Just days before the legal tampering period of NFL free agency opened up, the Baltimore Ravens gave themselves some extra wiggle room in terms of salary cap space.
On Friday, the Ravens agreed to terms on a four-year extension with franchise-tagged defensive tackle Justin Madubuike worth $98 million. In doing so, they won’t be the estimated $10 million over the cap they were slated to be when the new league year officially begins.
While they won’t have to carry the massive cap hit of $22.1 million, there will still need to be some restructuring and potential cuts to become compliant by Wednesday’s deadline on March 15.