NFL playoff picks for AFC, NFC title games plus Super Bowl national anthem singer announced, Patriots hire OC

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six Newsletter!

First, I would like to start off with some bad news: I will NOT be singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl this year. I was hoping that the NFL would pick me, but once again, they have passed me over. It’s getting insulting at this point. I’m not sure if it’s because I can’t sing or because I’ve never been nominated for a Grammy, but I’m sure both of those things played into it. 

Although I won’t be singing the national anthem, the NFL revealed today who will be and we’ll be covering that. I’ll also be making my picks for the conference title games and we’ll be taking a look at why Lamar Jackson might end up getting traded. 

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1. Today’s show: Will Lamar Jackson get traded?

For the past 20 weeks, the Tuesday morning podcast was pretty simple: It was Ryan Wilson, Will Brinson and I rehashing the Monday night game. However, with no more Monday games this season, that means we had to come up with something else to talk about today, so that’s exactly what we did. 

Brinson brought on Jason La Canfora and the two of them spent nearly 45 minutes breaking down the latest news and rumors around the NFL. La Canfora hosts a radio show in Baltimore and is dialed into the Ravens, so it was especially interesting to hear what he had to say about how the Lamar Jackson situation might play out. 

• JLC thinks the Ravens will eventually trade Jackson this offseason. “To me, that’s far and away the most likely outcome.” Jackson has been eligible for a new contract since the end of the 2020 season, but the two sides haven’t been able to hammer out a deal even though they’ve had nearly 24 months. “They’ve had years to sign this kid. It’s over,” JLC said. “If you’re going to trade him, you need to come to this realization quickly.”
• Why the Ravens need to act quick. The trade market for quarterbacks could be deep this year, which is why the Ravens need to decide as soon as possible if they’re going to deal Jackson. “I think Aaron Rodgers is going to be dealt. You…