Despite what happened in the playoffs of the 2024 NFL season, Baltimore Ravens star tight end Mark Andrews will go down as one of the greatest ever to don the franchise’s colors. After all, he is the team’s all-time leader in single-season receiving yards and single-season receptions. But could he end up being traded by the Ravens?
Fox Sports NFL reporter Ralph Vacchiano floated the name of Andrews as a player the Ravens could send elsewhere via a trade in this NFL offseason.
There’s no doubt he’s a favorite target of QB Lamar Jackson when he’s healthy and playing well, but he’s not the elite tight end he was four years ago. He’s reliable, steady and a good red-zone target, but he’s also about to turn 30 and will be a free agent next year. He still has value to contending teams. He could be expendable to the Ravens, though, because they may see more upside in 25-year-old tight end Isaiah Likely. They’d have to commit to Likely, though, because he’s scheduled to be a free agent in March, too.
Will Andrews still be with the Baltimore Ravens by the start of the 2025 NFL season?
As pointed out by Vacchiano, one factor behind a potential Andrews trade is the fact that he and Isaiah Likely are both expected to become free agents by the end of the 2025 NFL season. Baltimore might have to choose just to commit an extension to only a player between the two, and while Andrews can still be a productive player and the more dependable and consistent asset downfield, he’s also about to turn 30 years old in September.
A three-time Pro Bowler, Andrews’ trade value might not be higher than today when he’s healthy and still under contract, albeit with a $16.9 million salary in the coming season.
Last season, Andrews recorded 673 receiving yards and 11 touchdowns on 55 catches.
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