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Once the Baltimore Ravens restructured left tackle Ronnie Stanley’s contract in 2022, it showed their potential future intentions with him. Now, after his bounce-back year after eight straight seasons riddled with injuries, it’s possible that Baltimore could bring him back. But, given their cap situation, the Ravens must be picky with who they re-sign. With the 2025 NFL free agency window looming, Stanley’s name could be hot for teams that need a left tackle, with three main teams as potential landing spots for the Ravens’ left tackle.
In the 2025 offseason, Stanley is projected to sign a two-year contract worth $41.3 million, averaging approximately $20 million per season, per Spotrac.
Looking at other tackles who make that much, Stanley would be in the company of two Super Bowl LIX tackles: left tackle Jordan Mailata ($22 million) and right tackle Lane Johnson ($20.2 million).
After being selected with the No. 6 pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, Stanley spent nine seasons with the Ravens and was an impressive tackle — when healthy.
The “when healthy” part is important in Stanley’s resume.
From the year he got drafted — 2016 — until 2023, the Ravens’ tackle missed 43 games. While that might not look like a significant amount of time, he missed nearly 30% of games he could’ve played in, and some of that time was after he signed a five-year contract with Baltimore for $98.8 million.
So, for a franchise that’s seen him play at his best (2024) compared to his not-so-best (2016-2023), it’s understandable why they could be hesitant to sign him to another massive contract.
Not only would it be a hard decision, but it’s one the Ravens couldn’t do without some roster construction.
Without having made any moves, the Ravens rank 23rd in cap space, per Spotrac, making a re-signing unlikely between Stanley and Baltimore.
Under the notion that Baltimore doesn’t re-sign Stanley, here are the top three teams Stanley could sign with in the 2025 NFL free agency period.
In Drake Maye’s rookie season with the New England Patriots, he saw positives and negatives.
Maye didn’t make his first start until Week 6, leading the Pats to a 41-21 loss against the Houston Texans. During that game, Maye was sacked four times, giving him a healthy welcome to the NFL.
Though Maye didn’t see Caleb Williams-esque numbers regarding sacks, he wasn’t necessarily protected well throughout his 12 starts as a rookie.
In the 13 games Maye appeared in, he got sacked 34 times, averaging nearly three sacks per game.
Now, the Patriots have a lot of holes on their team, but one of those holes is the offensive line, specifically tackles.
Heading into the 2025 NFL free agency period, one of the major needs for the Patriots is to address their offensive line, especially after losing Trent Brown to free agency before the 2024 season.
Since they have the No. 4 pick in the draft,...
