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Stryker · 03-05-2025, 07:46 PM

From ESPN projections...

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...ulation-market

Ronnie Stanley, OT
2024 team: Baltimore Ravens
Free agency ranking: No. 1

2024 stats: 17 starts, 92.3% pass block win rate

Patriots' offer: Four years, $100 million ($65 million guaranteed)

Left tackle is one of the team's top needs. Ensuring Drake Maye's blind side is protected by a capable, proven veteran would be a major first step to a productive offseason of team-building. Also, bringing in a leader who has played in big games -- as a steadying presence on and off the field -- is worth an overpay. As coach Mike Vrabel said, "I think everyone overspends sometimes in free agency."

This is a standard contract with a signing bonus, designed to have Stanley earn all four years of it. We're not backloading it to make it look better -- the $25 million yearly average is meant to show Stanley how serious the Pats are, tying him with Laremy Tunsil for third highest in the NFL at the position. With almost $130 million in cap space (per Roster Management System), the Patriots are ready to spend. -- Mike Reiss

Ravens' offer: Three years, $60 million ($43 million guaranteed)

At the combine, Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said he was optimistic that Baltimore would get a deal done with Stanley. That means the Ravens plan to make a competitive offer but will need help to fit him under Baltimore's tight cap.

This deal is a win for Stanley because the contract averages $20 million per season, which would put him among the top 10 highest-paid left tackles. It's a win for the Ravens because Stanley's first-year cap hit would be a team-friendly $12 million. (We'll include a $16 million signing bonus as part of the guaranteed money, and $7 million of the $43 million guaranteed will come in the final year of the deal.) -- Jamison Hensley

The decision: Stanley agrees on a new deal with the ... Patriots

This is the kind of deal that makes a player feel as if the team wants to build its offseason around him. Stanley considers himself one of the elite left tackles in the league, and this is a contract that shows the Patriots agree. -- Graziano

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Stryker Super Bowl LVIII Champions! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Baton Rouge, LA Casino cash: $-345364	From ESPN projections... https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...ulation-market Ronnie Stanley, OT 2024 team: Baltimore Ravens Free agency ranking: No. 1 2024 stats: 17 starts, 92.3% pass block win rate Patriots' offer: Four years, $100 million ($65 million guaranteed) Left tackle is one of the team's top needs. Ensuring Drake Maye's blind side is protected by a capable, proven veteran would be a major first step to a productive offseason of team-building. Also, bringing in a leader who has played in big games -- as a steadying presence on and off the field -- is worth an overpay. As coach Mike Vrabel said, "I think everyone overspends sometimes in free agency." This is a standard contract with a signing bonus, designed to have Stanley earn all four years of it. We're not backloading it to make it look better -- the $25 million yearly average is meant to show Stanley how serious the Pats are, tying him with Laremy Tunsil for third highest in the NFL at the position. With almost $130 million in cap space (per Roster Management System), the Patriots are ready to spend. -- Mike Reiss Ravens' offer: Three years, $60 million ($43 million guaranteed) At the combine, Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said he was optimistic that Baltimore would get a deal done with Stanley. That means the Ravens plan to make a competitive offer but will need help to fit him under Baltimore's tight cap. This deal is a win for Stanley because the contract averages $20 million per season, which would put him among the top 10 highest-paid left tackles. It's a win for the Ravens because Stanley's first-year cap hit would be a team-friendly $12 million. (We'll include a $16 million signing bonus as part of the guaranteed money, and $7 million of the $43 million guaranteed will come in the final year of the deal.) -- Jamison Hensley The decision: Stanley agrees on a new deal with the ... Patriots This is the kind of deal that makes a player feel as if the team wants to build its offseason around him. Stanley considers himself one of the elite left tackles in the league, and this is a contract that shows the Patriots agree. -- Graziano __________________ Super Bowl LVIII Champions!
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