Michael Vick Says Lamar Jackson Is Closest Thing To Him In Modern NFL

Michael Vick praised the play style of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson.

When Michael Vick was asked which modern NFL player is playing closest to Prime Vick, he didn't hesitate with his answer.

"It's Lamar hands down man," Vick said via RG3 and the Ones. "And I know you spent a lot of time with Lamar, I know you was a part of that growth process, that veteran experience in the room. A guy that's speaking and you can relate to and he went through a lot of things, that's invaluable. Y'all adding to that and watching him now grow into a pure passer of the football."

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is playing maybe the best football of his career, which includes a unanimous MVP in 2019. He is completing a career-high 66.3 percent of his passes for 3,105 yards and 17 touchdowns to just seven interceptions. 

He has also rushed for 741 yards and five touchdowns this season, bringing his career total to 5,178 rushing yards. His 5,178 rushing yards puts him at fourth all-time, 20 yards behind Russell Wilson. 

The man he is chasing for first all-time in rushing yards for a quarterback is none other than Vick himself, who has a career 6,109 yards. Vick averaged an impressive 7.0 yards per carry, the highest of any of the quarterbacks in the top 10 of career rushing yards. 

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Jackson will have a chance to move into third all-time if he gains 21 yards rushing against the San Francisco 49ers in their upcoming game. The game will be in San Francisco at Levi's Stadium on Christmas Day at 8:15 p.m.