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Baltimore Ravens star quarterback Lamar Jackson ordered the team’s locker room cleared of video game consoles, ping pong tables and cornhole, among other items, last week.
Prior to the team’s 30-16 win over the Chicago Bears on Sunday, the Ravens were 1-5, and Jackson — despite missing the win with a hamstring injury — felt the team needed to focus more despite its slow start.
“I told Kenico (Hines), our equipment manager, to take all the games and Ping-Pong…turn off the TVs. If we could have taken the TVs out, they would have been taken out, too,” Jackson told reporters Tuesday.
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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson on the sideline during the first quarter against the Chicago Bears at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on October 26, 2025. (Tommy Gilligan/Imagn Images)
“I appreciate (team owner) Steve (Bisciotti) for putting this forward for us, but we had to focus. I don’t want to say that people don’t take their jobs seriously – don’t get me wrong – but I didn’t feel like it was the time for that. We have a lot of work to do.”
It was initially reported that head coach John Harbaugh – not Jackson – scrapped the games.
The decision to remove the items worked because they beat the Bears by multiple scores despite being forced to replace quarterback Tyler “Snoop” Huntley in place of Jackson due to injury.
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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson throws a pass against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on September 28, 2025. (Denny Medley/Imagn Images)
Even with the win, Jackson said games won’t return to locker rooms this season.
The two-time MVP has been out of the Ravens’ roster since September 28 due to injury.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson stands on the sideline during the first half against the Chicago Bears in Baltimore on October 26, 2025. (Nick Wass/AP Photo)
The Ravens’ win over the Bears improved them to 2-5 on the season, and with Jackson back, they will face the Miami Dolphins (2-6) on Thursday night with hopes of another victory.
The Ravens are third in the AFC North behind the Pittsburgh Steelers (4-3) and the Cincinnati Bengals (3-5). A victory against the Dolphins would bring the Ravens closer to the competition.
