Ravens Rework Star Wide Receiver’s Contract
Ravens Rework Star Wide Receiver’s Contract
During the 2023 NFL offseason, the Baltimore Ravens made one of the league’s boldest moves.
Faced with a glaring need at wide receiver, the Ravens decided to take a chance on one with one with some major
question marks.
Odell Beckham Jr. hadn’t played a snap in more than a year because of a knee injury he suffered during Super
Bowl LVI when the Ravens decided to sign him to a 1-year deal worth $15 million.
Beckham Jr. is approaching the end of that deal, but the Ravens have decided to rework the terms of the
contract.
According to Russell Street Report’s Brian McFarland, the Ravens and Beckham Jr. have agreed to remove void
years from his deal and have moved the team’s deadline to either extend or release the star receiver to March 14.
If for some reason Beckham Jr is still on the roster after that date, he’ll have a fully-guaranteed salary of $50
million in 2025.
Most importantly, the new terms of the deal allowed the Ravens to spread the dead cap hit that they will have to
deal with in the future as a result of Beckham Jr.’s original deal.
Beckham Jr. is approaching the end of that deal, but the Ravens have decided to rework the terms of the
contract.
A Decent Comeback Season For Beckham Jr.
According to Russell Street Report’s Brian McFarland, the Ravens and Beckham Jr. have agreed to remove void
years from his deal and have moved the team’s deadline to either extend or release the star receiver to March 14.
If for some reason Beckham Jr is still on the roster after that date, he’ll have a fully-guaranteed salary of $50
million in 2025.
Most importantly, the new terms of the deal allowed the Ravens to spread the dead cap hit that they will have to
deal with in the future as a result of Beckham Jr.’s original deal.
They were supposed to be hit with $11.088 million in dead cap in 2024, but that number will now decrease to
$8.301 million while they will also have a dead cap hit of $2.767 million in 2025.
A Decent Comeback Season For Beckham Jr.
When the Ravens decided to sign Beckham Jr., it was a risky move for them.
Nobody really seemed to know what to expect from the former All-Pro after he suffered another major leg injury
and the deal gave the receiver one of 2023’s highest salaries at the position.
Beckham Jr. didn’t return to the level of play that we’ve seen from him at past stops, but the he has had his
moments for the Ravens.
Over the course of the season, Beckham Jr. made 35 catches for 565 yards and 3 touchdowns. The yardage was
his most since 2019.
He had a couple of particularly strong performances in the middle of the season He made 4 catches for 116 yards
against the Bengals in Week 12.
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