{"id":31382,"date":"2025-03-08T01:58:29","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T01:58:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31382"},"modified":"2025-03-08T01:58:29","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T01:58:29","slug":"report-ravens-will-not-tender-cb-christian-matthew-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=31382","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Ravens will not tender CB Christian Matthew"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-entry-summary p-dek\">Christian Matthew was signed by the Ravens in early 2024 but missed all of last season with an injury suffered in training camp.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-entry-content \">\n<p id=\"Lk6Bm5\">On Friday morning, NFL insider Adam Schefter reported that the Ravens have informed cornerback Christian Matthew that they will not be tendering him ahead of next week\u2019s free agency. The former seventh-round pick of the Cardinals in 2022 will now hit the free agent market after zero games played in Baltimore.<\/p>\n<div id=\"RVayGF\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1898029184963739940&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.baltimorebeatdown.com%2F2025%2F3%2F7%2F24379994%2Fravens-christian-matthew-free-agency-tender&amp;sessionId=5b339f2e1b9cc1719af6d313147a35e2ae9e7b50&amp;siteScreenName=BMoreBeatdown&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1898029184963739940\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"crjR9c\">Matthew spent a season and a half with the Cardinals before being released in October of 2023. 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