Shocking Ravens trade proposal cut ties with Mark Andrews for 808-yard tight end

Mark Andrews' departure from nan Baltimore Ravens seems inevitable.

The seasoned tight extremity is entering nan last twelvemonth of his woody successful 2025, and pinch nan emergence of Isaiah Likely, moving connected from nan costly Andrews has ne'er made much sense.

Though Baltimore could look to clasp connected to Andrews for this season, Last Word connected Sports' Anthony Palacios predicts nan Ravens will trim ties pinch nan 2018 third-round prime earlier nan play and waste and acquisition for Houston Texans tight extremity Dalton Schultz to switch him.

"Andrews has been rumored to beryllium heading to different roster, and moreover if it looks for illustration he will stay, it doesn’t make consciousness to support him if they’re investing their early successful Isaiah Likely. Schultz could beryllium a tin backup astatine champion down Likely," Palacios wrote.

Schultz started 13 games for nan Texans successful 2024, hauling successful 53 receptions for. 532 yards and 2 touchdowns. The 29-year-old has served arsenic a bully information broad for backmost C.J. Stroud since arriving successful Houston successful 2023.

The Stanford product's astir productive run came successful 2021 pinch nan Dallas Cowboys, erstwhile he tallied 808 yards and 8 touchdowns connected 78 receptions. Schultz spent 5 seasons pinch nan Cowboys earlier signing a one-year woody pinch nan Texans during nan 2023 offseason. He signed a three-year hold worthy $36 million past offseason.

Though Schultz tin still beryllium a difference-maker, it makes perfectly zero consciousness for nan Ravens to waste and acquisition for him. The 29-year-old would beryllium a downgrade from Andrews and is connected an costly statement pinch a headdress deed of $14 cardinal successful 2025.

Instead of moving connected from Andrews and past trading for Schultz, Baltimore should conscionable support Andrews and move into this play pinch nan aforesaid tight extremity room. It's besides improbable that Houston wants to move connected from Schultz, who is still slated to beryllium their starting tight extremity successful 2025.

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