{"id":43467,"date":"2025-04-24T00:54:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T00:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43467"},"modified":"2025-04-24T00:54:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T00:54:21","slug":"ravens-legend-sends-perfectly-clear-message-amid-trade-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43467","title":{"rendered":"Ravens Legend Sends Perfectly Clear Message Amid Trade Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-2195383632-e1745371865413.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" alt=\"Mark Andrews in AFC divisional round playoff game vs Bills\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">Mark Andrews&#8217; His $16.9 million cap hit could cause Baltimore to trade-dump him, in part because standout tight end Isaiah Likely is waiting in the wings.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>Mark Andrews is going to go down as a legendary member of the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0&#8230; even though last year ended with him going down all wrong.<\/p>\n<p>A reliable star for so many years, it took a collection of failures in a playoff loss last year to Buffalo to create a stain on his resume.<\/p>\n<p>And now, adding to the controversy?<\/p>\n<p>The Ravens might keep him around for 2025.<\/p>\n<p>His $16.9 million cap hit could cause Baltimore to trade-dump him, in part because standout tight end Isaiah Likely is waiting in the wings.<\/p>\n<p>Amid all of the possible change, Andrews has now revealed his level of \u201ctrust\u201d in the Ravens &#8230; however this shakes out.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know the Ravens and my relationship is incredibly strong and I trust in (GM Eric DeCosta) and everybody there over at the Ravens,\u201d Andrews said.\u00a0\u201cAnd there\u2019s nothing on my end really to share. For me, it\u2019s just been working hard this offseason and trying to get in the best shape of my life, trying to have the best season of my life coming up and winning a\u00a0Super Bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"2\">\n<div data-google-query-id=\"COeLh5O674wDFXlFwgUd5z4lqQ\" data-ad-size=\"0x0\">\n<p>Andrews uses DeCosta\u2019s name for a reason.<\/p>\n<p>This is idea of moving on is up to the GM. It&#8217;s not up to the player.<\/p>\n<h1>\u2018I\u2019m a Raven\u2019 Andrews\u2019 Leaves No Room For Debate<\/h1>\n<p>And DeCosta hasn&#8217;t locked in here on a path.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never know what\u2019s going to happen, and I would never want to say this or that, but I can tell you this: Mark Andrews is a warrior, and he\u2019s played his butt off for us, and his competitiveness, his talent, his attitude, his leadership is so valued here,\u201d DeCosta said recently. \u201cHe\u2019s a great player, and we\u2019re in the business of keeping as many great players as we can, so there\u2019s always a lot of unpredictability with the draft.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You just never know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Andrews knows he has a contract and he knows he has trust. And that&#8217;s about it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mark Andrews&#8217; His $16.9 million cap hit could cause Baltimore to trade-dump him, in part because standout tight end Isaiah Likely is waiting in the wings. 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