Insider Reveals Why Ravens Declined Possibility On Tyler Linderbaum

The Baltimore Ravens selected to not decide up the fifth-year possibility on Tyler Linderbaum.

Given how nice he’s carried out, it was a stunning determination.

However, it could even have been the suitable one for each events concerned.

No less than, that’s how Ari Meirov feels.

In a clip on X, the famend NFL analyst defined that the choice to say no his fifth-year possibility was truly helpful, because it was pushed by monetary concerns.

His fifth-year possibility would have pocketed him a whopping $23.4 million in 2026.

Notably, that might’ve been $5.4 million greater than the present highest-paid heart within the league when it comes to common per 12 months.

Now, as Meirov factors out, the Ravens can look to work out a long-term cope with him to offer him more cash in the long term, and he may eclipse the $20 million-a-year mark.

“As a result of he’s been a Professional Bowler two instances now, his possibility worth is tremendous excessive,” Meirov identified.

The #Ravens declined Tyler Linderbaum’s fifth-year possibility. Right here’s why it occurred, what’s subsequent, and why Linderbaum has actual leverage to turn into the NFL’s first $20M-per-year heart.

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— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) Could 1, 2025

If the Ravens fail to take action, he’ll then turn into an unrestricted free agent on the finish of his age-25…