Ravens Mark Andrews Goes Off Amidst Swirling Trade Rumors

Mark Andrews' extended tenure with the Baltimore Ravens has only grown stranger with the years. One of the decade's key faces of the tight end position is no stranger to inconsistency, but his last few seasons have seen drastic highs and lows like never before.

One of Lamar Jackson's favorite targets has the numbers to back up his favorable position on the Ravens' depth chart, even as he slips into his 30s, collecting 55 receiving touchdowns to go along with three Pro Bowl appearances and a First Team All-Pro selection in seven and a half seasons with the team that once drafted him.

Continually Testing Baltimore's Patience

When it's occasionally looks like he's started succumbing to age in recent campaigns, he finds ways to retain his value. Andrews' slow start to 2024 was quickly forgotten when he roped in 11 receiving touchdowns for a personal career-high, but his crucial drop in the AFC Divisional Round sapped him of so much of the popularity he'd slowly built back up.

Trade rumors circled Andrews relentlessly for much of the offseason following Baltimore's early playoff exit, and only slowed down once the team opted to hold onto their fading star through the NFL Draft. But that familiar early-fall rust caught back up to the tight end last month, and the injured Jackson wasn't around to keep his first-down threat well-fed.

It wasn't long before he was surrounded by trade whispers once again, with the spiraling season seeming like the perfect time to dump Andrews while he still had some value. But when his value was once again questioned, there he was to conveniently enjoy his best game of 2025.

Andrews entered the Ravens' Week 9 matchup against the Miami Dolphins with just two touchdowns to his name over seven outings, but Jackson's timely return changed everything. He doubled that touchdown count with two more on Thursday Night Football, making good use of Jackson's efficient passing with completions on two of the three bullets sent his way.