Mark Andrews secured the Baltimore Ravens’ receiving “triple crown” on Thanksgiving. Less than a week later, the Ravens announced they’ve signed the three-time Pro Bowl tight end to a three-year extension.
The extension is worth $39.3 million and includes $26 million guaranteed, according to multiple reports. Andrews, 30, was set to become a free agent at the end of the season, his eighth with the Ravens after they selected him in the third round of the 2018 draft.
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During a Week 11 win over the Cleveland Browns, the Oklahoma product became the fifth tight end to lead a franchise in receiving yards. He joined the company of Ozzie Newsome (Browns), Antonio Gates (Los Angeles Chargers), Travis Kelce (Kansas City Chiefs) and Jason Witten (Dallas Cowboys).
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In the first quarter against the Browns, Andrews passed Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason on the team’s career leaderboard, breaking a record that had stood for 15 years.
Later, with less than three minutes to go in the fourth quarter, Andrews spun out of a tush-push formation and dashed 35 yards to the end zone for a winning score in Cleveland.
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Andrews has caught 37 passes for 332 yards and 5 touchdowns this season to go along with that signature fourth-and-1 rushing touchdown run that arrived on what Baltimore calls its “Hurricane” play.
While Andrews is averaging a career-low 27.7 receiving yards per game this season, he’s checked off some historic boxes. Against the Cincinnati Bengals last week, he leapfrogged Mason to become the Ravens’ all-time catch leader as well, albeit in a loss. Andrews is now just one of two NFL tight ends with the most career receiving yards, receptions and receiving touchdowns in a franchise’s history. The other is Kelce, a 10-time Pro Bowler and three-time Super Bowl champion.
In 116 games, Andrews is responsible for 473 catches, 5,862 receiving yards and 56 receiving touchdowns.
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“Mark is an all-time Raven — a top competitor and Pro Bowl tight end who is also a big part of our Baltimore community,” Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said in a statement.
Last season ended in heartbreak for Andrews, who fumbled and dropped a pass on a two-point conversion attempt in a two-point defeat to the Buffalo Bills during the AFC divisional round.
But Andrews remains one of Lamar Jackson’s favorite targets. The tight end’s 37 receptions this season are the second most on the team.
And the Ravens remained committed to Andrews, as evidenced by Wednesday’s extension.
