Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews posted on Instagram Thursday that he made multiple mistakes (a lost fumble and two tied for a loss) in the fourth quarter during his team's 27-25 AFC Division loss to the Buffalo Bills. He broke his silence in response to the incident (point conversion failure). Sunday.
“It is impossible to adequately express my feelings. I am completely devastated by what happened on Sunday,” Andrews wrote. “I'm devastated for my teammates, coaches, and Ravens fans. I love my team and the game of football more than anything, and I'm committed to playing at the highest level possible.” I'm going to put everything into it. That's why it took me so long to gather my thoughts and express this publicly.”
In the days after Baltimore's season ended, a GoFundMe fundraiser originally organized by Bills fan Nicholas Howard raised more than $100,000 with over 3,000 donations to Breakthrough T1D, a charity close to Andrews' heart. Collected. Founded in 1970, the nonprofit focuses on global type 1 diabetes research and advocacy for those affected like Andrews.
“Despite the negative opinions, I have seen genuine love and encouragement, including from those who have generously donated to the Breakthrough T1D organization,” Andrews wrote Thursday. “Even if the moment seems the darkest, perspective shows that there's still a lot of light in this world. I'm going to bounce back from this and do my part to contribute.” .”
Mark Andrews on IG: pic.twitter.com/pToANmX2NF
— Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiec) January 23, 2025
What's next for Andrews?
The fact that Andrews didn't speak to reporters after Sunday's game and wasn't in the locker room Monday was uncharacteristic of the veteran tight end. He has long been one of the Ravens' most approachable and responsible players. He won the Ravens' Media Good Guy Award early in his career for his work with the media.
Obviously, the comments on his Instagram account don't make this a story. His fourth-quarter fumble and dropped potential game-tying two-point conversion pass in a two-point loss to the Bills will continue to stand out whenever Andrews next meets the media. It will remain as a storyline. But for both the Ravens and Andrews, it wasn't difficult to move on from this heartbreaking loss unless the tight end dealt with it in some way.
It was already shaping up to be an interesting offseason for Andrews. He is in the final year of a four-year, $56 million contract. His salary cap increases to $16.9 million in 2025. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh insisted Wednesday that Andrews is a big part of the team's future, but complicating matters are Baltimore's other two tight ends, Isaiah Likely and Charlie. Both callers are in the final year of their contracts.
General manager Eric DeCosta acknowledged that the team has some difficult decisions to make at the tight end position going forward. — Jeff Zrebiec, Ravens Senior Writer
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