March 5 marked the deadline for NFL teams to designate franchise and transition tags, and Justin Madubuike landed a $22.1 million designation.
Baltimore still needs to make moves to become salary cap compliant, and they’ll need to restructure a few contracts if they want to re-sign Patrick Queen.
With free agency set to start in less than a week, we’re reviewing details on the legal tampering period and other key dates.
March 11: Legal tampering period begins
The NFL’s legal tampering period is the start of free agency, with teams being allowed to enter contract negotiations with unrestricted free agents (UFAs) starting at 4:00 p.m. ET. Contracts can be agreed to during this period, but they can’t be signed until the start of the new league year.
March 13: Start of the 2024 NFL league year
The NFL’s new league year begins at 4 p.m. ET. After the new league year begins, contracts from the previous season expire, free-agent contracts can become official, and the 2024 trading period begins.
March 16: Deadline for exclusive rights free agent tenders
The Ravens have one exclusive rights free agent: defensive back Ar’Darius Washington.
April 25-27: 2024 NFL Draft
The 2024 NFL Draft will take place in Detroit, Michigan.
The Baltimore Ravens have eight picks in the 2024 NFL Draft, including:
No. 30 Overall.
No. 62 Overall.
No. 93 Overall.
No. 131 Overall.
No. 134 Overall.
No. 164 Overall.
No. 226 Overall.
No. 248 Overall.
May 2: Fifth-year option deadline for 2021 first-rounders
The Ravens will have to decide whether to exercise fifth-year options on wide receiver Rashod Bateman and outside linebacker Odafe Oweh, both first-round picks in 2021. According to Over The Cap, Bateman’s is projected at $13.8 million and Oweh’s $12.2 million.
