Ravens Lock in Zay Flowers with $28M Option

0:00On April 23rd, the Baltimore Ravens just locked in their star-wide receiver Zay Flowers through at least 2027 by picking up his. Fifth year option for $28 million. That move bumps his cap hit, way up from $4.5 million in 2026, thanks to back-to-back Pro Bowl nods in 2024, and 2025, which maxed out the option price. Now the Ravens are staring down 13.4 million over the salary cap heading into 2027, even before Flowers' deal factors. And so the front office has some serious math to crunch. Flowers, the 25-year-old, has been Lamar Jackson's go-to guy for three straight seasons, topping 1,000 receiving yards twice, including a career high 1,211 in 2025 across 17 games, keeping Baltimore in the playoff hunt. With Derek Henry signed for two more years and a new coaching vibe under Jesse Menter after John Harbaugh's exit, this sets up solid continuity for.

1:01Jackson, while the eye, a long-term extension for Flowers to build on his growth. That's the story for today, NFL News Today, driven by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.