ExtremeRavens Posted 5 hours ago Posted 5 hours ago It was a matter of when. The ‘if’ felt like a long shot. Isaiah Likely is leaving the Ravens in free agency and has agreed to a three-year, $40 million deal with the New York Giants, reuniting with former coach John Harbaugh, a source with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Baltimore Sun. Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta explained at the NFL scouting combine that the front office had extension talks with both veteran Mark Andrews and Likely as his potential successor. Ultimately, the team rewarded Andrews with a three-year, $39.3 million extension and allowed Likely to test free agency. By all accounts, Likely had handled the inevitable as maturely as possible. He gave, by his own admission, a “vanilla” answer when the season ended about how he’d approach free agency. In late February, Likely sat for a podcast interview with Jon Gruden in which he made it clear Baltimore is “home for me” but that his priority was to be somewhere he could “blossom.” Likely reiterated a similar sentiment for Kay Adams, arguing he’s “shown enough ability to be able to help any quarterback in any situation,” while maintaining a loving respect for his time in Baltimore. Likely was drafted in 2022 and has since been mentored by veteran Mark Andrews. Likely told Adams that Andrews taught him “to be a star caliber tight end.” In 2024, Likely set career highs in touchdowns (six), receptions (42) and yards (477), proving to be a reliable target for Lamar Jackson. Then this past season, he missed four weeks with a broken foot and endured a few nightmarish weeks that included fumbling at the goal line and a reversed touchdown versus Pittsburgh. His final play as a Raven was a fourth-down conversion, a ridiculous grab downfield that set up Tyler Loop’s missed field goal in Week 18. Now in New York, Likely should have the opportunity to blossom. Have a news tip? Contact Sam Cohn at scohn@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/samdcohn.x.com. Sam appears as a host on The Sun’s “Early Birds” podcast. View the full article Quote
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