Ravens and CB Jimmy Smith have agreed to a one-year contract extension worth up to $5 million that ties him to Baltimore through the 2021 season, @RosenhausSports told ESPN. Smith was set to become a free agent this off-season.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 31, 2020
There was a chance the Baltimore Ravens were going to lose cornerback Jimmy Smith in free agency this offseason, but they’re not going to take a chance of him leaving. According to Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Ravens are signing Smith to a one-year extension worth up to $5 million.
The deal keeps Smith under contract through the 2021 season, so he won’t be hitting the market in March like he was previously scheduled to.
Smith, 32, has spent his entire career with the Ravens since being a first-round pick by Baltimore in 2011. Though he’s never made the Pro Bowl, he’s been a key player in the secondary for a decade, picking off 14 passes and scoring three total touchdowns in 118 games (88 starts).
This season, Smith has played 11 games and started five, recording 27 tackles with one pass defensed. His playing time has been somewhat limited as the third cornerback behind Marlon Humphrey and Marcus Peters, playing 44% of the defensive snaps.