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Zay Flowers #4 of the Baltimore Ravens
The Baltimore Ravens have already undergone drastic changes during the NFL offseason, entering a new era after parting ways with longtime head coach John Harbaugh and replacing him with former Los Angeles Chargers defensive coordinator Jesse Minter.
With Harbaugh now starting fresh with the New York Giants, Minter will be tasked with getting the best out of this talented Ravens squad during the 2026 NFL season, while the team’s brass addresses areas of need during the offseason.
Zay Flowers’ Fate With Ravens Revealed
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One player who has played well for the Ravens ever since he was drafted out of Boston College with the No. 22nd pick in the 2023 NFL Draft is star wide receiver Zay Flowers.
Flowers has improved each year in Baltimore and is coming off his second straight Pro Bowl selection while quickly becoming one of the best wideouts in the NFL and one of superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson‘s favorite targets downfield.
It appears the Ravens’ brass plan to pick up Flowers’ fifth-year option, according to Dan Graziano of ESPN.
I got the impression from my conversations that the Ravens plan to pick up the fifth-year option on 2023 first-round pick Zay Flowers, and that will put him in line to earn $27.298 million in 2027 after making $2.664 million in 2026. Rashod Bateman is coming off a down year but is guaranteed $6.5 million this year, and the Ravens seem inclined to give him another shot in the new offense they’re installing under new coordinator Declan Doyle.
Obviously, with Flowers being one of the best offensive weapons on the team, it would be wise for the Ravens to secure his future with the team.
In 17 regular-season games during the 2025 campaign, Flowers racked up career-high numbers in receptions (86), receiving yards (1,211) and tied a career high in touchdown catches with five.
NFL Insider: Lamar Jackson Probably Playing ‘Final Year’ With Ravens
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There’s been a lot of speculation lately about Jackson’s future with the Ravens, as it seems no one really knows what he wants to do or whether the Ravens will do something drastic with the two-time NFL MVP.
NFL insider Nick Faria believes Jackson could be heading into his last year with the Ravens, as he said on the Boy Green Daily Show.
“I don’t know if there’s any crazy rumors I’ve heard at this point (at the combine), but I think this is probably Lamar Jackson’s final year in Baltimore,” Faria said. “It’s more of just … a lot of things have come out about Lamar Jackson as a player and as a person and there are people concerned in the organization. I think there will come at a point where there are people in the organization who just say ‘This is not worth it.’ ”
However, Graziano reports that the Ravens would like to sign Jackson, who has two years left on his current deal with Baltimore, to a contract extension.
Baltimore would like to finalize a contract extension with quarterback Lamar Jackson, who has two years left on his deal at $53 million per season. He has $29 million of his 2026 salary guaranteed, but no other guarantees beyond that. And his salary cap number is set to swell to $74.5 million this year.
It remains to be seen what the future holds for Jackson, as 2026 is bound to be an interesting and telling season in Baltimore.