Ravens Sign Zay Flowers to Four-Year $140 Million Extension

The Baltimore Ravens have secured their top offensive weapon for the long term, signing wide receiver Zay Flowers to a four-year, $140 million contract extension on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. The deal includes $108 million in guaranteed money, according to reports, and was confirmed by the team.

Flowers, a two-time Pro Bowler, will earn an average annual salary of $35 million with the new contract, tying him with Minnesota Vikings star Justin Jefferson for the fourth-highest annual value among NFL wide receivers. The agreement extends Flowers' tenure with the Ravens through the 2031 season, solidifying his role as quarterback Lamar Jackson's primary target.

The 25-year-old receiver is coming off a career-best 2025 season, in which he recorded 86 receptions for 1,211 yards and five touchdowns, ranking seventh in the league in receiving yards. He has led the Ravens in both receptions and receiving yards in each of his three professional seasons since being selected 22nd overall in the 2023 NFL Draft out of Boston College. His performance earned him an impact score of 80.6 last season, ranking ninth among all wide receivers according to one metric.

The extension represents a...