Ravens Lock in Zay Flowers with Five-Year Option

0:00It's April 24th, NFL news today starts now, AI-powered and game ready. I'm Cory with the story. The Baltimore Ravens just locked in White receiver's A Flowers by picking up his fifth year option on his rookie deal right before turning in there. First overall pick card for the 2026 NFL Draft. This means Flowers, who's led the team in targets, catches, and yards through his first three seasons, jumps from about $2.6 million. In 2026, to roughly $27 million for that extra year. Earlier this week, during the post-draft presser after grabbing Penn State Guard O'Live of Vega, Iowane, and number 14, General Manager Eric DeCosta, called it a total no-brainer. He praised Flowers as a tremendous talent with killer work ethic, infectious energy, and leadership vibes, and hinted they're aiming for a long term. Extension soon, fans and folks around the league are buzzing because Flowers stands out

1:00as the best first-round receiver DeCosta has drafted. He's the franchises. First non-specialist wide-out to hit Pro Bowl status twice, and his numbers keep climbing, like those career high 86 catches in 1,000. 211 yards in 2025. Meanwhile, the wide receiver market keeps exploding, with deals like Justin Jefferson's 35 million a year. Lamar chased at 40.2, 5 million, and Flowers' draft classmate Jackson Smith-Enjigba topping it at 42.15 million just last month. Flowers stays chill, focusing on training while his agents handle business. With Lamar Jackson and Derek Henry eating up cap space next year, the Ravens got a push for that extension now, to free a broom for more moves, and build around their young core, keeping this offense electric for years to come.