### **Ravens' Market-Setting Offer to Tyler Linderbaum 'Might Not Be Enough' to Retain Him**
DeCosta said last week at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis that the Ravens have made a "market-setting offer" to center Tyler Linderbaum, but [ESPN’s Dan Graziano](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/48045815/2026-nfl-combine-latest-buzz-news-rumors-free-agency-draft-qbs-trades-offseason#brown) said "that might turn out to not be enough."
"The Ravens hope they can keep free agent center Tyler Linderbaum. But plenty of people in Indy believe he will get offers that exceed $20 million per year, and that Baltimore won't want to go that high," Graziano wrote.
The league's highest-paid center is the Kansas City Chiefs' Creed Humphrey, who signed a four-year deal worth $72 million ($18 million per year) in 2024.
Linderbaum said in January that he would "absolutely" like to stay in Baltimore. Clearly, the feeling is mutual, and now the ball is in Linderbaum's court.
The NFL's legal tampering period begins March 9, and the new league year (when players can officially sign with teams) starts March 11.
On another note, Graziano said he got the impression that the Ravens plan to pick up the fifth-year option on wide receiver Zay Flowers.
"That will put him in line to earn $27.298 million in 2027 after making $2.664 million in 2026," Graziano wrote.