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The Baltimore Ravens quickly worked to fix the hole in the center of their defensive line after a failed deal with Michael Brockers. The Ravens are set to sign former Denver Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe to a one-year deal. According to The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the deal is for a guaranteed $3 million with the other $3 million set up as incentives.
At its core, the deal could be a far better bargain for Baltimore than the one they had agreed to with Brockers. Though the Ravens had agreed to a three-year deal with Brockers, they were on the hook for $5 million in 2020. Depending on what incentives Baltimore has in Wolfe’s deal, they could actually end up saving money there.
The positive with such a good deal is that it leaves the Ravens with a decent chunk of cap space remaining. According to Over the Cap, Baltimore had $14.379 million in available salary-cap space before their deal with Wolfe. If the deal only counts as $3 million, they’ll have $11.989 million remaining.
Though that doesn’t seem like a lot considering 14 teams have more than $20 million in salary-cap space, it’s enough to lure top free agents that become available following the 2020 NFL Draft. It also gives the Ravens quite a bit of flexibility to continue addressing their major needs and fill up their roster depth before the draft if they want.
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