Ravens hoping to strike new deal with this edge-rusher

While many of the above players are expected to leave Baltimore this offseason, Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic tells us that both the Ravens and outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney interested in keeping their partnership going. Clowney joined the Ravens halfway through training camp on a one-year, $2.5M deal. After delivering one of his best seasons since his days in Houston, though, he isn’t likely to play on another discounted contract.

Clowney finished second on the Ravens with 9.5 sacks in 2023, matching his career-high total from 2017. If Clowney can get a full offseason with the team under his belt, hopes are that he can avoid a letdown year with a system in which he thrived, something that occurred during his second year in Cleveland.

If the Ravens bring back Clowney, he will rejoin a group of outside linebackers that includes Odafe Oweh and David Ojabo, two players Baltimore is still waiting to see break out. The team is still hoping to get Tyus Bowser back after watching the veteran miss the entire 2023 season with a knee injury.

Bowser claims that he’s making a full recovery from knee surgery and will definitely be back next season, according to Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2. Bowser will be coming back into a contract year, the final season of his four-year, $22M deal. This is all assuming the Ravens don’t try to reduce his $7.5M cap hit by $5.5M by cutting him prior to his return.

The Ravens have some unproven, young assets at the position, but the team will likely hope to have some play-makers like Clowney, Bowser and/or a potential new addition via the draft or free agency in the mix, as well. We’ll likely start to see their plan for the position moving forward as free agency starts this week.