The Ravens had Jackson rated among their top 25 players, but navigated around the board to get him at No. 32.

Despite being a threat to well-liked veteran quarterback Joe Flacco, Jackson quickly won over his new teammates and others in the organization.

"In one of their first encounters, Jackson tells Flacco, 'You are the GOAT. You won a Super Bowl MVP. Until I do that, you are the GOAT,'" Pompei wrote.

"He interacts with the guys cleaning up the towels off the floor to Mr. Ozzie [Newsome] as he calls him, with equal respect," Ravens Quarterbacks Coach James Urban said. "He's really cool that way."

Fast-forward to the Ravens' loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in the first-round of the playoffs last January. With the Jackson and the Ravens struggling to get anything going on offense and the fans at M&T Bank Stadium growing restless, Harbaugh saw the season slipping away and considered turning to Flacco in the second half.

Harbaugh asked then-Offensive Coordinator Marty Mornhinweg and then-Assistant Head Coach/Tight Ends Coach Greg Roman which quarterback he should go with, and both said Jackson.

"Then, he asks Flacco the same question," Pompei wrote. "'Lamar,' Flacco responds. 'He has the best chance.' Finally, he asks Jackson. 'Yeah,' he says. 'Keep me in there.'" Jackson went on to thrown two touchdown passes late in the game to pull the Ravens within six points."