{"id":42924,"date":"2025-04-22T03:07:35","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T03:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42924"},"modified":"2025-04-22T03:07:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T03:07:35","slug":"breaking-ardarius-washington-finally-re-signs-with-ravens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=42924","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Ar&#8217;Darius Washington Finally Re-Signs With Ravens"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tagStyle_1bmarg5-o_O-style_gt0nzj-o_O-sidesPadding_1kaga1a\">\n<div>Restricted free agent safety Ar&#8217;Darius is back with the Baltimore Ravens at last.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wrapper_e296pg\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_oenkmd\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_1vgzeyt\">\n<div class=\"style_1q03211\">\n<figure class=\"base_1ruub6q\" data-mm-type=\"image\"><picture class=\"base_1emrqjj\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"base_1emrqjj\" title=\"Baltimore Ravens safety Ar'Darius Washington leaves the field after the game against the Chicago Bears.\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_3000,h_1687,x_0,y_72\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/raven_country\/01jsd1z5r9wc5pnxg5xa.jpg\" alt=\"Baltimore Ravens safety Ar'Darius Washington leaves the field after the game against the Chicago Bears.\" data-uw-rm-alt-original=\"Baltimore Ravens safety Ar'Darius Washington leaves the field after the game against the Chicago Bears.\" data-uw-rm-alt=\"ALT\" \/><\/picture><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wrapper_brpv6a\">Baltimore Ravens safety Ar&#8217;Darius Washington leaves the field after the game against the Chicago Bears. \/ Quinn Harris-Imagn Images<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inStoryContainer_1r009zu\">\n<div class=\"wrapper_qe1qt7\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_8oks8auer\">Restricted free agent safety Ar&#8217;Darius Washington has signed his one-year tender to return to the Baltimore Ravens, Aaron Wilson of KPRC reports.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"style_1y6if9u-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_158v7cxoa\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"optanon-category-C0004 ot-vscat-C0004 \" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1914421383976694091&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.si.com%2Fnfl%2Fravens%2Fnews%2Far-darius-washington-finally-re-signs-baltimore-ravens&amp;sessionId=9ecea516484eb37a09645b2ecc626ad11175027a&amp;siteScreenName=RavenCountryFN&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1914421383976694091\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div id=\"tout_d_2_4\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_7tqwn1cpz\" data-uw-rm-sr=\"\">The Ravens placed a right-of-first-refusal tender worth $3.3 million on Washington\u00a0on March 12. Essentially, the tender was a one-year contract that still allowed Washington to speak with other teams, but if any team signed him to an offer sheet, the Ravens would have the chance to match that offer and keep him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_73w1g9mqp\">It was actually slightly risky for the Ravens to do this. If they had used a second-round tender \u2014 a more valuable tender that would also net the Ravens a second-round pick if he had left \u2014 on Washington, they could&#8217;ve deterred almost all outside interest.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_uukabdjud\">The risk paid off, though, as Washington did not sign an offer sheet\u00a0before Friday&#8217;s deadline. That meant he was definitely playing for the Ravens in 2025, he just had to put pen to paper.<\/p>\n<div id=\"tout_d_2_5\" class=\"mm-slot-content\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_7zoxowllj\">A former undrafted free agent out of TCU, Washington only played eight games in his first three seasons but broke out in a big way last season. 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