On Aug. 27, the Baltimore Ravens signed safety Kyle Hamilton to a four-year, $100.4 million deal, making him the highest-paid safety in the NFL, highest non-QB ever for the Ravens and setting the record for the most guaranteed money for a safety in NFL history ($82 million). Below are the reactions from the Baltimore Beatdown staff.

It was by pure fortune the Ravens managed to draft Hamilton. The Ravens didn’t believe he’d be there at No. 14 overall. But with a mildly slow 40-time, teams forgot about his brilliant tape and let arguably the best player in the 2022...

The Baltimore Ravens initial 53-man roster was finalized on Tuesday, August 26 at 4 p.m. ET. However, the initial 53-man roster never lasts for long, with the Ravens traditionally working out deals to get players onto injured reserve and re-sign veterans who are not subject to waiver claims.

The Ravens are priority No. 27 for waiver wire rulings, which coincides with the 2025 NFL Draft order, and will remain as such until Week 4 of the 2024 regular season.

By 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday, August 27, the Ravens—along with every other NFL team—must put in a claim for any...

On Wednesday, Baltimore Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta announced they have signed safety Kyle Hamilton to a four-year contract extension. According to DeCosta, Hamilton had just signed the deal earlier in the day. The deal makes Hamilton the highest-paid safety in the NFL.

The terms and numbers regarding the contract extension have not yet been released but DeCosta on multiple occasions proudly stated Hamilton is the highest-paid safety and the contract reflects how the organization feels about Hamilton.

“I think one of the things you love about Kyle is he’s a unicorn. He can do many different things. He does...

After a highly anticipated period of roster cuts in recent hours, the Baltimore Ravens have fully trimmed their roster down to the 53-player mark. The Ravens were faced with difficult decisions at a number of positions and competition for the final few spots on the 53-man roster was stiff.

Ultimately, the Ravens landed in a familiar place of balance: with 25 offensive players, 25 defensive players, and 3 specialists. The roster will obviously be subject to change moving forward with more shuffling to come between injured players and practice squad signees. However, here is a breakdown of where the Ravens...

The preseason is complete and we’re full-bolt ahead for the 2025 NFL regular season. With all records being 0-0, now is the opportunity to make your picks and place your bets with SB Nation’s official sportsbetting partner, FanDuel Sportsbook.

For this piece, we’ll lean on FanDuel Sportsbook and a handful of their “futures” wagers to identify some relevant odds for the Ravens’ upcoming season.

*FanDuel Sportsbook is conducting FanDuel Futures Day on Tuesday, August 26, where you can get profit boost tokens around various futures markets throughout the day. The markets will be split up throughout the day, but they...

All offseason, the oddsmakers have heralded the Ravens as their favorite to win Super Bowl 60. Now, two weeks before the 2025 NFL regular season begins, what do the folks at FanDuel Sportsbook believe?

*FanDuel Sportsbook is conducting FanDuel Futures Day on Tuesday, August 26, where you can get profit boost tokens around various futures markets throughout the day. The markets will be split up throughout the day, but they will include odds to win the Super Bowl and hypothetical Super Bowl matchups, odds to make or miss the playoffs, win totals, division winners, and player milestones. Head over to...

The 2025 NFL regular season is just over two weeks away and SB Nation’s official sportsbetting partner, FanDuel Sportsbook, is running their official “Flash Sale.”

All sorts of props, futures and bets are available for the pending season and numerous options involve Baltimore Ravens stars.

*FanDuel Sportsbook is holding a Flash Sale on Tuesday, August 26 where you can get profit boost tokens around various futures markets throughout the day. The markets will be split up throughout the day, but they will include odds to win the Super Bowl and hypothetical Super Bowl matchups, odds to make or miss the...

As numerous player cuts loom tomorrow so the Ravens can get their roster to 53 players, one potential question mark has been answered. While speaking to reporters on Monday, head coach John Harbaugh proclaimed that inside linebacker Jake Hummel would make the team — and also reported that the veteran underwent a procedure for a hand injury.

“He’s going to make the team,” Harbaugh said of Hummel. “He’s going to be a big part of what we’re doing … he should be back practicing next Wednesday and should be good to go.”

Hummel was signed to a one-year deal by...

The Baltimore Ravens—and all NFL clubs—must get their roster to a maximum of 53 players by 4 p.m. ET. From Sunday to Tuesday, the Ravens will have to part ways with 37 players, with some returning by way of the practice squad or 24 hours later as they do one-day cut-downs.

As such, Baltimore Beatdown will be tracking it all. This post will serve host to all player movement announcements.

Latest Roster Moves/Cuts

1. TE Baylor Cupp [Zrebiec]
2. OL Reid Holskey [Zrebiec]
3. DB M.J. Devonshire Jr. [Zrebiec]

Total Players on the Roster: 87

Decisions remaining: 34

Quarterback...

Through three career seasons, cornerback Jalyn Armour-Davis has had a bit of a bumpy ride for the Baltimore Ravens. The former fourth-round pick out of Alabama in 2021 was thought to be a good value selection in the draft as a talented prospect with good physical traits. However, he’s yet to establish himself in a meaningful way for the Ravens, which can largely be attributed to poor injury luck.

Armour-Davis has been snakebitten by numerous different injuries in his three-year tenure. He’s been placed on injured reserve on four separate occasions across three calendar years. As such, the 25-year-old has...

As the Baltimore Ravens prepare to begin making cuts to finalize their 53-man roster in the coming days, they’re faced with a number of difficult decisions. Throughout training camp and the preseason, fierce competitions have developed for several particular roster spots on the outside margins of some position groups.

On the defensive side of the ball especially, several unexpected young talents have emerged this summer and clouded the team’s depth chart clarity. The Ravens can obviously only keep a limited number of players on their final roster to begin the regular season and thus will have to cut a handful...

The final preseason game is over and cutdown day looming. In this final roster prediction, the Ravens stick with their typical 25 offensive, 25 defensive, and 3 specialist model they stubbornly stick to year-in and year-out. That has consequences up and down the roster, which we will get into in this full breakdown.

Quarterbacks (2):

Lamar Jackson, Cooper Rush

Simple stuff here. Lamar Jackson is the perennial MVP candidate and Cooper Rush is the newly paid backup. Rush had his cleanest game in Week 3 and looks to be an easy fit who can let Derrick Henry and...