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Podcast: Word on the Street: A Baltimore Sports Short Podcast
Episode: The Front Office: Ravens Salary Cap Preview (Episode 1: Season 2025)
Description: Tony Lombardi and Brian McFarland discuss the Ravens current salary cap situation, some breaking NFL news and how the team can create cap space to be players in free agency.
Introduction
• 2:00 Breaking News Regarding the NFL Salary Cap
• 2:45 The Ravens Current Cap Situation
• 6:20 The critical Rule of 51
• 11:00 Pre or Post June 1 and the effects on Justin Tucker
• 17:10 The Ravens Unrestricted Free Agents
• 22:35 Why are the Ravens always up against the cap?
• 26:55 Creating cap space for needs in free agency
• 32:25 How much cap space could the Ravens realistically create?
• 40:15 What to do with Mark Andrews? Isaiah Likely
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