Although Ravens tight end Mark Andrews has not been previously named as a trade candidate, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic says Baltimore could look to move the three-time Pro Bowler despite seeing his $4MM roster bonus trigger last week. It does not sound as if the club is actively marketing Andrews, and Zrebiec says it would take a “legit offer” to pry him from the Ravens, but it is nonetheless notable that the team is even open to the possibility.
Andrews, 29, entered the NFL in the same year as quarterback Lamar Jackson, as the Ravens selected the Oklahoma product in the third round of the 2018 draft. He has been one of Jackson’s most trusted targets from the jump, establishing himself as one of the league’s premier pass-catching tight ends in the process. He also holds the franchise record for most receiving touchdowns (51) and is close to overtaking Derrick Mason for most receiving yards in franchise history (5,777). He is entering the final year of the four-year, $56MM extension he signed in September 2021.
Even as Baltimore has added more talent to the WR and TE positions over the past few years, Andrews has remained a key cog in the offense and even set a career-high in touchdowns (11) in 2024. The team has not advanced to the Super Bowl in the Jackson era but is constructed to make another playoff push in 2025, and removing Andrews from its offensive attack would seemingly run counter to those aspirations (his costly errors in this year’s divisional-round loss to the Bills notwithstanding).
Of course, the Ravens would not seek to move on from Andrews simply because of his missteps in the Buffalo contest. Instead, any trade would presumably be designed to acquire notable draft capital to inject more cost-controlled talent into the roster, which is a goal for any club with a top-of-the-market QB contract on its books.
Plus, fellow tight end Isaiah Likely – who is nearly five years younger than Andrews – has proven himself to be a highly-effective weapon and is (like Andrews) entering a platform year. In addition to netting about $5MM of cap space in 2025, trading Andrews could pave the way for a Likely extension while extracting more value from Andrews than a future compensatory pick (if he were allowed to leave in free agency in 2026, that is).
Zrebiec says Baltimore was never going to release Andrews, and he does not specify what type of offer would convince Ravens brass to pull the trigger on a trade. After he was rumored as an extension candidate last year, though, it presently appears as if Andrews’ future with his original club is murkier than expected.
Nope
Yes! Unleash Likely already!…(strictly fantasy bias take lol)
Who would bite tho? Maybe Dolphins for a third?
A lot of teams could still use a good receiving tight end (Colts, Jags, both LA teams, Jets, Seattle off the top of my head).
Why not the Falcons? We’ve over paid for a TE from the Ravens before lol
Lmao Hell nah.
@sentinal Fins need a strong blocking TE compliment their pro bowl TE Jonnu Smith.
Zero chance in hell Fins give up a 3rd for Andrews.
So then what
No thanks.
Bucs would make a ton of sense
Besties with Baker and they do need a 2nd TE. Cade was solid but he does not have a vice grip on TE1.
Even if they have 2 1Bs with Cade and Andrew’s you can run two TEs with them Godwin and Evans plus Bucky in the backfield. Question would be what the Ravens see as a legit trade proposal
Not a bad idea…Andrew had a bad playoff game…but be can be unstoppable
Trade him
One year too late. Last off season would’ve been ideal time to move him with a couple of years left on his deal. If this is somewhat true, Ravens looking desperate?
Trading a dude because of one bad play is so dumb
One bad play plus Likely has more upside at this point. Would rather see Likely the number one guy. He’s proven himself.
And it’s a TE room that’s handsy. That room needs a beast that can pancake somebody.
The difference between the way this is covered and the way the Eagles shopping Goedert is covered is hilarious to me.
I’ll take a 3rd round pick this year and a 5th next year for Andrews
He’s not going anywhere.
This was always going to be a narrative after that drop. They have his replacement in house. But they’re not going to actively try and move him.
Moving Andrews for the right offer makes sense. The Ravens probably know Andrews wants a position resetting deal on his next contract and he’s not going to be getting better. The Ravens would do well to trade Andrews for a good offer while his market is still strong.
No good offer though, and Andrews stays right where he is. Reasonable salary demands will get him another contract in Baltimore.
Tradeable? Absolutely, but Lamar needs his guys too.
If he’s still on the trade block 11 years from now the Bears might be interested.
Given the way that Likely has looked, this isn’t terribly surprising. Still, I’d be hesitant to move Andrews just for Likely’s sake. Andrews isn’t good just because he’s good; he’s good because he knows Lamar like Kelce knows Mahomes. This of course is not a direct comparison between Kelce and Andrews. The point here is that the connection is highly valuable and the safety net that Jackson has in Andrews is going to be hard to replicate, no matter how good Likely is.
I see the reasoning-Andrews’ value is probably not going to be higher as he ages and gets closer to a new contract-but the value that he provides to Lamar specifically as a player is impactful, especially in a championship window.
Seems unLikely.