Entering the 2025 NFL season, numerous Ravens have the opportunity to strike while the iron is hot. Such opportunity being performing at their best in a contract season.
We’ve seen it time and time again, players on rosters breaking out in their final season on a rookie deal or making an impact on a short-term “prove-it” contract and cashing in on their production. And for the 2025 season, around a dozen Ravens are eligible to make the leap.
Most recently for the Ravens, defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike was their contract-year breakout in 2023. After totaling 8.5 sacks in his first three seasons, Madubuike dominated the trenches for 13 sacks in the final year of his rookie contract.