Falcons’ Kyle Pitts trade update could help Ravens, Lamar Jackson originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Kyle Pitts remains one of the most talented tight ends in football, and in his biggest games during the 2025 NFL season, he reminded everyone of that.
It wasn’t enough to earn him a long-term contract extension with the Atlanta Falcons. Instead, as things stand, he’s on the franchise tag for the 2026 season.
That makes him a potential trade candidate by midseason if things aren’t going well in Atlanta.
ESPN’s Dan Graziano speculates in a new article on Thursday that if Pitts becomes available, the Baltimore Ravens could come calling.
They still have Mark Andrews, but Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar both departed in free agency, and Baltimore is definitely a team that likes to use its tight ends (even before it became cool again).
“Baltimore lost a pair of tight ends — Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar — in free agency and could be looking for the kind of offense Pitts can generate,” Graziano writes.
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The key to the whole equation will be how the Falcons play, because that’ll determine whether or not they deal Pitts so soon after franchise tagging him.
“The Falcons, particularly with a new coaching staff and front office, might want to see how he fits in their new offense before committing long term,” Graziano writes. “If they don’t get him extended by July 15, and that rankles him and/or they struggle early in the season, teams will come asking about the availability of the uber-talented former top-10 pick, who doesn’t turn 26 until October.”
Pitts’ best two seasons in the NFL were his first and his fifth. The three in between were inconsistent.
If he looks like it’s going to be another good campaign in 2026, that’ll only help his value if he eventually is put on the trading block, and Lamar Jackson’s squad may come calling.
