The Baltimore Ravens picked up vast receiver Zay Flowers’ possibility for his fifth NFL season, a number of retailers reported Thursday.
He’ll play the 2026 season on the ultimate season of his four-year, $14 million rookie contract, with the $27.3 million possibility protecting the 2027 season.
The 2 sides nonetheless are prone to negotiate a contract extension within the coming months, though the vast receiver market has been reset. Jaxon Smith-Njigba of the Seattle Seahawks, additionally chosen within the 2023 NFL Draft, lately signed a contract that can make him the highest-paid receiver within the NFL — 4 years for $168.6 million, or an annual common worth of about $42 million.
The deadline to select up the fifth-year possibility for 2023 first-round picks is Might 1.
Flowers, 25, was the No. 22 total select of Boston Faculty in 2023.
In three seasons and 50 video games (48 begins), he has 237 catches for 3,128 yards and 14 touchdowns. He had back-to-back seasons of 1,000 yards in 2024 and ’25 and was chosen to the Professional Bowl each seasons.
His 1,211 receiving yards in 2025 are a franchise report for a large receiver. He already ranks within the high 5 in Ravens historical past for cross receptions and yardage.
–Subject Stage Media
