Analyst Calls Ravens’ $98 Million Star Deal One of The ‘Riskiest Contracts’.
The Baltimore Ravens kicked off their free agency by signing one of their homegrown talents to a massive contract that will keep him in the purple and black for the foreseeable future. Star DT Justin Madubuike was the No. 1 priority for Baltimore and general manager Eric DeCosta heading into free agency.
The Ravens gave the DT a 4-Year, $98 Million contract on March 8, which took him off the franchise tag. However, Bleacher Report’s Gary Davenport listed the deal as one of the, “8 Riskiest Contracts Signed in 2024 NFL Free Agency.”
Davenport cautioned, “The history of free agency is littered with players who parlayed a big season into an even bigger payday and then never sniffed those heights again.”
Madubuike’s monster 2023 can be certainly classified as a breakout as his numbers surpassed almost every statistical category of his first three seasons in the NFL.
“Madubuike said he’s heard the chatter that last year was an aberration—and he has every intention of proving the doubters wrong and justifying his jackpot second contract,” Davenport reported.
Madubuike became a key cog that moved the engine that was the Ravens 2023 defense and wrecked offensive lines all season. Davenport went on write, “It’s possible that last season was a coming-out party—that Madubuike will continue wreaking havoc this year and establish himself as one of the NFL’s elite defensive tackles.”
