The Ravens and their backup quarterback have a deal.
Tyler Huntley will sign his restricted free agent tender on Monday, a provide with direct info of the settlement confirmed to The Baltimore Solar. The Ravens had positioned a right-of-first-refusal tender on Huntley remaining month, which meant any workforce may need signed him to a suggestion 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.
The Ravens’ starting quarterback, Lamar Jackson, has however to sign his $32.4 million nonexclusive franchise tag. Ought to he sign a suggestion sheet with one different workforce, the Ravens can match it or choose to let the 2019 NFL Most Helpful Participant stroll in alternate for two first-round draft picks.
Whereas the situation with Jackson stays unresolved, bringing once more Huntley for what is going to doubtless be his fourth season in Baltimore affords on the very least some stability on the place. Anthony Brown, a rookie remaining season, is the workforce’s solely completely different quarterback.
Over the earlier two years, Huntley has started 9 video video games for the Ravens whereas Jackson was injured. That included remaining season’s AFC wild-card sport in the direction of the Cincinnati Bengals, when Huntley had the ball knocked out of his fingers by linebacker Logan Wilson on third-and-goal from the 1-yard-line early throughout the fourth quarter and watched defensive end Sam Hubbard return it 98 yards for the profitable touchdown.
Huntley, who signed with Baltimore as an undrafted free agent out of Utah in 2020, has carried out in 15 regular-season video video games for the Ravens and confirmed to be a succesful backup, ending 65.6% of his passes for 1,754 yards with 5 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He has moreover rushed for 454 yards and three scores.
Final season, Huntley was named to the Professional Bowl for injured Buffalo Payments quarterback Josh Allen as a result of the fourth alternate after ending 67% of his passes for 658 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions and dashing for 137 yards and a score in six regular-season appearances.
As for Jackson, the Ravens’ addition of huge receiver Odell Beckham Jr. may help the edges come collectively on an settlement, though they’ve been unable to take motion for the earlier two years. Jackson, who doesn’t have an agent, on March 2 knowledgeable the Ravens that he wishes to be traded, 5 days sooner than the workforce put the franchise tag on him.
The Ravens and Jackson have until July 17 to work out a long-term contract. After that, a model new deal can’t be signed until after the season. Jackson may then play the 2023 season on the franchise tag or preserve out.
Whereas uncertainty spherical a long-term deal for Jackson stays, the Ravens on the very least know who their backup will doubtless be.
NFL Community first reported the deal.
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