Ar’Darius Washington re-signs with the Ravens after being tendered earlier in free agency.
The Baltimore Ravens will have their starting safety duo return as Ar’Darius Washington signed his one-year, $3.263 million restricted free agent tender on Monday.
On March 12, the Ravens decided to use the lowest tender available, the Right-of-First-Refusal tender. Until April 18, any team had the opportunity to offer sheet Washington to sign him for no exchange of draft picks or extra compensation. But as the business day passed on Friday, no team sent an offer sheet, and the Ravens’ marginal gamble paid off.
Washington began the 2024 season low on the depth chart, but after Marcus Williams’ performance plummeted, became the starting safety for the back-half of the season. He finished with 12 starts and finished with 64 tackles (45 solo), five tackles for loss, eight passes defensed, two interceptions, one sack and a forced fumble.
After the season, General Manager Eric DeCosta praised Washington for his impact down the stretch.
“This year, he stayed healthy, and he became that guy that we saw in college,” DeCostqa said. “[He’s] tough, physical, a playmaker, instinctive, smart, a leader. [He’s a] great story. Just another one of these undrafted guys over the years that we’ve had that has developed into being a really good football player. We’re proud of him. He’s going to be a restricted free agent this year for us, and we’re fortunate that we have him back again next year.”