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Guards have been paid huge.
The guard market was not significantly deep and the highest choices bought some large reported offers.
The Panthers reportedly agreed to a five-year, $100 million cope with Robert Hunt.
The Rams jumped on Jonah Jackson for a reported three-year, $51 million contract and Jon Runyan goes to the Giants for 3 years, $30 million.
Two Ravens free brokers, Kevin Zeitler and John Simpson, are nonetheless on the guard market. Judging by the early offers, they may very well be in line for wholesome paydays.
Baltimore is in an offensive line rebuild and turning internally with Ben Cleveland, Sala Aumavae-Laulu, and Andrew Vorhees could be the answer, together with maintaining the pipeline well-stocked through the draft, which is powerful at guard.
Another possibility may very well be a reunion with Bradley Bozeman, who has reportedly been knowledgeable of his launch from the Panthers. Bozeman performed guard in Baltimore earlier than shifting to middle.
The Ravens had good timing on the Justin Madubuike deal.
The Ravens bought the four-year reported $98 million extension finished with Justin Madubuike three days after placing the franchise tag on him.
The subsequent day, the Chiefs agreed to an enormous five-year, almost $160 million cope with a reported $95 million assured with Chris Jones.
On Monday, the Raiders labored out a reported four-year, $110 million cope with Christian Wilkins, who was the opposite premier defensive deal with accessible available on the market.
It was helpful for the Ravens to get the deal finished with Madubuike earlier than free company opened as a result of it cleared extra cap house, giving them addition flexibility. It additionally could have been good to get out in entrance of two different enormous offers that will have shifted the market.
