Ravens News 3/15: Altered Contracts and more

Ravens officially alter contracts of RB Gus Edwards and RG Kevin Zeitler, creating more breathing room on the salary cap

Why it matters: You’ve read this a time or two in this space: the Ravens need more cap room. That remained true even after getting Michael Pierce to take a pay reduction, even after releasing Calais Campbell, and even after agreeing to trade safety Chuck Clark to the New York Jets. More cap-cutting moves were necessary. In agreeing to contract alterations with Edwards and Zeitler, the Ravens do have more room to operate. As first reported by ESPN, the Ravens created just over $7 million of additional space with the restructures. Like with Pierce, they again tacked void…