Nelson Agholor‘s Baltimore visit will produce a deal. The former first-round pick is signing with the Ravens, The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec reports (on Twitter).
While the one-year deal could max out at $6.25M, Zrebiec adds the base value will come in at $3.25M. The Ravens will be Agholor’s fourth NFL team. He will reunite with Ravens assistant coach Tee Martin. While Martin is now the Ravens’ quarterbacks coach, he was USC’s wide receivers coach throughout Agholor’s time with the Trojans.
As expected, Agholor’s fourth NFL contract will not be worth anywhere near his Patriots deal. During an uncharacteristic 2021 spending spree, the Pats gave Agholor a two-year, $22M deal. At the time, the 2015 first-rounder was coming off a bounce-back Raiders season that featured career-high receiving yardage (896) and touchdown (eight) numbers. Agholor was unable to replicate that showing in New England.
Agholor, who will turn 30 in May, did not match that Raiders yardage or touchdown total in two Patriots seasons. He topped out at 473 yards and five touchdowns in New England, which had Jakobi Meyers in place as its lone reliable wide receiver over the past two seasons. Meyers has since joined the Raiders on an $11M-per-year deal, while the Patriots have brought in JuJu Smith-Schuster on a deal worth slightly less.
This Ravens deal can be categorized as a flier for a team perpetually in search of receiver help. Agholor joins 2021 first-rounder Rashod Bateman as the biggest names in Baltimore’s receiving corps, though last year’s No. 2 wideout—Devin Duvernay—is under contract for one more season. Both Bateman and Duvernay suffered season-ending foot injuries last year. The Ravens added DeSean Jackson last year as well, but the 36-year-old deep threat is no longer under contract.
Agholor has earned the inconsistent label attached to him, but he has done well for himself financially and made impacts for successful squads. The six-foot wideout combined for 1,504 receiving yards and eight TD catches for the Eagles from 2017-18. He made a big impact in Philadelphia’s Super Bowl LII upset, hauling in nine Nick Foles passes for 84 yards. The time between then and this agreement limits that game’s reference material regarding Agholor’s current form, however. The Ravens will see what the ninth-year veteran has left in the tank.
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