Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton spent part of his offseason playing golf with three high school friends at Pebble Beach and attending his first Masters. Center Tyler Linderbaum mostly stayed in the area working out, save for his own buddies’ golf trip to Georgia.

Monday, though, they were back to work in Owings Mills for the first day of Baltimore’s offseason workout program.The start of the season is still more than four months away. A more immediate deadline looms, though, with May 1 marking when Baltimore must decide whether to pick up the fifth-year options on two of their most important players.

Declining the option for either would make them free agents after next season if an extension isn’t reached before then, though that is not likely.

“Haven’t had too many talks about it,” Hamilton said when asked if he’s spoken with general manager Eric DeCosta about a possible contract extension. “I’m not in a big rush, so if it happens, it happens. And if it happens this offseason, cool.”

Hamilton, like Linderbaum, is entering the final year of his rookie deal.

DeCosta, meanwhile, has said little so far.

“There’s really no updates on that front,” he said last week. “I think the last couple of years I’ve waited to announce that and handle that, and I think that’s going to be the case again this year.”

With the NFL draft kicking off Thursday, it’s possible the Ravens could announce a deal for one or both ahead of the draft, or shortly thereafter, as they did last year in announcing their decision to pick up outside linebacker Odafe Oweh’s fifth-year option.

Whatever Baltimore decides, neither player appears to be particularly fretful about it.

“No conversations yet,” Linderbaum said. “I’m just focused on becoming as good a football player as I can be for this team, just coming in here every day and put my best foot forward and let all the other things take care of itself.”

With each having been selected to two Pro Bowls, their fifth-year options would be costly. Picking up Hamilton’s would cost $18.6 million; Linderbaum’s $23.4 million.

Contract extensions also won’t come cheap.

On Monday, Pro Bowl center Cam Jurgens agreed to a four-year extension with the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles worth a reported $68 million, which makes him the second-highest paid player at his position behind Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro Creed Humphrey. Last offseason, Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. signed a four-year, $81 million extension to make him the highest-paid player at his position.

Baltimore’s ability to rework quarterback Lamar Jackson’s contract is also a factor. While Jackson accounts for a $43.5 million salary cap hit this year, that number is currently slated to jump to $74.5 million for 2026 and 2027.

Either way, expect Hamilton to likely reset the safety market and Linderbaum to be handsomely paid as well.

Hamilton, whom the Ravens selected 14th overall out of Notre Dame in 2022, has been the lynchpin to one of the best defenses in the NFL over the past three seasons, and his versatility to play all over the field makes him a unique talent. He was also a first-team All-Pro in 2023 and a second-team All-Pro and Pro Bowl selection last season after being the only safety with at least 100 tackles, an interception, two sacks and two forced fumbles.

Linderbaum, whom Baltimore drafted 25th overall out of Iowa three years ago, was also a Pro Bowl selection last season. He also anchored a line that helped clear the way for an offense that led the NFL in yards per game (426.5), yards per play (6.8), red zone scoring (73.97%) and became the first to rack up at least 4,000 yards passing and more than 3,000 yards rushing in the same season.

The Ravens have been clear that they’d like to keep both players for the long term. Though Hamilton acknowledged he would like to have clarity about his contract status by the start of the season, neither said they’re concerned about an extension right now.

“I just wanna play football and focus on that,” Hamilton said. “But that’s such a hypothetical at this point, I’ll just cross that bridge when I get there.”

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