Ravens Catch Heat After Photoshopping Lamar Jackson Onto Taylor Swift Album Art

Fans criticized the team for photoshopping its QB in what appears to be a cotton field. The original art was featured on Swift's new 'Evermore' album.

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The Baltimore Ravens created a mild stir on Twitter after they posted a reworked version of Taylor Swift's album art.

Hours after Swift released her surprise album Evermore, the NFL team shared a photoshopped image of the project's back cover, in which Swift was replaced by Ravens QB Lamar Jackson. The doctored picture listed "Nevermore" as the album title and included a tracklist with cuts like, "Raven," "Color Rush," "No Holding," "No Penalty," "Marquise," and a closing title track featuring Edgar Allan. The last record was a nod to literary legend Edgar Allen Poe, whose 1845 poem The Raven inspired the team's name.

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Check out Swift's original art below.

Ever since I was 13, I’ve been excited about turning 31 because it’s my lucky number backwards, which is why I wanted to surprise you with this now. You’ve all been so caring, supportive and thoughtful on my birthdays and so this time I thought I would give you something! pic.twitter.com/wATiVSTpuV

— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) December 10, 2020

At first glance, the photoshopped image featuring Jackson seems pretty harmless; however, fans quickly pointed out that the landscape seen in the photograph appeared to be a cotton field, which, needless to say, didn't go over too well among Twitter users.

Ravens put LAMAR. JACKSON. in a COTTON FIELD. pic.twitter.com/eHalcGnBiT

— JB (@JBcapohouse) December 11, 2020

I have no words.. just so unbelievably ignorant to have Lamar Jackson in a cotton field

— Renee Washington (@ReneePwash) December 11, 2020

Ravens social media team put Lamar Jackson in a cotton field lord have mercy. pic.twitter.com/kZxUrBzncu

— Dinoco (@_DJLS) December 11, 2020

The Baltimore Ravens social media team put NFL MVP Lamar Jackson...IN A COTTON FIELD. pic.twitter.com/YiafNauNYm

— Colb (@___Colb___) December 11, 2020

They really put Lamar Jackson in a cotton field DAWG WHAT ARE THEY DOING 😂

— Chelsea, duh. (@charmdiddy) December 11, 2020

Mike that’s a black man in a cotton field... this is terrible content. this how NOT to content https://t.co/oYuIM4lTTr

— Big Chest Black Betty (@TheAlainaShow) December 11, 2020

The Ravens have since deleted the tweet.

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