The Baltimore Ravens have been in talks with Lamar Jackson on a contract extension for months.

The 2019 NFL MVP has said he wants to stay in Baltimore "forever."

Jackson is negotiating his deal without a standard agent. The quarterback is representing himself, along with help from his mother.

"Agents, a lot of times, sort of act as a buffer for teams to players," Ian Rapoport said on The Pat McAfee Show. "It is a little different with Lamar Jackson because it's his mom sort of acting as his business partner, business manager."

Jackson's mother, Felicia Jones, previously helped represent him when he entered the NFL in 2018, finalizing the former first-rounder's rookie contract with the Ravens.