‘I’m devastated for my teammates, my coaches, and Ravens fans,’ says the Baltimore Ravens tight end. ‘I promise this adversity will only make me stronger.’
Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews doesn’t have to look far for what he wants to do better in 2025.
His dropped pass on a two-point conversion cost his team a shot at tying the game with 1:33 left in regulation amid a
27–25 divisional round loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Andrews didn’t talk to the media afterward, but he released a statement on Thursday
via social media.
“It’s impossible to adequately express how I feel,” Andrews
said in the post. “I’m absolutely gutted by what happened on Sunday. I’m devastated for my teammates, my coaches, and Ravens fans.”
“Even though the shock and disappointment are unlike anything I’ve felt before, I refuse to let the situation define me,” Andrews later added. “I promise that this adversity will only make me stronger and fuel us as we move forward.”
Andrews, 29, could have many more years of football ahead of him to put the pivotal playoff moment behind him. A three-time Pro Bowler and 2021 All-Pro, Andrews has
436 catches for 5,530 yards and 51 touchdowns in his seven-year career.
“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,” Andrews said. “That is why it’s taken me until now to collect my thoughts and address this publicly.”
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh didn’t hesitate to show confidence in Andrews after the drop. Andrews has consistently taken care of the ball over the years, which included 12-straight games without a drop and no turnovers since 2019 before the fumble against the Bills.
“Mark is a huge part of our future, and we love him, and we’re there for him,” Harbaugh
told reporters on Wednesday. “If anybody can take a tough circumstance like that and handle it with class, grace, dignity, and mental toughness, it’s most definitely Mark Andrews.
“Nobody cares more about the success of this football team than Mark Andrews, and he made numerous plays in the game up until the plays that everybody is talking about and in the season. So yeah, he takes it hard. He cares so much, but I love Mark Andrews. [Ravens GM] Eric [DeCosta] loves Mark. All of our players love Mark.”
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, who threw the pass to Andrews, was
one of the first to console Andrews on the sideline. Consideration for Andrews also extended beyond the Ravens, where a Bills fan started
a GoFundMe for Andrews’s charity,
BreakThroughT1D, which raised more than $129,000 as of Friday morning.
“I thank everyone who has shown me and our team genuine support these past several days,” Andrews wrote. “Despite the negativity, I’ve seen heartfelt love and encouragement, including from those who have generously donated to the Breakthrough T1D organization.
“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.”
Andrews has one more season left on his four-year,
$56 million deal with the Ravens, and DeCosta indicated his desire to keep Andrews around. DeCosta noted the Ravens have “the best tight ends room in the league” with Andrews, Charlie Kolar, and Isaiah Likely, with all three under contract for
one more season with the team. Andrews had
55 catches for 673 yards and 11 touchdowns, Likely had 42 catches for 383 yards and three touchdowns, and Kolar had nine catches for 131 yards and a touchdown in 2024.
“So, a year from now, we'll have some tough choices and decisions to make regarding players,” DeCosta told reporters on Wednesday.
