Next 7 Items On Ozzie’s Contract To-Do List
General Manager Ozzie Newsome is always working ahead.
He managed to avoid the franchise tag drama you’re seeing around the NFL right now, and he’s already trying to set himself up to avoid it in again next summer. He’s crossed off two huge items from his 2016 to-do list with long-term extensions for cornerback Jimmy Smith and punter Sam Koch.
They are significant signings, but Newsome still has a lot of work ahead. The Baltimore Sun’s Jeff Zrebiec outlined the next seven prominent moves on the 2016 contract to-do list:
1) Restructure Joe Flacco’s $120 million deal
This one promises to be the biggest attention-grabber of next summer.