Zay Flowers, a first-round pick from the 2023 NFL Draft, is eligible for a long-term contract extension with the Baltimore Ravens.
The Ravens’ picked up Flowers’ $27.3 million fifth-year option in April, locking him in through the 2027 season. However, both sides a reportedly looking to come to terms on a new long-term deal.
Amid these discussions, Ravens superstar quarterback Lamar Jackson was asked about Flowers’ value to the team.
“We love Zay. We need Zay,” Jackson said, via the team’s official website. “He’s one of the best receivers in the league, and he’s shown that since he stepped on the NFL field back in 2023. I wasn’t even here yet — he was just doing his route-running and making crazy catches. He was just doing what he’s been doing. His value is out of this world. That’s what I’d say.”
Flowers recorded his second consecutive Pro-Bowl season in 2025, reeling in 86 catches for 1,211 yards and five touchdowns — all career highs. He’s set for yet another season as the Ravens’ No. 1 wide receiver option, leading a group featuring Rashod Bateman, Devontez Walker and incoming rookies Ja’Kobi Lane and Elijah Sarratt.
The Ravens hope to retain Flowers as a key part of what they’re building in Baltimore.
“The goal would be to get a long-term deal with him, if we can, and I fully expect we will,” Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said back in April. “He’s got a great agent, he’s a great person, and I know he wants to be here.”