BREAKING: Raiders Signing C Tyler Linderbaum To Three-Year, $81M Deal

According to Adam Schefter, the Raiders are signing C Tyler Linderbaum to a three-year, $81 million deal that includes $60 million in guarantees. 

It’s a massive deal even bigger than everyone expected, putting Linderbaum north of $27 million a year and making him the NFL’s new highest-paid center by nearly $10 million. 

The Raiders had been linked to Linderbaum repeatedly in the last week or so and had plenty of cash to spend. 

Linderbaum, 25, was a three-year starter at Iowa and earned first-team All-American honors in 2021 and 2020, to go along with a first-team All-Big Ten selection in 2021, second-team All-Big Ten in 2020, and an honorable mention in 2019.

The Ravens used the No. 25 overall pick on him in the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft. He was entering the final year of a four-year, $13,238,286 contract that included a $6,807,844 signing bonus when the Ravens declined his fifth-year option, which was projected to be worth $23.4 million, fully guaranteed for the 2026 season.

Linderbaum is slated to be an unrestricted free agent in 2026. 

In 2025, Linderbaum appeared in all 17 games for the Ravens and started all 17 games at center. Pro Football Focus had him graded as the No. 4 center out of 37 qualifying players. 

We have him included in our Top 100 2026 Free Agents list.