Ravens Lock in Zay Flowers, Plan for Future

0:00On April 23rd, the Baltimore Ravens just locked in Zay flowers by picking up his fifth year option on his rookie deal. That keeps the 25-year-old wide receiver under team control through the 2027 season. It's a smart move that buys time while they eye a long-term extension. Flowers made it clear he wants to stay put in Baltimore, saying he does not want to go anywhere else after a recent team workout. With the wide receiver market exploding, any new deal will cost big think along the lines of his draft classmate, Jackson Smith and Jigba's average of $42 million a year from Seattle. In his first 50 regular season games, flowers has racked up 237 catches for 3,120 yards and 16 touchdowns. He's hit Pro Bowl status the last two years, the first homegrown Ravens receiver to do so, and he's already fifth in franchise history for yards and receptions. He's one of just nine players in team history with multiple 1,000 yard seasons, including a franchise record, 1,211 yards last year.

1:05That puts him 10th league wide in yards and 13th in catches since entering the NFL. Meanwhile, the Ravens plans to draft more receivers this week after losing some key pass catchers in free agency. But flowers remains their undisputed number one option as they build around him for the future. That wraps NFL news today, brought to you with AI.