{"id":44020,"date":"2025-04-26T02:52:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T02:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44020"},"modified":"2025-04-26T02:52:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T02:52:24","slug":"update-ravens-mark-andrews-remains-with-team-after-day-one-of-nfl-draft-%f0%9f%8f%88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44020","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: Ravens’ Mark Andrews remains with team after Day One of NFL Draft \ud83c\udfc8"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The longtime Baltimore Ravens tight end has had to hear his name thrown around in rumors that he may be dealt by draft night, but the first round came and went without his having to move.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Nov 7, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (89) reacts following his fourth quarter touchdown catch against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images \/ Mitch Stringer-Imagn Images<\/div>\n
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Plenty has been written about Mark Andrews’ future with the Baltimore Ravens following their most recent painful playoff exit, with\u00a0speculation around a potential trade\u00a0of the tight end only heightening during a drama-less draft season.<\/p>\n

Entertaining debates between potential franchise-saving quarterbacks at the top of NFL drafts and the hectic trades that teams swing with one another in constantly tweaking their positioning are part of what give the yearly tradition its flavor, with this year completely lacking in both. Ravens fans, partially out of discomfort about that heartbreaking elimination,\u00a0wondered if an Andrews move was on the table.<\/p>\n

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The team is always in need of receivers in an ongoing odyssey to improve Lamar Jackson’s chance at winning through the air as well as on the ground, and the Ravens got some of their best out of he and end zone target Andrews this past season. The tight end wrangled in a career-high 11 touchdowns, shrugging off a sluggish start in leading the team in scoring receptions.<\/p>\n

Even with his impressive numbers and lengthy history in Baltimore, many fans wondered if the relationship was tenable after his\u00a0slip-up in the playoffs\u00a0and the franchise’s non-committal comments regarding their future with Andrews as a key piece in their scoring scheme.<\/p>\n

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Many braced for the potential of a shocking trade, but Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta opted to stay pat during Day One of the draft and drafted for long-term need over the kind of move that a jumpy executive would make to fix a problem that doesn’t necessarily require a splashy move.<\/p>\n

They settled on Malaki Starks at #27, getting their support on defense with who they labeled as\u00a0“the best”\u00a0safety in his class. The move makes their secondary that much scarier in giving Kyle Hamilton a running mate with the potential of playing multiple positions as a defender, capping off\u00a0several weeks of guesses that they were linked to the former Georgia Bulldog.<\/p>\n

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