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02-16-2014, 08:42 PM
Terrell Suggs, Ravens agree to terms on contract
By Gregg Rosenthal
Around The League Editor
Published: Feb. 16, 2014 at 09:05 p.m. Updated: Feb. 16, 2014 at 09:13 p.m.
The famed Baltimore Ravens defense said goodbye to a pair of former Defensive Player of the Year winners after their Super Bowl season. They won't continue the trend in 2014.
2014 free-agent roundup
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday that the Ravens and Terrell Suggs have agreed to terms on a contract extension, according to a source informed of the deal. The team has already announced a news conference for Monday, when the contract will officially be signed.
This quickly resolves one of Baltimore's most pressing offseason questions. Suggs' $12.4 million cap figure was too much for a pass rusher that struggled down the stretch last year, and he was amenable to re-working his deal. NFL Media's Albert Breer reports that "multiple years" will be added to his existing deal and lower his cap figure.
Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome sent a message to Suggs after the season, making it clear that Suggs wouldn't be back under the terms of his old deal. The two sides were able to find common ground, which should keep Suggs and Elvis Dumervil as the team's primary pass rushers.
Both Dumervil and Suggs are over 30, so Newsome will still be looking for some young blood to inject into the mix. Suggs was strong against the run in 2013, especially early in the season, but he was missing his normal pass-rush explosiveness in his first full campaign back from a torn Achilles tendon.
This move could open up cap space to re-sign offensive tackle Eugene Monroe and use the franchise tag on tight end Dennis Pitta. Even though the Ravens pass rush was lagging last season, the offense is the team's far bigger concern.
On the latest edition of the "Around The League Podcast," the guys debate Joe Philbin's future in Miami before playing another round of "Win Wess' Toaster."
By Gregg Rosenthal
Around The League Editor
Published: Feb. 16, 2014 at 09:05 p.m. Updated: Feb. 16, 2014 at 09:13 p.m.
The famed Baltimore Ravens defense said goodbye to a pair of former Defensive Player of the Year winners after their Super Bowl season. They won't continue the trend in 2014.
2014 free-agent roundup
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday that the Ravens and Terrell Suggs have agreed to terms on a contract extension, according to a source informed of the deal. The team has already announced a news conference for Monday, when the contract will officially be signed.
This quickly resolves one of Baltimore's most pressing offseason questions. Suggs' $12.4 million cap figure was too much for a pass rusher that struggled down the stretch last year, and he was amenable to re-working his deal. NFL Media's Albert Breer reports that "multiple years" will be added to his existing deal and lower his cap figure.
Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome sent a message to Suggs after the season, making it clear that Suggs wouldn't be back under the terms of his old deal. The two sides were able to find common ground, which should keep Suggs and Elvis Dumervil as the team's primary pass rushers.
Both Dumervil and Suggs are over 30, so Newsome will still be looking for some young blood to inject into the mix. Suggs was strong against the run in 2013, especially early in the season, but he was missing his normal pass-rush explosiveness in his first full campaign back from a torn Achilles tendon.
This move could open up cap space to re-sign offensive tackle Eugene Monroe and use the franchise tag on tight end Dennis Pitta. Even though the Ravens pass rush was lagging last season, the offense is the team's far bigger concern.
On the latest edition of the "Around The League Podcast," the guys debate Joe Philbin's future in Miami before playing another round of "Win Wess' Toaster."