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The Ravens were quiet in free agency, but after signing DeAndre Hopkins and retaining Ronnie Stanley, Baltimore's offense has all the ingredients to make a deep playoff run while maintaining their reputation as the most explosive offense in the NFL.
Everything starts with quarterback Lamar Jackson, and the two-time MVP will again work to get his team deep into the playoffs and, most importantly, to a Super Bowl appearance. Even with the inactivity and loss of Brandon Stephens, Malik Harrison, Patrick Mekari, Josh Jones, and Chris Board, the team is still in the midst of a Super Bowl window and has 11 2025 NFL draft picks to help restock.
With the next wave of free agency underway, we're previewing every position, and the tight end spot is up next, where Baltimore has four players on the roster.
The Ravens' tight end has mostly been off the grid since dropping a two-point conversion attempt that would have tied the AFC divisional round game against the Bills at 27-27 with less than two minutes remaining in the contest. There have been some media discussions about Baltimore potentially moving on from Andrews and giving Isaiah Likely an adjusted role.
The franchise has said everything about Andrews's presence and took steps to ensure his place on the roster, picking up and paying out a $4 million option bonus.
Even with the rough ending, Andrews is still elite. In 2024, he recorded a career-best 11 touchdowns and 55 receptions.
The expectation is that Likely will eventually leapfrog Andrews for the starters' spot at tight end, and 2025 could be that year. Likely caught four of five targets for 73 yards and a touchdown in the Ravens' 27-25 divisional-round loss to the Bills on Sunday. Likely recorded 126 receiving yards during the playoffs, and he had a career-best 42 catches for 477 yards and six touchdowns. Likely will play out the final year of his rookie contract in 2025, but Baltimore will have a decision to make.
Baltimore's third tight end behind Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely in the receiving pecking order, Kolar offers talent as a pass catcher after racking up nine catches for 131 yards and a touchdown in limited duty.
The Ravens signed Mitchell-Paden to a reserve/future contract following the divisional round loss to Buffalo.
Mitchell-Paden spent most of the 2024 regular season on the Ravens' practice squad after being cut by the Browns at the end of training camp in late August. The 25-year-old tight end out of Florida Atlantic has not played in an NFL regular-season game since signing with the Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2022.
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Where does Baltimore stand at the tight end position
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Everything starts with quarterback Lamar Jackson, and the two-time MVP will again work to get his team deep into the playoffs and, most importantly, to a Super Bowl appearance. Even with the inactivity and loss of Brandon Stephens, Malik Harrison, Patrick Mekari, Josh Jones, and Chris Board, the team is still in the midst of a Super Bowl window and has 11 2025 NFL draft picks to help restock.
With the next wave of free agency underway, we're previewing every position, and the tight end spot is up next, where Baltimore has four players on the roster.
Mark Andrews
The Ravens' tight end has mostly been off the grid since dropping a two-point conversion attempt that would have tied the AFC divisional round game against the Bills at 27-27 with less than two minutes remaining in the contest. There have been some media discussions about Baltimore potentially moving on from Andrews and giving Isaiah Likely an adjusted role.
The franchise has said everything about Andrews's presence and took steps to ensure his place on the roster, picking up and paying out a $4 million option bonus.
Even with the rough ending, Andrews is still elite. In 2024, he recorded a career-best 11 touchdowns and 55 receptions.
Isaiah Likely
The expectation is that Likely will eventually leapfrog Andrews for the starters' spot at tight end, and 2025 could be that year. Likely caught four of five targets for 73 yards and a touchdown in the Ravens' 27-25 divisional-round loss to the Bills on Sunday. Likely recorded 126 receiving yards during the playoffs, and he had a career-best 42 catches for 477 yards and six touchdowns. Likely will play out the final year of his rookie contract in 2025, but Baltimore will have a decision to make.
Charlie Kolar
Baltimore's third tight end behind Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely in the receiving pecking order, Kolar offers talent as a pass catcher after racking up nine catches for 131 yards and a touchdown in limited duty.
Zaire Mitchell-Paden
The Ravens signed Mitchell-Paden to a reserve/future contract following the divisional round loss to Buffalo.
Mitchell-Paden spent most of the 2024 regular season on the Ravens' practice squad after being cut by the Browns at the end of training camp in late August. The 25-year-old tight end out of Florida Atlantic has not played in an NFL regular-season game since signing with the Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2022.
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Where does Baltimore stand at the tight end position
Continue reading...
