Why Ravens could look very different in 2024

The Ravens may have just missed their best shot at a Super Bowl with an offseason ahead that will be full of difficult decisions. Here is why Baltimore could look very different in 2024.

Salary cap issues

The Ravens are projected to have just $13.65M in cap space, according to Pro Football Focus. They will be able to make some moves to free up more money, but it won't be enough to keep all their key free agents.

RB Gus Edwards, WR Odell Beckham Jr., LB Patrick Queen, LB Jadeveon Clowney and DE Justin Madubuike are among the team's 28 upcoming free agents. No roster is ever the same, but several players have likely played their last down for Baltimore.

Stealing from the staff

Players won't be the only people stolen from the Ravens this year. Multiple members of head coach John Harbaugh's coaching staff may be heading elsewhere as well.

Defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald, assistant head coach and defensive line coach Anthony Weaver, defensive backs coach Dennard Wilson, inside linebackers coach Zachary Orr and pass game coordinator Chris Hewitt have all gotten interviews with other teams, per The Athletic's Jeff Zrebiec.

All are unlikely to leave but Macdonald and Weaver have continued to gain serious attention from organizations throughout the league.

Front office loss

The losses for Baltimore don't stop at players and coaches either. The Los Angeles Chargers finalized a deal to hire Ravens director of player personnel Joe Hortiz as their new general manager, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Hortiz has been in Baltimore since 1998, working his way up the front office ranks. But his tenure with the team now comes to an end, making general manager Eric DeCosta's staff a little smaller.

None of the Ravens' losses should hurt their chances of staying competitive, especially with QB Lamar Jackson locked up for the foreseeable future. But they may not be as dominant as they were in 2023.