Reports: Raiders to sign C Tyler Linderbaum to massive $81M deal

Free agent center Tyler Linderbaum is heading to Vegas to cash in after negotiations to remain in Baltimore with the Ravens broke down.

BY FIELD LEVEL MEDIA

Mar 9, 2026, 12:22 PM Updated: 2:10 pm

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Free agent center Tyler Linderbaum is heading to Vegas to cash in after negotiations to remain in Baltimore with the Ravens broke down.

According to multiple reports, Linderbaum agreed to three-year contract with a maximum value of $81 million on Monday, the first day unrestricted free agents are permitted to negotiate with other teams.

Tyler Linderbaum received a “market setting” offer from the Ravens in February, according to general manager Eric DeCosta, but the two sides never closed on an agreement.

ESPN Sources: former Ravens free-agent center Tyler Linderbaum reached agreement today on a record deal with the Raiders, who are awarding him with a three-year, $81 million deal that includes $60 million guaranteed and makes him the highest paid interior offensive lineman in NFL… pic.twitter.com/8oWmOroNBA

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 9, 2026

More on new Raiders center Tyler Linderbaum

Tyler Linderbaum, 25, is the first piece to change on a planned wholesale restructuring of the Raiders’ offensive line.

He was a Pro Bowl selection in three of his four seasons with the Ravens. Baltimore had a chance to retain Linderbaum for 2026 by exercising the fifth-year contract option in his contract as a former first-round pick. But DeCosta said in declining the option, worth $23.4 million, the Ravens were confident a long-term contract could be worked out.

Injuries forced the Raiders to start multiple players and combinations at the three interior offensive line positions last season.

The Raiders were expected to be highly active in free agency after agreeing to trade pass rusher Maxx Crosby to the Ravens.

They re-signed cornerback Eric Stokes to a three-year, $30 million deal, on Monday, according to reports.

The agreement keeps the former first-round pick of the Packers from hitting the open market and includes $20 million guaranteed.

Stokes, 27, made 16 starts in his first season with the Raiders and had 53 tackles and five passes defensed in 2025.

Stokes was one of the bright spots for Las Vegas during a 3-14 season, limiting quarterbacks to a 54.5% completion rate and an 85.3 passer rating against him.

–Field Level Media