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Mark Andrews is no stranger to battle. Part of his job as a tight end is to hold off the attacking defensive linemen while Lamar Jackson and Snoop Huntley try to deliver winning passes. The tight end battles even in his off-hours, it appears.
At least, that is what Andrews was caught doing, defending against germs on video in a recent clip recorded by fiancée Elena Yates, per a Friday X post by MLFootball.
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“When you’re getting over a sickness and ur fiancé is a germaphobe,” the caption read.
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Fans took the opportunity to roast the tight end, poking fun at his down season.
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“He’s obviously allergic to the ball as well,” one said.
“How to tell me you don’t have kids yet without telling me you dont have kids yet haha 😜,” another joked.
“Also has a phobia of catching a football,” one added.
More fans piled on, but one defended the Ravens tight end.
“God forbid a man want a clean home,” one posted.
“When are the ravens trading him,” another asked.
“Must be why he doesn’t want to catch the ball. That thing has to be filthy,” one joked.
Of course, for one who doesn’t like germs, the Baltimore Ravens tight end picked one of the most illness-riddled professions there is. As a tight end, Andrews spends much of his time in games lining up inches away from a handful of other players, well within the danger zone.
Plus, with the tight end facing players traveling from every corner of the country on any given Sunday, he is at an elevated risk of encountering germs his immune system isn’t accustomed to fighting. Still, it appears that when Andrews wants control over his environment, he wants it germ-free.
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Ravens face tough questions with Mark Andrews
Mark Andrews is heading into an age-30 season, and the tight end’s contract situation has put Baltimore in a bind. Andrews is coming off the least productive season of his career in terms of receiving yards. His 2025 receiving touchdown total was tied for his second-worst as well.
Andrews is in the last year of his deal with financial protections against being released. After the 2026 season, Baltimore can cut ties and save money, according to Spotrac, but the question is whether the team will choose to wait out the final year or trade the tight end.
Baltimore also could ask the tight end to agree to restructure the deal to keep him around and go forward with him as a second-string veteran. Baltimore is arriving at a fork in the road. Which path will the team take?
Edited by Ian Van Roy
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