When Lamar Jackson is hurt, the next best thing for the Ravens has been Tyler Huntley.<\/p>\n
The 28-year-old backup quarterback will be back in Baltimore next season after agreeing to a two-year deal worth up to $11 million, according to an ESPN report.<\/a> <\/p>\n It offers substantial peace of mind to a franchise that leaned on Huntley last year when Jackson was strung up by injury and has never found a backup nearly as effective as Jackson\u2019s South Florida pal.<\/p>\n Huntley started two games for the Ravens last season \u2014 at home against Chicago and on the road against Green Bay \u2014 and won both, throwing for two touchdowns and essentially not giving up a turnover in either game. The first win ended a five-game slide for Baltimore<\/a>, and the second was a must-win scenario<\/a> that helped set up a winner-take-all-season finale in Pittsburgh.<\/p>\n \u201cI just appreciate the opportunities when I get to get on that field,\u201d Huntley said after the win over the Packers, in which he threw a conservative 16-for-20 for 108 yards. \u201cIt will show for itself. I just want to win.\u201d <\/p>\n The contract would be the most lucrative of Huntley\u2019s career since the Ravens drafted him in 2020 out of Utah. Although both Baltimore and Huntley have sought different paths in the years since, neither has had more success than this partnership<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Ravens signed Cooper Rush in the 2025 offseason<\/a>, only bringing in Huntley late in camp after he had been cut by the Cleveland Browns. After three faltering appearances by Rush, the Ravens switched to Huntley midgame in a loss to the L.A. Rams.<\/p>\n Eleven of Huntley\u2019s 16 career starts have come with the Ravens. He\u2019s thrown for 2,383 yards, 10 touchdowns and seven interceptions with Baltimore across six seasons. <\/p>\n Although he has neither the speed nor arm talent that Jackson possesses, a facsimile of both traits has helped Huntley span three offensive coordinators as Jackson\u2019s backup. The two quarterbacks are also close friends.<\/p>\n After performances like his win in Green Bay, Jackson has always been one of Huntley\u2019s most vocal supporters.<\/p>\n \u201cHe was lighting the field up all night \u2014 that\u2019s what we expect,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cI think I told you guys this years ago. I always look to see that with Tyler \u2013 \u201cSnoop\u201d \u2013 each and every time he gets an opportunity to play.\u201d<\/p>\n Although Huntley\u2019s contract secures the Ravens under center, it is not the most anticipated deal at the position. After they traded for Maxx Crosby on Friday<\/a>, it is widely expected the Ravens will sign an extension with Jackson or restructure his existing contract<\/a> for more salary cap space to become compliant by the start of the league year Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When Lamar Jackson is hurt, the next best thing for the Ravens has been Tyler Huntley. The 28-year-old…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":799979,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2052],"tags":[184,117,2282,7,6,724,169,37419],"class_list":["post-799978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-baltimore-ravens","tag-baltimore","tag-baltimore-ravens","tag-baltimoreravens","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-pats","tag-ravens","tag-snf"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116192421400343426","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=799978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/799979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=799978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=799978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=799978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}