Raiders sign Tyler Linderbaum to record-setting three-year, $81 million deal

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/linderbaum-tyler/xjiiToCQ/"]Linderbaum[/a], 25, is now the highest-paid interior offensive lineman (guard/center) in NFL history with the deal. The three-time Pro Bowl selection for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/baltimore-ravens/pUern3T0/"]Ravens[/a] is coming off a 2025 season where he gave up just one quarterback hit and two sacks on 536 pass blocking snaps.[/p][p]He ranked fourth among 40 qualified centers with an 83.7 run blocking grade on the most run blocking snaps (471) of anyone at the position. [/p][p]Las Vegas recently [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/news/ravens-acquire-maxx-crosby-from-raiders-in-blockbuster-deal/lIjCqghm/"]traded elite pass rusher Maxx Crosby[/a] to the Ravens. Now, they take their center.[/p][embed guid="dbf1fdae-f8b4-43c0-961d-7cd5dbb95509" url="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/2031063659049337102?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Baltimore drafted Linderbaum with the 25th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Since then, Linderbaum has started every single game for the Ravens in his four years with the team, except for two in 2023. [/p][p]His new deal will average $27 million per year and give the Raiders one of the best centers in the game as they prepare to draft Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 overall pick in the upcoming draft.[/p]