Who Are Lamar Jackson’s Parents? Get To Know the Baltimore Ravens QB’s Family

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson took home his second NFL MVP award last season, becoming just the 11th player in league history to win the honor multiple times.

Jackson has become one of the faces of the NFL, which has led to increased interest in his personal life and upbringing. Jackson wouldn’t be here today without his strong support system, which included his mother, Felicia Jones, and late father, Lamar Jackson Sr.

Meet Lamar Jackson’s Parents, Lamar Sr. and Felicia Jones

Born on January 7, 1997, in Pompano Beach, Florida, Jackson grew up in a large family. His father, Lamar Sr., instilled in him a love for football, and his mother, Felicia, provided unwavering support. The family’s values of hard work and perseverance shaped Lamar’s character and fueled his drive to succeed.

After Lamar Sr. passed away when Jackson was only 8 years old, his mother played a crucial role in her son’s life. She raised Lamar and his three siblings on her own, and her strength and resilience were a constant source of inspiration for Lamar.

Tragically, Lamar’s grandmother passed away on the same day in 2005 that his father died. Jackson spoke about how the tragic day affected him during his Heisman Trophy speech.

“It hurt me,” Jackson said. “I wanted to cry real bad, but my mom was the real soldier. She told me, ‘Lamar don’t cry,’ and I’ll remember that for the rest of my life.”

Jones became instrumental in Jackson’s development as an athlete.

“She used to play basketball. She saw what we were able to do, and she’d go back there and play football with us,” Jackson told ESPN.

Jackson also credits his mother for his work ethic, as he saw firsthand how hard she worked to support him and his siblings.

“She was a huge influence on my life, her just raising the four of us … and just seeing how she would grind and work without complaining, telling me not to get a job and just focus on football, and she would take care of everything else,” Jackson said. “Just seeing that, it was like, ‘If she can do that, I can do anything.’

“She was raising four kids on her own and not asking for a handout or reaching out to people … to pay her bills. I never heard her complain about anything like that. I’d just see her wake up early in the morning, go to work, come back late at night from work. It was like, ‘Man, this woman is a superhero to me.”

The two are so close that Jackson used his first NFL paycheck to buy his mom a new home.

“My immediate family is my mom. Everything goes around her. I’m a mama’s boy,” Jackson once told The Courier-Journal. “She’s the one who keeps me motivated no matter what. She’s driving me. Whenever you need someone to lean back on, or to talk to, she’s there. She motivates me to go out there and compete.”

Jones also serves as Jackson’s manager, and she helped him negotiate his five-year, $260 million contract with the Ravens.

“She’s my manager,” Jackson said of his mom. “I feel like she was managing me really well. … Me and her [were] piggybacking off of each other [to complete the deal].”

Prior to the 2018 NFL Draft, Jackson decided he didn’t want to pay an agent a commission.

“I know coming in as a rookie, an agent doesn’t really negotiate anything,” Jackson told USA Today prior to entering the NFL. “You’re going to get the salary you’re going to get. I decided I don’t need him. He’s going to be taking a big cut out of my paycheck … and I feel I deserve it right now.”

He decided to represent himself, which he still does to this day — with the help of his mom.