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Lamar, over the first four weeks of the season, in my opinion, was the best player in football. The way that he was playing... if this ankle, either because he's not 100% when he comes back or he's knocked out of the flow, the way he was playing before he got hurt, derails or affects the Lamar Jackson season that we were about to get... that's like a tragedy.
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Jackson was best player in football over first four weeks; ankle injury threatens elite season trajectory.

Over the first four weeks of the season, Lamar Jackson was playing at an elite level—the source describes him as 'the best player in football' during that stretch. He has been dicing up defenses from the pocket rather than relying on designed runs, and the source expresses concern that an ankle injury could derail what was shaping up to be a sensational season. The hope is he misses only a game or two and returns to that level; if the injury affects his performance or flow, it would be a tragedy given how dominant he was playing.

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