Another Deal Gets Done In Baltimore As The Ravens Extend Travis Jones
He’s not only an ascending defensive player for the organization, but he is rapidly becoming an every down player. He was headed for free agency at the end of this season and was expected to be one of the top agents. However, that has been nipped in the bud as another deal gets done in Baltimore as the Ravens extend Travis Jones. According to general manager Eric DeCosta:
“‘Big Trav’ is an ascending player and having him continue to man the middle of our defense is very exciting.”
They were so excited about keeping Trav that they gave him a three-year $40.5 million extension. Which will make him 27th next year in the NFL among defensive linemen per Spotrac. This new deal closely follows the deal they reached with superstar tight end Mark Andrews. Jones is known as a hard worker and has played through ankle and knee injuries over the past two seasons.
The nose tackle is 6’4″ and 341 pounds and is having a spectacular season. He’s had career highs with his six tackles for loss and five quarterback hits. In addition, he has 34 tackles and 1.5 sacks in 12 games so far this season. During his four year career he has 136 tackles and five sacks. His future is brighter because his importance to the defense can’t be quantified. Just this season he has played on 67% of the Ravens’ defensive snaps.
It was even more important to extend Jones considering the situation of Nnamdi Madubuike and his neck injury. He has been sidelined for most of the season because of it. Even head coach John Harbaugh said, “There’s a lot going on there with Nnamdi. I’d love to share some stuff, but I can’t share it right now.”
Another Deal Gets Done In Baltimore As The Ravens Extend Travis Jones
As for Travis, of course he’s excited about getting the new extension but it was his mother he really wanted to thank. The Ravens website documented that it was his mother that pushed him to play football. They went on to say:
“With his mom at his side Thursday afternoon, Jones inked a life-changing three-year contract extension worth a reported $40.5 million with $25 million guaranteed. Now his first order of business is to repay the debt.”
He says he wants to buy his mom a new house and make sure she doesn’t have to work ever again.
“I just want to take care of my mom, sisters, nephew, and niece. Now I’m in a stable situation to do that for them,” Jones said with a broad smile, just like his shoulders.
That’s so sweet of him to want to take care of his mom and family. Congratulations to Travis Jones on his well-earned extension!
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