Field Level Media
23 Apr 2026, 20:25 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images)
The Baltimore Ravens picked up wide receiver Zay Flowers' option for his fifth NFL season, mutiple outlets reported Thursday.
He will play the 2026 season on the final season of his four-year, $14 million rookie contract, with the $27.3 million option covering the 2027 season.
The two sides still are likely to negotiate a contract extension in the coming months, although the wide receiver market has been reset. Jaxon Smith-Njigba of the Seattle Seahawks, also selected in the 2023 NFL Draft, recently signed a contract that will make him the highest-paid receiver in the NFL -- four years for $168.6 million, or an annual average value of about $42 million.
The deadline to pick up the fifth-year option for 2023 first-round picks is May 1.
Flowers, 25, was the No. 22 overall pick out of Boston College in 2023.
In three seasons and 50 games (48 starts), he has 237 catches for 3,128 yards and 14 touchdowns. He had back-to-back seasons of 1,000 yards in 2024 and '25 and was selected to the Pro Bowl both seasons.
His 1,211 receiving yards in 2025 are a franchise record for a wide receiver. He already ranks in the top five in Ravens history for pass receptions and yardage.
--Field Level Media
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