The Ravens are used to counting on Justin Tucker when they're up against the clock, but this was a bit different.
The team and the kicker were up against a 4 p.m. Friday deadline for teams to sign franchise-tagged players to long-term deals. That was made all the more urgent in Tucker's case when his agent told ESPN Thursday that his client was so put off by the negotiations that he wouldn't entertain a long-term offer if no deal were reached by the deadline.
But the team pulled through. Reports, since confirmed by Tucker's agent Rob Roche, have Tucker agreeing to a four year, $16.