With the legal tampering period beginning on Monday, it might not be long before we finally know where Baltimore Ravens center and pending free agent Tyler Linderbaum ends up.
Linderbaum is by far one of the most coveted free agents on the market this offseason, and several teams will be vying for his services.
Among those teams, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, are the New York Giants, Tennessee Titans and Las Vegas Raiders. Of course, the Ravens are hoping to keep Linderbaum, also.
Fowler adds that Linderbaum will have no problem surpassing $20 million per year in a new contract, which will reset the market by a wide margin.
"[Linderbaum] will have the center market cornered, so if he gets to Monday, he'll be tough to keep. The Raiders, Giants and Titans could be involved to some extent. The number should easily surpass $20 million per year," Fowler reported.
The Raiders could already have an in-house solution at center if the team just moves Jackson Powers-Johnson there next season. However, based on the fact that the Raiders have interest in Linderbaum, it doesn't appear that's in the cards.
Tennessee cut its starting center in Lloyd Cushenberry recently, so there's a big hole up the middle in front of Cam Ward in Nashville.
The Giants are in the best shape of these three teams at center with John Michael Schmitz under contract, but he also hasn't been all that for Big Blue and is on the final year of his deal.
One thing the Titans and Raiders have that the Giants don't is a ton of cap space.
Las Vegas ($121 million) and Tennessee ($92 million) rank first and second in the NFL, while the Giants have about $14.2 million to work with, per Over The Cap.
No matter what number Linderbaum comes in at, the Raiders and Titans can easily afford him. Meanwhile, the Giants would be wise to avoid going all in on Linderbaum with their limited cap space and with so many holes to fill.