BALTIMORE RAVENS
Unrestricted (13): RB Ray Rice, LB Brendon Ayanbadejo, C Matt Birk, G Ben Grubbs, G-C Andre Gurode, LB Jarret Johnson, LB Edgar Jones, LB Jameel McClain, NT Brandon McKinney, S Haruki Nakamura, DE Cory Redding, TE Kris Wilson and SS Tom Zbikowski.
Restricted (4): CB Lardarius Webb, CB Cary Williams, LB Dannell Ellerbe and RB Matt Lawrence
Need to stay: Rice isn't going anywhere. The Ravens will use the franchise tag on him if they can't strike a long-term deal. The Ravens have spent years developing McClain, so they would like to keep him. But Baltimore can replace him with Ellerbe or a top draft pick if McClain gets a better offer elsewhere. Redding increased his chances of staying with a strong season, but the Ravens have younger players ready to take his spot. The Ravens are expected to put a first-round tender on Webb, a restricted free agent, to make sure he remains with the team.
Likely to go: It's hard to imagine that the Ravens could pay another big-money deal to Grubbs after signing the team's other Pro Bowl guard, Marshal Yanda, to a five-year, $32.5 million deal, a year ago. There's talk that the Ravens could franchise Grubbs if they could first sign Rice. It seems like the odds are against the Ravens keeping Grubbs. The Ravens would prefer to keep Johnson (especially after Sergio Kindle hasn't panned out), and he's enjoys playing in Baltimore. But Johnson could be lured elsewhere by two of his former coordinators, Colts head coach Chuck Pagano and Jets head coach Rex Ryan. There's also a question at center, where starter Matt Birk is contemplating retirement and backup Gurode is a free agent.
Unrestricted (13): RB Ray Rice, LB Brendon Ayanbadejo, C Matt Birk, G Ben Grubbs, G-C Andre Gurode, LB Jarret Johnson, LB Edgar Jones, LB Jameel McClain, NT Brandon McKinney, S Haruki Nakamura, DE Cory Redding, TE Kris Wilson and SS Tom Zbikowski.
Restricted (4): CB Lardarius Webb, CB Cary Williams, LB Dannell Ellerbe and RB Matt Lawrence
Need to stay: Rice isn't going anywhere. The Ravens will use the franchise tag on him if they can't strike a long-term deal. The Ravens have spent years developing McClain, so they would like to keep him. But Baltimore can replace him with Ellerbe or a top draft pick if McClain gets a better offer elsewhere. Redding increased his chances of staying with a strong season, but the Ravens have younger players ready to take his spot. The Ravens are expected to put a first-round tender on Webb, a restricted free agent, to make sure he remains with the team.
Likely to go: It's hard to imagine that the Ravens could pay another big-money deal to Grubbs after signing the team's other Pro Bowl guard, Marshal Yanda, to a five-year, $32.5 million deal, a year ago. There's talk that the Ravens could franchise Grubbs if they could first sign Rice. It seems like the odds are against the Ravens keeping Grubbs. The Ravens would prefer to keep Johnson (especially after Sergio Kindle hasn't panned out), and he's enjoys playing in Baltimore. But Johnson could be lured elsewhere by two of his former coordinators, Colts head coach Chuck Pagano and Jets head coach Rex Ryan. There's also a question at center, where starter Matt Birk is contemplating retirement and backup Gurode is a free agent.
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