The Baltimore Ravens’ nightmare unraveled on Monday, losing their ultra-reliable center, Tyler Linderbaum, to the Las Vegas Raiders. Now, there is a massive hole in front of quarterback Lamar Jackson.
While the Ravens were very engaged with Linderbaum in contract negotiations, offering him a market-setting deal, the Raiders had an ace up their sleeve with a market-setting deal of their own. Their three-year, $81 million agreement comes out to $27 million per year. Baltimore probably didn’t even come close to that.
While it’s agonizing to see the three-time Pro Bowler leave, there is at least some sort of silver lining.