the NFL released its top 100 players as voted on by the players and the players have fast their list. Okay, they they fill in multiple names with two thirds of the players don't even vote. We don't know the full criteria and so tonight I'm in a do it the right way to give you a top six list the best players in the NFL heading into the 2022 season, not guys that you would draft for the next five years not handing out lifetime achievement awards but just who the hell of the best players who's the most dominant will give you that list next hour. As we opened up the show tonight right before I went on air.

We had a legend doing legendary things with another legend in attendance that happens to be Serena Williams. She won her second round match up. Yes she did. She won again that really wasn't expected to win the first time, especially as she entered into the U.S. Open with a record of one in four. She's only participated in five tennis matches for the entire year Serena Williams pretty much let everybody know. Look, I'm winding down. She didn't want to use the word retirement. There was a big to do about her win on Monday night and she once again tonight. The woman that she be a net consummate ranked number two in the world took took her three sets to win 761 she lost the second 2 to 6, and she was dominant to finish things out. 622. She was so dominant at the end of the game that she was pretty much asked on ESPN afterwords hey Serena, this isn't something that you ask a legend Serena. Were you surprised by by your performance and and and how did you do it why did you do it. How did you accomplish it. Listen to Serena's answer is right really well and you know the here in New York together and all she sees enjoying it. She pretty much told everybody via U.S. Open radio. She's really enjoying this moment, especially as these moments are coming to a close. Listen, I don't have anything to prove I don't have anything boss life. I got prove Serena Williams.

I'm enjoying this. She's right. She's accomplished so much. She will be in action again on Friday. Third round.

She tries to continue to advance in singles action in the U.S. Open, which is pretty much the. The finale of her career. She will also be in action tomorrow, Thursday, with her sister and double social have a little bit of a warm up Tiger Woods was in attendance and her family's box to sit and watch Serena play and every time that she steps out onto the court could very well be her last moment last hour if you missed the minute you missed the second. You can always hit rewind on the free Odyssey app.

We also talked about Tony LaRusso's been announced and shared by the Chicago White Sox that he is out indefinitely for the rest of the season. Not because he is pulling a muscle. We have no idea could be, but he's having a personal medical emergency, of which we do not know the nature of, and not a surprise here Tony LaRusso is going to be 78 years old pretty much in a few weeks. We are staring at September in the face.

He turned 78 in October a questionable higher by Jerry Reinsdorf in the first place.

He's irritated his own players he is irritated the fan base. He's made questionable decisions from the dugout, especially some of those intentional walks will guys of actually been up in the count, falling asleep in the dugout. Tony LaRusso is accomplished enough, go, stay home, we mentioned Deion Sanders and Jackson state looks like they found accommodations following the flooding in Jackson, Mississippi. Much loved everybody out Mississippi in Jackson been in effect affected by the flooding. They are all set to take on Florida A&M this Sunday.

Down in Miami and so good luck everybody at Jackson State much loved everybody out in Jackson Mississippi you want to holler at me 855-2124 CBS.

That's 855-2124 CBS as we continue on with the show before we get to the top six next hour to talk about Lamar Jackson.

We had a call Emad E. Man called from Maryland and he asked me, he said, look, I don't have any confidence right now in the ravens I'm losing confidence that they will a surround Lamar Jackson with weapons and that be that they will not get priced out that the longer that they wait to put together a deal more cost prohibitive. It's going to be to the ravens organization and I'm going to talk about that because recently Lamar Jackson. He hasn't said a lot about his contract, but he has dropped the little breadcrumbs a few breadcrumbs on social media as to how he feels is he going to stay with the ravens if he were to leave, what are his favorite team sees.

He said quite a few things that let us know what he's looking for in a deal and I'm going to share that before I do that, we do have some called us here on the line let's go.

I hadn't had him Greg is gone for Michigan your CBS sports radio. Hope you're doing well great and I love your take on Serena and Michelle and I got probably is the most revolutionary figure in sports history when it comes to dominant. I have to say Serena is in the top five easily you got Jordan you got correct.

You got may be felt. He got Serena and you could speculate on others, but I gotta tell you, my friend Serena had dominated her sport like arguably those three or four McCracken, Lebron really got it give kudos to her in real quick. Your 12 o'clock hour. I'm thinking Josh Allen number one for me what you my friend will will see about that, Greg. I'll give you the full top six list will going to get there next hour is Josh Allen even on my top six list of of top NFL players coming into the season. You gotta wait to see next hour when it comes down to Serena dominance in the sport. I think it's arguable I would say so. But I wouldn't go ahead and put up book but tooth and nail fight. If someone wanted to say Steffi Graff Martina Navratilova I wouldn't put up a fight, but this is something that I would pretty much die on a hill about when it comes to influence surrounding the game. There is no peer. There is no one comparable to Serena Williams what she's done and I would go as far to say that also exists on the men's side as well. She is an icon, no different than we've seen Tiger Woods was in attendance watching her play after the match, Tiger Woods was was kind of in the backstage area with Serena Williams and there's a lot of similarities. This is pretty much what Tiger Woods is been to the game of golf, iconic flat. Simple similar to what Michael Jordan has been to the game of basketball iconic and I know that there are a lot of younger players.

A lot of younger individuals who may not remember Michael Jordan and at scope was appointments on where he was one of the most famous human beings still is on earth. This is before we had a World Wide Web or social media to connect the soul really Mike is calling from Florida your CBS sports radio what's up Mike. But I don't I'm good what's going on here much grandeur I learned on bunker different wormholes. First time I recall that I messed up and and had the wrong button I wanted to call and talk about her old man Gartner knocked on merit. Alums are no I'll say don't master you just say dumb. He got a dumb ass. Tetsuya sure go ahead keep going broad-minded my body was covered in tattoos. I got $100 million that I never had an infection. Well, what are you saying that he tried to give himself the tattoo would have no no no no no I'm just saying he's a fool.

Yes, I agree that you and get an infection when you got all that money and I never made $100,000 a year and I and I got all the gratitude that I never had an infection will vote lump. I'm happy for you Mike, take it a step further. How about what something worse is that he had the thought to get attached to. In the course of the regular season when the New York Yankees are trying to win a World Series.

Why are you trying not try.

Why are you getting a tattoo done right now. You couldn't wait until I don't know. Let's say November 10 when the season is our Aaron and Aaron. Aaron, I'll tell you another thing that I've noticed in the last 10, 15 years. They get tattooed.

They never had to pitching long moneymaker moneymaker. Yeah, well, no different than saying hey and I want to put a tattoo on my leg and I need the land on it so it's December know absolutely you.

You said it the first time and thank you. Michael: from Florida. He's a dog that no probably Saddam as you get what you get attached to four. He is something very simple.

I think most people understand. I talked for living. I sit here with you every single weeknight not talk about sports right. My job is to speak. I talk if I lost my voice will guess what I have to take a night off. Thank God that hasn't happened on.

Take good care of myself. I go to the dentist if people go to the dentist me to you know what, I'm not going to go to the dentist, especially if I might need a procedure done.

I start at 10 PM Eastern, seven Pacific most dentist day they stick around in the evening, but if I have an option for dentist appointment.

I'm not gonna book the last one. I'm not going to say well yeah let me let me have a root canal will yeah just just extracted tooth you'll put some jewelry and mom, I'm not gonna say.

Do any of that two hours before I have to go on air an hour before I have to go on air. My going to do that. Why because it's harmful, potentially to my job to my profession to what I'm obligated to do so for older Stratman to potentially manipulate and try to alter his body and come down with an injury in injured or infected tattoo yet but let's put that on the list of some of the dumbest injuries that we have ever heard in the world of sports you thought Fernando talkies Junior no testing positive for drug to treat his haircut infection was ridiculous or if you recall Glenallen Hill and his fear of spiders and breaking a table and Clyde cutting himself in glass and if you thought that was bad. If you thought Joelle Sumaya injuring himself playing a videogame where the picture Joelle Sumaya my friends in Detroit know exactly what I'm talking about this man developed carpal tunnel from playing a videogame. He couldn't go play baseball because he developed the Merced again carpal tunnel.

Could you imagine let's let's throw it back.

I don't know. Let me just a dummy throughout a year. Could you imagine Michael Jordan missing a game for the Chicago Bulls because he played too much Nintendo in 1989 and he got carpal tunnel in his wrist. Michael Jordan was playing too many super Mario brothers and I was wrist is jacked up. Could you imagine it. We got some dumb ass injuries. Go ahead and add that once of the list and infected tattoo. It's ridiculous to the transport we show here with you on CBSSports radiometer leave the phone lines open 855-2124 CBS we come back to get into details about Lamar Jackson. What did he say or share online that might make you go damn is he going to get paid. We'll talk about it on the other side. But before that I got to share this with you. You should get ready for the NFL week one action with draft King sports book and official sports betting partner of the NFL to celebrate. Draft King's is giving new customers can't miss offer that just five dollars on any football game and get $200 in free bets instantly. Plus, everyone can experience the thrill of draft King's early will and promotion that on any NFL team of your choice and if your team leads by seven points at any point during the game you get paid instantly, even if your team loses. Download the draft King sports book app in use cold JR sports. That's right, that's cold JR sports only at draft King sports book must be present in state were lawful to wager 21+ the most eligible states, but age varies by jurisdiction. Gambling problem: 800 gambler in Tennessee cortex, the Tennessee Revlon at 1-800-889-9789 in New York.

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Speaking of Texas.

This is what I'm about to say is not going to happen but it will involve the Dallas Cowboys. I'll tell you momentarily right before we were to break out told you about Lamar Jackson, one of our callers last hour asked about Lamar Jackson email from Marilyn what's up Marilyn I love Marilyn to hospitals guys on the jet skis in the in the inner Harbor.

Trina looked like his Miami, Florida. What are they doing up there but anyway I'll be up at the in a harbor soon.

Lamar Jackson, we know the deal. No contract as of yet with the Baltimore Ravens. He'd love to have a deal in the contract before the season gets going.

I want to call this similar to an hour and judge situation. But he's going to shut things down, at least in terms of his negotiating. He also has no formal agent is mom and a lawyer was obviously helping him go through the contract and this is not a shock but as we have much pulled up to the start of the regular season were about seven days away. Thursday the games get going.

Where a couple hours away from Thursday people have opinions on twitter.

Lamar Jackson is not Kevin Durand on twitter but he is also certainly someone who is active and there have been fans who have tweeted that Lamar, of which there are many Lamar Jackson has taken some time to answer and response of these fans a lot of the tweets that he's receiving have to do with his contract status is deal what it's going to be what it should be what it shouldn't be what's going to happen. The man from Marilyn called and said yeah I'm I'm I'm concerned that the ravens are not going to spend that there screwing up the situation with Lamar.

He did not have confidence that the cost of the biscotti that they're gonna hand over a check that's good enough for Lamar to stay in at the longer that they wait the more that they're gonna have to pay and so Lamar responded to a fan on twitter. There's a fan will pretty much said the same thing. Not confident in the ravens man. Lamar might leave in this fan said it Lamar's from Florida. He probably want to be a member of the Miami Dolphins.

Lamar Jackson did not need to respond to this anonymous fan, but he did.

Lamar Jackson says I grew up a Dallas Cowboys fan but the Dolphins were second no doubt okay well little innocuous of its week but will thank you for letting the world know yeah sure most players would probably want to play homeless home is a distraction, no shock there and we got a little bit more of an inkling which should not be a shock or surprise Lamar Jackson let the whole world know in response to a fan saying a fully guaranteed contract to Lamar Jackson is bad for business. Lamar simply said you don't love Lamar well I think Lamar has given ravens fans are plenty of reasons to love him. The success that they been able to have a mean all they they haven't done is go out there and get to a conference championship that takes them to the Super Bowl.

Besides that individual successful Lamar Jackson is been aplenty pro bowls all pros and we all know about that MVP season in 2019.

Unfortunately for Lamar Jackson and even get to the playoffs last year as he went down with the bone bruise in his ankle and the ravens were cooked in the ravens now move into this season coming off of all of the injuries to their running backs to the ravens completed last season with everyone and their mother pretty much being hurt before the season started, and also injuries to their corners and defensive backs ravens should be good this year but everything is obviously going to hinge around Lamar Jackson and is this squad as strong as the one as he had in 2019. Probably not, but at the same time. Lamar Jackson should have up until this point have improved as a player who's going to step up his men going to live up to his his height from when he was drafted which was to go out there and ultimately turn into a number one receiver. Note how will the running backs before Mike Davis is someone who's on scene they just added Kenyan trach but we know who the primary runner is his name is Lamar Jackson. How does the passing game developed who steps up in my gonna look at Lamar dumping the ball off to Mark injuries at every opportunity because he's the escape hatch and so those are all legitimate football reasons within people within within their their right.

They have reason to question whether or not Lamar Jackson is durable enough to get a fully guaranteed contract, whether or not Lamar will last long enough whether he's deserving to get all of this cash and all this money went to Sean Watson. We know this man is just dealing with a suspension right now and in the midst of it. He got $230 million guaranteed every dollar, every cent in his contract was guaranteed. You want to know who got the same deal pretty much, Murray. He only got 160 guaranteed so it doesn't take a rocket scientist to say Lamar Jackson.

He wants more money guaranteed than, Murray. He wants all the money guaranteed and is that a good deal for the ravens or are they going to go into the season on an expiring contract and having to tag him for the next year you don't want to tag him next year and attack in the year after that it becomes cost prohibitive. I just feel strongly.

I don't know who it's going to be the longer that this situation just goes with Lamar Jackson in the Baltimore Ravens. Somebody's going to get burned. Somebody's got to get burned. Whether it's the ravens because they gave him a fully guaranteed deal that who knows EE might not be able to stay healthy throughout the duration of it. And I say that. Also saying that most people over blow yellow.

He's injury. Probably this man blows my folks and get the hell out the way is he more susceptible to injury because he's in the open field yet, but came out there diving into folks like he's cam Newton or Josh Allen Celeste, the first thing but then on the other hand Lamar is putting himself in and in danger as well. They got a come to a conclusion. It be nice if they were able to do it before the season starts. But that doesn't that doesn't appear likely right now. Coach Harbaugh. He talked about it about a month ago he felt at the time very confident that they could get something together. Take a lesson my file I guess I would just say I think that my feeling and what I hear from both you and I got the chance I get to talk to both sides in the both sides are very motivated to get the job done and so I feel like that's kind words out, but you know Lamar is practicing all sorts I like there to be is in negotiation all day they might be in regular situation so that's that's part of the yeah I wish they just get this over with. What are they going to do. Wait until next year. Yes, I mean damn shop. You know how much this, if they can hand them over money if they come to an agreement you not going to have to pay Lamar Jackson forget. Let's give him an old 45 and was given 50 know Joe Borough and Herbert.

These guys gotta be making like 55 it's not Smith. Amar Jackson might have Aaron judge on speed tile right now. JR think is coming out with another MVP. You do not disrespect this guy has gotten over the last three seasons.

Yes, I agree with you I agree but you know it's it's it's a little bit different and a contact sport.

There's nothing that says Lamar Jackson isn't gonna suffer another ankle injury and this is just the nature of the game is Lamar going to play every game. Maybe, possibly, is he going to miss again wouldn't shock anybody would anybody be surprised if he suffered any type of leg injury.

No, not at all. It's it's a flip of the coin he's added weight to his frame says he feels stronger is just as fast. You would think or imagine for someone who started his first game in 2018.

Here in 2022. He would be an improved passer that something that also exists, and so with the NFL. You never know. I just goes for fact the longer that they take to come to an agreement on his contract. I just think it's worse for both sides unless that ship just said. Lamar comes out and has another MVP caliber season and that's that's tough to do. He has the talent to do it. It's wild itself him open up the phone lines it's 855-2124 CBS. That's 855-2124 CBS ship just mention Aaron judge. He bet on himself said no to the deal. The Yankees offered Aaron judge is on his way to an MVP. He's breaking records and he is going to break the bank whether the Yankees give him the cash or someone else. Lamar Jackson entering into the final year of his deal.

The ravens have options.

They contact him or they can offer him a long-term deal.

The longer that they wait potentially the worst. It can be for them with how much they have to pay if you're Lamar Jackson, do you take the deal right now. Do you feel it's too risky to go into the season without having that security regardless of how much guaranteed money is there is Lamar Jackson playing with fire on the secure phone calls. On the other side's the JR sport re-show on CBS sports radio you are listening to the JR sport brief on CBS sports radio you are listening to the JR sport brief on CBS sports radio. They are appreciating call when you get off no matter enjoyed very much when I'm out more about at night: now with 855-2124 CBS's the JR sport re-show here with you on CBS sports radio at the top of the hour, as I do every Wednesday night into Thursday morning. I am going to bring you a new top six list and on the heels of the NFL's top 100 voted on by the players. I'm just will give you the top six list the best NFL players heading into the 2022 season. This is not to be a popularity contest.

I'm not going to hand out flowers for what anybody did five years ago or 20 years ago. I'm just going to tell you who I think the best players are heading into the season. Based on recent accomplishments and what they can accomplish going into this upcoming season so that top six list is coming at the top of the hour.

Were talking about an individual who very well might land on the list. Where is the question in his name is Lamar Jackson I told you pretty much that there's fire being played with.

Right now whether it's Lamar Jackson or the ravens. They still haven't come to an agreement on his contract once the season starts.

Lamar Jackson will obviously want to focus in daily on playing because he has no agent the same time, the ravens are gonna want to come to a deal because the market for quarterbacks.

The salaries continue to go through the roof. You're either at the Sean Watson territory at $46 million per year or your) Rogers territory making $50 million per year and you can bet your ass. By the time we get the next off-season, Joe Borough and Justin Herbert will be making access of $50 million a year and what is Lamar Jackson going to do say all you just have to pay more or it could be dangerous for him. He wants all the guaranteed money is he playing with fire. Yes. Yes he is and we just have no idea whether or not he will be burned. The phone lines are open 855-2124 CBS.

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S. Terry called from Kentucky. You're on the JR sport Risha Beckett JR longtime X regardless of the uterine code so you help me get through a lot of night that but I'm in Louisville at the court or Lamar went to college yet so I think we gotta remember the competitive spirit of the gods to he sat back and watch the Sean Watson get paid basically for sitting on the couch and being allegedly inappropriate during that and he's gone out, but that still and the Sean Watson and crick correctly got a contract overnight never heard about it. It was a workup on it. There was a lot of controversy that surrounded it out side of the extenuating controversy going on. Colin Murray. He alluded to complete it may be said something to some people are kind of the show was disgruntled but even that was just a blur in the radar. But this Lamar Jackson gone on me out heard about it damn near suitable.

We've been talking about Lamar Jackson getting why so much controversy want them at your microscope on him as opposed to the other guy who made a lot more noise to get their money market been pretty quiet. He's been pretty much you'll keep in mind Lamar started he was 17 years old when he came middle youngest 21 years all youngest. I on record. So yeah well wheat. We know he's he's he's been disrespected for a long time.

I mean, just even playing the position and then can he last at at quarterback life even after winning the MVP people still look and say well he he has a ceiling and I think it's realistic to say it's it's not just based on him and this is something else.

Terry and I want to thank you for calling from Kentucky brought up some excellent points. There was so much focus in on Lamar Jackson because of his visibility on the football field.

What he has done this more emphasis on what people feel that he can't do because he's unique and a lot of times it really gets lost like what about the rest of the team. Everything is so building constructed around 10.

What about the rest of the team. He's polarizing to that degree.

He's one of the most exciting players to have ever played the game. He's had success he's had early success in his career he's had so much of it in a different way that people just go will damn can it last. Will it last drew his call from South Carolina. You're the JR sport re-show your CBS what's up Drew will work on all man great show people bigger wire should have done a good job at intermediate intro music tonight, thank you, Robert Chapman, that we come out and get a tattoo you, while we think you might good the food and after he was already in court trouble right around the time they got traded Princeton fanatic.

Also Lamar no trouble to field you got all the guys you know color previous brought up the Sean you know we got Mr. Newt you like that no guaranteed money. Lamar put that down.

He worked and got better every year and I thought Baltimore and I was one of the top tier French have their stuff together. I don't know other haven't gotten the building.

Well, it takes two to tango. True are they just going to say well here's 230 million like the Sean I think that would maybe solve everything.

It's it's the art of the negotiation.

It's don't have to give him a fully guaranteed you write but will refrain you top half of the league quarterback because if so, why are you not getting guaranteed money, like other guys that are maybe in the bottom of that cop you not lately.

Well, let the same time.

It is a new precedent was set and it was in and that's a different conversation, giving the Sean Watson nobodies running around with this are all fully guaranteed contract all the way through a lot of these NFO contracts historically have been a lot of smoke and mirrors. This is what the contract is this is when we can cut you this is how much money you get upfront as a signing bonus and everybody goes about their merry way knowing that I got my money up front, and that if you cut me that I got I got paid. In the case of the Sean Watson that that doesn't exist in the same space, Murray is operating on a $230 million deal he might not see every single penny incentive it but they did guarantee him 160 million and so this is a this is something that's that's new, and so look you can you can trust that Steve biscotti is not happy and he's pretty much set it. He knowing that he has to pay Lamar was not happy with the fact that all my God he just gave the Sean Watson a guaranteed you all of his money because you know Lamar Jackson is going hey you got that. How about me.

It's no different than thin coaches. Just last week Nick Sabin, year after year after year. We know what he does goes and competes for national championships. Kirby Smart finally wins a national championship. He gets $11.2 million a year. Kirby Smart before the season even get started is now the highest-paid coach in college football.

Well, what happens next.

Nick Sabin knocks on the door and says hey I need 1/2 million dollars more per year than what you given Kirby Smart Kirby skin 11 to hey pay me 11.7, and here we are. It's what are you getting how much of my getting. I am better I'm more accomplished than that guy pay me now Bob is calling from Toronto your CBS sports radio Mr. JR JR). I like to help Lamar now you said he didn't have an agent near Tunis contractors MVP. I didn't hear them getting a big moment sure about, but it year five.

Mark to get her to share their leave you feel you'll get no money shares were traduced on you go home send your mama down and say Baltimore. You don't sign me either cut sign me or create me from playing a winter without a contract, no contract, not plan. Thanks very much and comment anymore will stand all right there it is. You go from there son but it before they go off the deep end but will damn Bob. Bob has all the advice everybody I don't know. We trade and Lamar Jackson.

March I will. That's a that's a novel idea.

I like it. It's not realistic and I'm happy right now was it was Lamar going to he's going to trade it to where I don't know what Houston go sentence alliance we send in the Miami for two in and out nobody a week out from the NFL season is not contrary. This is not the NBA little bit different. It is the JR sport we show on CBS sports radio and it is almost time for a new top six list because were going to take a break and when we come back I'm going to give you a top six list the best NFL players heading into the 2022 season. Don't move will be better than the NFL's 100 JR sport re-show CBS sports radio