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Report: Matt Judon Expects to Stay with Ravens, Avoid Trade After Franchise Tag

Baltimore Ravens pass-rusher Matt Judon reportedly signed his franchise tag Thursday, and the presumption is for the 27-year-old to stay put.

"Despite being a candidate for trade interest this offseason, Baltimore OLB Matt Judon expects to be a Raven in 2020, per league source," ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported Thursday evening.

The Ravens applied the franchise tag to Judon in mid-March, and he expressed a little frustration to Josina Anderson of ESPN:

By signing the deal, per Spotrac, the 2016 fifth-round pick will make $15.828 million in 2020.