As franchise-tag dramas go, the ongoing stalemate between the Ravens and Justin Tucker is a low-wattage affair.
There’s no apparent rancor, no ominous proclamations in the media, no high-stakes, high-noon showdown brewing. It’s clear where everyone stands. Tucker, one of the NFL’s best kickers, deserves to get paid. The Ravens know they can’t do better at the position. They also want Tucker happy because they’re going to need him at key moments.
I hesitate even to label it a stalemate, for as Tucker told The Baltimore Sun last month, “it’s a question of when, not if” he signs a longterm deal with the Ravens.