Kyle Van Noy Wants to Keep Playing, But ‘There’s Things That Still Need to Be Talked About’

Mark Andrews’ name is popping up on lists of prominent potential cap casualties because he’s entering his age 30 season, has the fourth-highest cap hit on the Ravens, and will be in the final year of his contract.

However, ESPN’s Dan Graziano and NFL.com’s Matt Okada aren’t buying that Andrews, the Ravens’ all-time touchdown leader, is truly a cap-cut candidate.

“These things can be tricky, since you can take a cold, impartial look at Andrews’ age and his contract and say, ‘Yes, of course,'” Graziano wrote. “But that doesn’t always account for the relationship between the player and the team.

“Andrews has been one of the greatest and most reliable Ravens of the Lamar Jackson era (his most recent game notwithstanding), and there’s a good chance he and the team come up with a way to stay together. He caught 11 touchdown passes in 2024.”

Okada wrote: “The chemistry between Lamar Jackson and Mark Andrews is too tight, and Andrews scored 11 touchdowns over Baltimore’s last 12 regular-season games. … Andrews is a core piece of this offense and locker room, so I don’t expect him to go anywhere in 2025.”

DeCosta indicated at the season-ending press conference that Andrews will be back next season while acknowledging that difficult decisions will have to be made regarding the Ravens’ talented tight ends room beyond 2025. Like Andrews, 2022 draft picks Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar are entering the final year of their contracts.

“A year from now, we’ll have some tough choices and decisions to make regarding players,” DeCosta said. “We’re blessed to have – in my opinion – the best tight ends room in the league, and we’ll be blessed this year on the field as well.”