It is practically an annual tradition for the Ravens to lose a number of key players in free agency, but this year has felt particularly brutal. Not only have key players like Tyler Linderbaum and Isaiah Likely left Baltimore, but several fan-favorites have as well. Let’s catch up on last week’s departures!
Keaton Mitchell to the Chargers
The Ravens declined to place a restricted free agent tender on Mitchell, the cheapest of which would have cost $3.52 million. Instead, the speedy running back will
take his talents to Los Angeles where he will continue to run behind tight end Charlie Kolar, who also signed with the Chargers. Mitchell’s two-year, $9.25 million deal (via NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero) is a solid payday, and his new offensive coordinator, Mike McDaniel, is probably already dreaming up new ways to use his athleticism.
It is hard not to wonder if the Ravens should have kept the young speedster, though he would remain blocked on the depth chart by Derrick Henry. Parting ways with Justice Hill would have essentially paid for Mitchell’s RFA tag, though the Chargers still could have stolen him with their offer. Baltimore, though, would have had the chance to match and could have also tried to facilitate a trade to recoup some value, especially since Mitchell does not factor into the compensatory formula.
Alohi Gilman to the Chiefs
Gilman arrived in Baltimore during the 2025 season in exchange for Odafe Oweh. He started 12 games with a 98% snap share, which allowed Kyle Hamilton to play closer to the line of scrimmage. Oweh, though, excelled with the Chargers and earned a four-year, $100 million deal from the Commanders in free agency.
Gilman’s three-year, $24 million deal is still a solid payday, though certainly not an offer the Ravens should have matched. They went with a two-year, $10 million contract for former Patriots safety Jaylin Hawkins, who will essentially fill Gilman’s role in 2026.
Ar’Darius Washington to the Giants
Washington could have factored into the Ravens’ third-safety conversation, but he opted to follow John Harbaugh to New York. The former UDFA has played well when healthy, but that qualifier is reason enough to move on. A torn Achilles suffered last offseason kept him sidelined for most of 2025.
Harbaugh has always spoken highly of the undersized safety, and Washington will likely have a chance to carve a role in the Giants’ secondary under defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson, one of his former position coaches in Baltimore. The terms of his deal have yet to be announced.
Patrick Ricard to the Giants
Ricard is another logical player to move to New York. He became the league’s highest-paid fullback with a two-year, $7.63 million deal and will continue cracking heads under Harbaugh as he has for the last nine years. He missed the start of the 2025 season due to a calf injury and ended up playing just 274 snaps across 11 games, his fewest since 2018.
Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta recently told 105.7 The Fan’s Cordell Woodland that new offensive coordinator Declan Doyle would be phasing the fullback position out of his unit, so the team will not need to find a replacement for Ricard. He departs Baltimore as a longtime fan-favorite who will be fondly remembered for his crushing blocks in front of Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry.
Jake Hummel to the Texans
Hummel was a solid special teams contributor for the Ravens in 2025, but that was on a $1.2 million veteran-minimum deal. He has more than doubled that with a two-year, $4.75 million deal from the Texans. A team with such a top-heavy salary cap picture like Baltimore cannot afford such a price for a special teams-only player.
David Ojabo to the Dolphins
The terms of Ojabo’s deal with the Dolphins has yet to be announced, but he will likely earn close to the veteran minimum. The 202 second-round pick was plagued by injuries during his time in Baltimore and needed a fresh start elsewhere. He will get that in Miami under new head coach Jeff Hafley, who needs to rebuild an EDGE room that lost Jaelan Phillips at the trade deadline and Bradley Chubb in free agency.
All contract data via OverTheCap unless otherwise noted.
