Back in 2018, fresh off being the final pick of Day 1, a 21-year-old Lamar Jackson stood at the podium and made a promise: “They’re gonna get a Super Bowl out of me. Believe that!” Since then, though,

Think about Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson in shorts. That’s just one of the discussions NFL owners had and voted on this week in Minneapolis. The decision has been made, and pro football's best and brightest will play.

Plenty of others have taken the opposite stance, advocating for NFL players' opportunity to represent America -- or other countries -- on sports' global stage. Among them: Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, who indicated an Olympics partnership could intensify worldwide interest in the NFL.