The second of the Ravens’ two 2022 first-round picks signed his rookie contract Thursday. Tyler Linderbaum is now under contract through 2025, with his fifth-year option giving Baltimore a chance to keep him on this deal through 2026.
Baltimore obtained a second first-round selection by trading Marquise Brown to Arizona during the draft’s first night and traded down from No. 23 to No. 25 overall, allowing Buffalo to climb up for cornerback Kaiir Elam. Soon after, the Ravens drafted Linderbaum, the first center off the 2022 board.
Linderbaum’s agreement leaves fellow Ravens first-rounder Kyle Hamilton, Steelers quarterback Kenny Pickett and Patriots guard Cole Strange as the only unsigned first-round picks.
The Iowa product will be expected to take over Ravens pivot responsibilities immediately. The team let 2021 snapper Bradley Bozeman sign with the Panthers. Baltimore will replace Bozeman with last year’s first-team All-American center. While Linderbaum received countless accolades last season, he was also a Rimington Trophy finalist in 2020. The Hawkeyes used Linderbaum as their starting center in 2019 as well, deploying an offensive line that featured two eventual first-round picks — Linderbaum and Tristan Wirfs.
Baltimore had not drafted an interior offensive lineman in the first round since Ben Grubbs 15 years ago. Linderbaum is the first center the Ravens have drafted in Round 1, providing a runway to a long career. Linderbaum joins Ronnie Stanley as Ravens first-round O-linemen, with veterans Kevin Zeitler and Morgan Moses set to accompany them up front.
It certainly doesn’t seem as though Baltimore has any interest in throwing the ball this season. Which may help mask their new center’s many deficiencies. In theory. Until the 2nd half comes, when playing any of the numerous AFC teams with competent QBs. At that point he may get Jackson killed. He’ll never be able to pass block competent interior D lineman on clear passing downs.
What do you think his many deficiencies are?
Since when was Jackson a pocket passer?
And, given his accolades and starting since the 2019 college season, exactly what negative info do you have on him that supports you very shaky comments about his ability?
This kids a stud and will more than adequately man the center position for a decade for the Ravens!
Man i’m tired of hearing the “Lamar can’t pass from the pocket” nonsense that yall all be talking about all the time. The man literally led the league in TD passes with 36 vs 9 interceptions in his MVP season. Like dawg why do people not just shut up when they speak on something they’re uneducated about.
Yo…yo..yo….Hey maybe Y’all need to understand that this is a “what are you doing for me now league”, which is what he gets the pay for you know……its not about what he did as a player in 2019 when he’s looking at the 2022 season….sorry we didn’t know you were so “educated” as compared to everyone else about the man!
The man had possibly the worst offensive line in the league and has an offensive coordinator who has the worst route combinations in the league, still was on pace for 4500 yards last season before he got hurt, and had the Ravens at 8-3 and the #1 seed. The disrespect he gets is insane and unwarranted.