Welcome to the Ravens’ free-agency tracker, which shall be updated all via the offseason.
As of the start of the NFL’s new league 12 months on March 15 at 4 p.m., teams can formally announce signings and trades. Right here’s a rundown of who the Ravens have agreed to sign, who they’ve misplaced and who’s nonetheless on the open market:
Free agent additions
Large receiver Laquon Treadwell: The Ravens continued to cope with their weakest place from ultimate season with the signing of the 27-year-old Treadwell. His addition gives Baltimore 5 receivers which could be former first-round picks.
Drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in 2016, Treadwell carried out for the Seahawks ultimate season, displaying in six video video games and catching six passes for 42 yards in 138 offensive snaps. He moreover carried out 41 on specific teams.
Treadwell was on the New England Patriots’ and Arizona Cardinals’ comply with squads ultimate season sooner than turning into a member of the Seahawks’ in November and being promoted to the vigorous roster in December. His best season was in 2021 when he carried out for the Jacksonville Jaguars. In 12 video video games, along with seven begins, he caught 33 passes for 434 yards and one touchdown for the Jaguars.
Defensive type out Angelo Blackson: The Ravens added depth to their defensive place on Could 24 with the signing of the 30-year-old Blackson, who spent the ultimate two seasons with the Chicago Bears, the place he carried out in 32 video video games, 12 of them begins.
The 6-foot-4, 315-pound Blackson had 22 tackles in 15 video video games ultimate season. He had a career-high 43 tackles and a pair of 1/2 sacks in 2021.
Blackson, a fourth-round determine by the Tennessee Titans in 2015, moreover had stints with the Houston Texans and Arizona Cardinals. In coming to Baltimore, he reunites with Ravens defensive place coach Anthony Weaver, who coached him in Houston.
Quarterback Josh Johnson: The 37-year-old free agent quarterback has signed with the Ravens, the group launched Could 22. Johnson has carried out for an NFL-record 14 teams and this marks his third time with the Ravens.
A fifth-round choose of San Diego by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2008, he carried out for Baltimore in 2021 and was on the roster in the midst of the 2016 offseason sooner than being launched that September. He moreover gives Baltimore a veteran presence in its quarterback room and may compete with Tyler Huntley, Anthony Brown and undrafted free agent Nolan Henderson for a backup perform behind Lamar Jackson, who earlier this month signed a five-year extension worth a reported $260 million.
Johnson has started 9 video video games in his NFL career, though teams had been merely 1-8 with him on the helm.
Middle Sam Mustipher: The Ravens have been with no backup center since Trystan Colon bolted for the New York Jets in free firm this offseason, nevertheless they’ve now stuffed that vacancy with Mustipher.
Mustipher, who spent his first three years with the Chicago Bears, signed a reported one-year handle the group Could 15. It’s moreover a homecoming for the 26-year-old, who grew up in Owings Mills and starred at Our Woman of Good Counsel Excessive Faculty in Olney sooner than going to Notre Dame.
Undrafted out of Notre Dame in 2019, Mustipher surprisingly turned the Bears’ center late throughout the 2020 season, starting the ultimate six video video games of the 12 months. The next season, he started all 17 nevertheless struggled, with a Professional Soccer Focus grade of merely 51 for 2021. Although he improved ultimate season, incomes a 63.4 mark from PFF, Mustipher was at most interesting inconsistent, considerably collectively together with his transfer blocking. He was greater collectively together with his run blocking, nonetheless, incomes a 65.5 grade from PFF for a Bears offensive line that had the seventh-best run blocking grade throughout the league in 2022.
Large receiver Tarik Black: The Ravens added to their receiving corps on April 19, signing Black after he joined their comply with squad in January.
Undrafted out of Texas in 2021, the 25-year-old has appeared in a single NFL sport, with the Jets in 2022. He caught one transfer for 10 yards in New York after spending his rookie season on the Colts’ comply with squad.
The 6-foot-3, 217-pound receiver began his faculty career at Michigan sooner than transferring in 2020 to Texas, the place he had 10 catches for 240 yards and a touchdown in six video video games.
Large receiver Odell Beckham Jr.: The Ravens made their best splash of the offseason thus far on Easter Sunday with the signing of Beckham, a 30-year-old two-time All-Professional and three-time Professional Bowl alternative.
The deal is for one 12 months and $15 million, with $13.835 million of that coming inside the kind of a signing bonus and $1.165 million in base wage and Beckham might make as a lot as $3 million additional in incentives, in response to quite a lot of critiques.
Beckham’s addition is a much-needed improve on quite a lot of fronts. He joins a receiving corps that ranked ultimate throughout the NFL in receiving yards in three of the ultimate 4 years. He moreover has relationship with Jackson, one factor that will go a long way in direction of the group smoothing points over with Jackson, who ultimate month requested to be traded 5 days sooner than the Ravens gave him a nonexclusive franchise tag that he has however to sign.
There are questions on Beckham’s nicely being, nonetheless. He missed all of ultimate season whereas recovering from a torn ACL, the second of his career, and he hasn’t carried out in a sport since Tremendous Bowl 56 in February 2022. When healthful, though, he has confirmed to be one in all many league’s greater receivers. In 2021, he obtained a 76.5 grade from Professional Soccer Focus after catching 48 passes for 593 yards and seven touchdowns in 12 video video games. Over the course of eight years throughout the league, which included stints with the New York Giants and Cleveland Browns, Beckham has 531 career catches for 7,367 yards and 56 touchdowns.
Linebacker Kristian Welch: A 24-year-old linebacker who carried out just about totally on specific teams ultimate season, Welch re-signed with Baltimore on April 8, in response to ESPN’s Discipline Yates. He was an unrestricted free agent who wasn’t tendered by the Ravens.
Welch, who signed with Baltimore as an undrafted free agent out of Iowa in 2020, carried out in all 17 video video games ultimate season and had three full tackles. The 6-foot-3, 242-pound linebacker carried out merely 4 snaps on safety ultimate season and may seemingly serve in an equivalent specific teams perform in 2023.
Final season, the Ravens ranked third throughout the NFL specifically teams effectivity, in response to Soccer Outsiders’ DVOA.
Large receiver Nelson Agholor: The Ravens addressed thought-about one in all their best areas of need March 24, agreeing to a handle the free agent big receiver. The one-year contract is worth as a lot as $6.25 million, in response to quite a lot of critiques.
Agholor, who will flip 30 in Could, gives Baltimore and Jackson a much-needed deep menace after spending the earlier two seasons with the New England Patriots, the place he started 20 video video games and caught 68 passes for 835 yards and 5 touchdowns. Final season, nonetheless, the 6-foot, 198-pound veteran was on the sector for merely 45% of the Patriots’ snaps and he caught 31 passes for 362 yards and two touchdowns, with most of those numbers being amassed early throughout the 12 months.
However Agholor was moreover a reasonable risk for the Ravens, who began the day with merely over $7.5 million in wage cap space.
Linebacker Del’Shawn Phillips: The 26-year-old linebacker, who was a robust performer on specific teams for the Ravens ultimate season, is returning to Baltimore on a one-year deal.
A former undrafted free agent out of Illinois who moreover frolicked with the Atlanta Falcons, Buffalo Payments and New York Jets, Phillips was an unrestricted free agent after the Ravens didn’t tender him.
Final season, Phillips, whom the Ravens claimed off waivers from the Jets ultimate August, appeared in 16 video video games, tallying 5 tackles, along with three solo. He carried out only one snap on safety ultimate 12 months.
Operating once more Justice Hill: The 25-year-old working once more, whom the Ravens drafted out of Oklahoma State throughout the fourth spherical in 2019, is re-signing with Baltimore on a two-year, $4.5 million deal that could be worth as quite a bit as $5 million, his agent Andrew Kessler confirmed to The Baltimore Solar.
Hill, who missed all of 2021 with a torn Achilles tendon, had his best 12 months ultimate season, with 262 yards on 49 carries to go together with 12 catches for 58 yards in a career-best 15 video video games. He was moreover a giant part of Baltimore’s specific teams, which included kick return duties.
Cornerback Trayvon Mullen: The 25-year-old cornerback — who was claimed off waivers from the Dallas Cowboys in January and is a cousin of Jackson’s — has agreed to a one-year deal, his agent Kevin Conner confirmed to The Baltimore Solar. No completely different phrases had been disclosed.
Mullen, a 6-foot-2, 200-pound nook who was the Defensive Most Precious Participant of the 2019 School Soccer Playoff nationwide championship sport, had 134 tackles, 4 interceptions and 28 passes defended in 37 video video games for the Raiders.
Security Geno Stone: The 23-year-old safety, whom Baltimore drafted out of Iowa throughout the seventh spherical in 2020 and was a restricted free agent, re-signed with the Ravens on a one-year deal March 16, his agent Jack Bechta confirmed to The Baltimore Solar.
Stone is coming off a robust 12 months by which he carried out in all 17 video video games, along with seven begins. He had 38 tackles and one compelled fumble on the season and earned a 69.6 whole grade from Professional Soccer Focus throughout the video video games he started, allowing merely eight catches as the primary defender in safety all through that span.
Free agent losses
Large receiver Demarcus Robinson: The Los Angeles Rams have agreed to a one-year handle the 28-year-old Robinson, his agent Michael Katz confirmed to The Baltimore Solar on June 8. Phrases of the deal weren’t disclosed.
Robinson spent just one 12 months with the Ravens after Baltimore signed him in August. In 17 video video games, 5 of them begins, he had 48 catches for 458 yards and two touchdowns.
However with the Ravens having signed Beckham, Agholor and Treadwell this offseason, along with drafting Zay Flowers, it was anticipated that Robinson wouldn’t be once more.
Robinson spent his first six seasons throughout the NFL with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, talliying 145 catches for 1,679 yards and 14 touchdowns. He signed as a free agent with the Las Vegas Raiders in March 2022 nevertheless was launched 5 months later.
Guard-center Trystan Colon: The New York Jets signed the 24-year-old former undrafted free agent to a one-year deal, Colon’s agent Andy Ross confirmed to The Baltimore Solar on March 17. Phrases of the settlement weren’t disclosed.
The third-year participant out of Missouri was a restricted free agent nevertheless wasn’t tendered by the Ravens, so he was free to sign with one different group.
The 6-foot-3, 313-pound Colon spent the earlier three seasons in Baltimore, the place he carried out in 20 video video games, along with 4 begins. After participating in in a dozen video video games in 2021, he was vigorous for merely six video video games ultimate season and carried out 49 snaps, 47 of which bought right here in his lone start in direction of the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 13.
Colon’s departure marks the second alongside the offensive line in newest days after guard Ben Powers signed a four-year, $52 million free-agent handle the Denver Broncos.
Tight end Josh Oliver: The 25-year-old who spent the ultimate two seasons in Baltimore and was thought-about one in all group’s most improved avid gamers ultimate season agreed to a three-year, $21 million handle the Vikings on March 13, a provide confirmed to The Baltimore Solar.
A third-round determine by the Jaguars in 2019 who was traded to the Ravens in March 2021, Oliver carried out in all 17 video video games ultimate season, starting 9 of them. Along with being one in all many league’s greater blockers, he moreover caught 14 passes for 149 yards and two touchdowns.
In return, the Ravens are in line to get a compensatory sixth-round draft determine in 2024, per a way that takes into consideration a participant’s widespread wage per 12 months, participating in time and awards. Compensatory picks gained’t flip into official until subsequent March.
With three-time Professional Bowl tight end Mark Andrews and 2022 fourth-round picks Isaiah Possible and Charlie Kolar anticipated to attribute additional subsequent season, Oliver turned expendable for the Ravens given their lack of cap space.
Left guard Ben Powers: After surprisingly worthwhile the start job ultimate season and grading out as one in all many NFL’s most interesting blocking guards, the 2019 fourth-round choose of Oklahoma cashed in, agreeing to a four-year, $52 million handle the Broncos, in response to quite a lot of critiques.
The deal makes Powers one in all many league’s highest-paid avid gamers on the place for a Broncos group that’s attempting to rebound from a dismal 5-12 advertising and marketing marketing campaign ultimate season.
It moreover turned evident that the Ravens may be unlikely to afford the 26-year-old, with primary supervisor Eric DeCosta admitting as quite a bit in January.
Baltimore is prepared as a lot as get a compensatory fourth-round draft determine in 2024 after shedding Powers. It moreover means their starting left guard job could be up for grabs this summer time season, with 2021 third-third determine Ben Cleveland having struggled with accidents and conditioning and restricted free agent Trystan Colon additional pure at center.
Defensive lineman Calais Campbell: The Ravens decrease the veteran, creating $7 million in cap monetary financial savings. Although the 36-year-old defensive lineman launched ultimate month that he would return for a sixteenth season throughout the league, the switch was not a stunning one. Campbell, who was beneath contract for yet one more season, had a $9.4 million cap hit in 2023 and was scheduled to earn a $2 million roster bonus and $4.5 million in wage. He was one in all many league’s most fixed defensive linemen ultimate season and has prolonged been a revered voice throughout the locker room. Campbell signed with the Atlanta Falcons on March 29.
Notable strikes
- The 2-years-long standoff between Jackson and the Ravens formally ended on Could 4, with Jackson signing a five-year extension with the group, worth a reported $260 million with $185 million assured, along with $112.5 million completely assured at signing. “I’m not likely apprehensive about what occurred previously,” Jackson acknowledged at a data conference asserting the signing. “We’re going to maintain it about these subsequent 5 years and maintain it about what’s happening as we speak. It’s a terrific day. … That’s all I’m targeted on proper now.” The deal will preserve Jackson in a Baltimore uniform via the 2027 season. The switch comes after the Ravens had utilized a $32.4 million nonexclusive franchise tag to Jackson, sustaining the 26-year-old star quarterback off the free agent market nevertheless giving him a risk to pursue a contract with one different group. Baltimore would have had 5 days to match any provide sheet Jackson signed, or they may’ve let him stroll and obtained two first-round draft picks in change, nevertheless no completely different affords materialized. Jackson was the eighth participant in Ravens historic previous to be franchise-tagged, and several other different of his predecessors, most not too way back open air linebacker Matthew Judon in 2020, carried out full seasons beneath the tag, nevertheless Jackson and the Ravens prevented that and the saga dragging into the summer time season by coming to phrases on the model new settlement properly sooner than teaching camp opens in late July.
- Backup quarterback Tyler Huntley shall be once more in Baltimore for an extra season after signing his restricted free agent tender on April 24. The Ravens had positioned a right-of-first-refusal tender on Huntley in March, which meant any group might have signed him to a proposal sheet, and if Baltimore didn’t match, it wouldn’t get any compensation in return. The 25-year-old will earn $2.627 million for the 2023 season sooner than turning right into a free agent subsequent 12 months.
- The Ravens launched in February that they re-signed defensive end Brent City and cornerback Daryl Worley, every veterans who had been headed with out spending a dime firm.
Unrestricted free brokers
Operating once more: Kenyan Drake
Large receiver: Sammy Watkins
Offensive line: Ja’Wuan James
Exterior linebacker: Justin Houston, Jason Pierre-Paul, Steven Means, Vince Biegel
Cornerback: Marcus Peters, Kyle Fuller, Kevon Seymour
Unique rights free brokers
Security: Ar’Darius Washington
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