How different are the Ravens after a seismic offseason? Answers are coming as OTAs kick off.

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The boldest, busiest and biggest Ravens offseason in almost two decades will start to look more normal this week.

On Monday, the Ravens will hold their first of 10 practices in Owings Mills as part of their organized team activities, the closest look yet at the team in the post-John Harbaugh era. The Ravens hired head coach Jesse Minter in January and finalized his staff in February, setting up what Minter called a “sprint” to the start of offseason workouts in early April.

With the first two phases of the NFL’s offseason program complete, the Ravens will return to the field for voluntary OTAs, where they can partake in team drills, though “live” contact is prohibited. Mandatory minicamp will start June 9.

Ahead of Tuesday’s open practice and media availability, here are five of the biggest storylines to follow.

Checking in with Lamar Jackson

Jackson hasn’t spoken since the Ravens’ season-ending loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. In the four-plus months since, the Ravens have, in no particular order, fired Harbaugh; hired Minter, a former assistant; replaced offensive coordinator Todd Monken and quarterbacks coach Tee Martin with Declan Doyle and Israel Woolfork, respectively; had owner Steve Bisciotti reaffirm the franchise’s commitment to Jackson; restructured Jackson’s contract after failing to reach a contract extension; lost their top offensive lineman, center Tyler Linderbaum, in free agency; and drafted guard Vega Ioane with their top draft pick.

That’s plenty of offseason fodder. The most consequential question Jackson will get — any update on those extension talks? — is almost certain to be batted away with a polite smile. Jackson, who’s under contract through 2027, has an unwieldy $84.3 million salary cap hit next year. He has represented himself in negotiations with the Ravens and tends to keep those details private. So does general manager Eric DeCosta, who’s not scheduled to speak again until late in the preseason.

But there are plenty of other loose ends that Jackson could tie up. What went right and wrong in 2025? How did injuries affect his performance? How involved was Jackson with the coaching hires? Does he plan to attend every practice through OTAs? There’s always intrigue with Jackson — his past, present and future.

Timetable for Nnamdi Madubuike

Madubuike played just two games last year before suffering a season-ending neck injury. But the two-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman has kept busy this offseason, working out in his native Texas and in the Ravens’ facility. Before the draft, ESPN reported that he underwent neck surgery in mid-April that “left his doctors believing he will be able to resume playing” in 2026.

Ravens officials, however, have been reluctant to comment on his availability. They’ve deferred to Madubuike, whose comments have been limited to oblique messages on social media.

“If he wants to say anything about anything, he’s more than welcome to,” DeCosta said last month. “But as a club, I think our policy is to protect the players and not have any kind of statements regarding their health or anything personal like that. But he is here, and he’s going to be here, as far as I know, and we’re excited about that.”

The timetable for Madubuike’s potential return is unclear. Neck operations often require months of rehabilitation, meaning Madubuike could miss OTAs, mandatory minicamp and parts, if not all, of training camp, which typically starts in late July.

Attendance check

Attendance during the Ravens’ offseason program has been strong. Nic Gill, the team’s new vice president of health and performance, said on a recent podcast appearance that 54 of the team’s veterans were regular participants.

Under Harbaugh, the Ravens rarely approached full attendance during OTAs. Late in his tenure, a handful of veterans would stay away until minicamp, preferring to work out elsewhere or to stay off the field if they were entering a contract year.

That could change in Year 1 under Minter. Jackson’s participation in Phase 1 was notable, and Doyle made clear his expectations for the offense at an introductory news conference in February.

“We would expect them to be here, and certainly, it is voluntary,” Doyle said. “But if you want to say that you’re going to win a championship — [and if] you want to say that you have championship standards, and those are your goals and your expectations — certainly, that’s going to take work, that’s going to take collaboration, and that’s going to take the beginning of building the relationship with their coaches [and] other players starting off this next regime on the right foot.”

Replacing Tyler Linderbaum

There might not be a bigger personnel downgrade in the NFL this offseason than at the Ravens’ center position. Linderbaum, who signed a three-year, $81 million deal in March with the Las Vegas Raiders, is one of the NFL’s best, a three-time Pro Bowl pick who, at 26, might not even be in his athletic prime.

The Ravens’ top two candidates to replace Linderbaum, Danny Pinter and Corey Bullock, have combined to make three career starts at center and played just 143 total snaps there last season, according to Pro Football Focus. Pinter joined the Ravens on a one-year, $2.8 million deal this offseason; Bullock, an exclusive-rights free agent, was retained on a one-year, $1 million deal. Neither entered the NFL as natural centers.

DeCosta said after not drafting a center last month that the Ravens will “have a plan” at the position. But it’s unclear whether the team’s best plan includes a center on another team’s roster. Pinter and Bullock’s development under first-year offensive line coach Dwayne Ledford, along with that of offseason signing Jovaughn Gwyn, seventh-round pick Evan Beerntsen and undrafted rookie Nick Dawkins, will dictate the Ravens’ aggressiveness at the position.

Ravens refresh

Change touched every unit on the Ravens’ roster this offseason: Not just a new set of coordinators under Minter, but also an influx of new assistant coaches or potential starters at almost every position.

OTAs will offer only so many insights, but here are some of the most interesting newcomer questions:

• How much will the offense’s personnel and formational tendencies change under Doyle?
• How will Jackson mesh with Woolfork, and how realistic are Heisman Trophy runner-up Diego Pavia’s chances of making the team as an undrafted rookie?
• How steep of a learning curve does Adam Randall, a fifth-round pick who converted from wide receiver to running back late in his Clemson career, face in his transition to the NFL under new running backs coach Eddie Faulkner?
• How much will roles change under wide receivers coach Keary Colbert for veterans like Zay Flowers, Rashod Bateman and Devontez Walker, as well as for rookies Ja’Kobi Lane and Elijah Surratt, who lined up primarily on the outside in college?
• How quickly will Ioane adjust to taking snaps at right guard after playing primarily on the left side at Penn State?
• How does Trey Hendrickson look under new outside linebackers coach Harland Bower after an injury-marred 2025 with the Cincinnati Bengals?
• How does a young, inconsistent secondary shake out under new pass game coordinator and secondary coach Mike Mickens, one of the Ravens’ most well-regarded assistants?
• How much practice time will the Ravens devote to special teams under new coordinator Anthony Levine Sr. after firing Harbaugh, one of the NFL’s most dedicated special teams practitioners?