Ravens TE Mark Andrews says he’s ‘devastated’ in first public comments since playoff loss

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Ravens TE Mark Andrews says he’s ‘devastated’ in first public comments since playoff loss

Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews took to

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on Thursday, breaking his silence following multiple fourth-quarter miscues — a lost fumble and dropped two-point conversion to tie the game — during the team’s 27-25 AFC divisional loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.

“It’s impossible to adequately express how I feel. I’m absolutely gutted by what happened on Sunday,” Andrews wrote. “I’m devastated for my teammates, my coaches and Ravens fans. I pour every ounce of my being into playing at the highest level possible, because I love my team and the game of football like nothing else. That is why it’s taken me until now to collect my thoughts and address this publicly.”

In the days following Baltimore’s season-ending loss, a

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, originally organized by Bills fan Nicholas Howard, has accumulated over $100,000 across more than 3,000 donations to a charity close to Andrews’ heart,

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. Established in 1970, the non-profit organization focuses on global type 1 diabetes research and advocacy for those who, like Andrews, have been impacted.

“Despite the negativity, I’ve seen heartfelt love and encouragement, including from those who have generously donated to the Breakthrough T1D organization,” Andrews wrote on Thursday. “Even when the moment seems darkest, perspective can reveal that there’s still a lot of light in this world. I’m now going to do my part to bounce back and contribute to it.”

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What’s next for Andrews?

That Andrews didn’t speak to reporters after Sunday’s game and again wasn’t present in the locker room Monday was out of character for the veteran tight end. He’s long been one of the Ravens’ most accessible and accountable players. He was awarded the Ravens’ Media Good Guy earlier in his career for his cooperation with the media.

Obviously, his comments on his

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account aren’t going to make this a non-story. Whenever Andrews next meets the media, his fourth-quarter fumble and the drop of a potential game-tying two-point conversion pass in a two-point loss to the Bills will remain prominent storylines. However, it wasn’t going to be hard for the Ravens and for Andrews to move forward from this bitter loss without the tight end addressing it in some fashion.

This was already shaping up to be an interesting offseason for Andrews. He’s in the final year of a four-year, $56 million contract. His salary-cap number rises to $16.9 million in 2025. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh maintained Wednesday that Andrews is a huge part of the team’s future, but complicating matters is the fact that Baltimore’s other two tight ends, Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar, are both headed into the final year of their contracts.

General manager Eric DeCosta acknowledged that the team will have some difficult decisions to make at the tight end position going forward. — Jeff Zrebiec, Ravens senior writer

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