Ravens Secure Zay Flowers with Four-Year, $140 Million Extension

The Baltimore Ravens and wide receiver Zay Flowers have agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $140 million, including $108 million guaranteed. The deal provides an average annual value (AAV) of $35 million, which ties Flowers with Minnesota Vikings star Justin Jefferson for the fourth-highest AAV among NFL wide receivers. A source familiar with the agreement told UPI that the extension runs through the 2031 season.

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Flowers entered the league as the No. 22 overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft. Over his first three seasons he accumulated 237 receptions for 3,128 yards and 14 touchdowns in 50 games. In 2025 he posted career highs with 86 catches, 1,211 receiving yards and five receiving touchdowns, plus 62 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown. Those totals set a Ravens single-season record for a wide receiver and earned him Pro Bowl selections in both 2024 and 2025, making him the only player in franchise history to reach the Pro Bowl as a wide receiver.

Ravens sign Flowers to 4-year, $140M extension

• Contract: 4 years, $140 M total; $108 M guaranteed; $35 M AAV.

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• Salary ranking: Fourth-highest AAV for the position, behind Seattle’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba ($42.15 M), Cincinnati’s Ja’Marr Chase ($40.25 M) and Atlanta’s Drake London ($35.26 M).

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• 2025 production: 86 receptions, 1,211 yards (36.9 % of the Ravens’ total receiving yards), five receiving touchdowns, 62 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown; 72.9 % catch rate, 10.3 yards per target.

Ravens sign Flowers to 4-year, $140M extension

• Career totals (through 2025): 237 catches, 3,128 yards, 14 touchdowns.

Ravens sign Flowers to 4-year, $140M extension

Ravens head coach Jesse Minter praised Flowers’ development, noting that the player’s “right mentality” and on-field performance have earned him the contract and that the team looks forward to his continued growth in the offense. General manager Eric DeCosta had previously expressed optimism that an extension could be reached, indicating that the organization was eager to retain its primary receiving weapon. Both officials emphasized that the deal reflects the franchise’s belief that Flowers is a cornerstone of the offense moving forward.

Report: Ravens WR Zay Flowers agrees to four-year, $140M contract extension

Analysts agree on the contract’s headline figures, but the precise impact on the Ravens’ salary cap in future seasons remains unclear. Bleacher Report highlighted that the year-by-year cap implications cannot be determined until the league releases detailed financial breakdowns, suggesting that the extension could lower the projected 2027 cap figure of roughly $27.3 million. No definitive cap forecast has been published.

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The Ravens will open their preseason against the Philadelphia Eagles in Baltimore, followed by a regular-season opener at the Indianapolis Colts. Those games will provide the first on-field opportunities for Flowers under his new contract.

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