There has been optimism -- even expressed by Justin Tucker himself -- that a long-term deal will get completed between the Baltimore Ravens and the second-most accurate kicker in NFL history by Friday's deadline.
It's just a matter of the two sides agreeing on the right price. Will the Ravens make Tucker the highest-paid kicker in the league, or is Tucker willing to take something less?
New England's Stephen Gostkowski set the standard for kickers at this time last year, when he reached a four-year, $17.2 million extension on the July 15 deadline for franchise players.