In the "what in the world are they thinking", Andrews gets extension

[tsylvester]

OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The Ravens rewarded tight end Mark Andrews with a three-year extension Wednesday, securing his future in Baltimore.

The extension is worth $39.3 million and includes $26 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. Andrews, 30, was scheduled to be a free agent at the end of the season.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47193922/mark-andrews-agrees-3-year-extension-ravens

[papasmurfbell]

This team wants to circle the drain.  They love to throw good money after bad.

[tsylvester]

I guess they just wanted to pay for his wedding

[oldno82]

It looks like the team valued past performance more than future. I like Andrews and what he has done for the franchise but not so much if they cut Likely loose.

They've got to sign Likely and that likely means (pun intended) cleaning up Lamar's cap hit for the next 2 years.

 

[tsylvester]

They can still sign Likely, pending how much he wants. There were rumors that they were negotiating with him earlier this season, maybe he wanted too much, much more than Andrews. He is good, don't get me wrong but there are a number of tightends coming out this draft just as good if not better.

The kid from Oregon, Kenyon Sadiq, extremely athletic, very good bocker, not as tall as Likely at 6-3, but maybe a better runner, routes and with the ball.

[papasmurfbell]

Likely is gone.  I think kolar is too.  This was a stupid deal.

[oldno82]

Kolar is replaceable. If Likely is gone, then we can wait for the draft. But I don't think his being 'gone' is a done deal yet as Tsyl points out.

[papasmurfbell]

I do.   We gave you an offer and you didn’t take it.  Basically Andrews got the same deal.  As I recall we have 24 fa players this winter.  One guy will take up about 25% of the cap.  I see dead money on mads also.  To be honest I would have gone to kolar and said how does 3 yrs 15 sound with an 8 mil bonus.