OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Offensive coordinator Todd Monken is finalizing a contract extension to remain with the Baltimore Ravens, sources told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler on Monday.
The new deal comes after Monken led the Ravens to their first ever No. 1 ranking in offense and helped quarterback Lamar Jackson to his best statistical season.
At the Ravens' end-of-season news conference last week, coach John Harbaugh praised Monken for his work in his first two seasons in Baltimore.
"He's an old-school football coach with kind of a new-school and creative mind," Harbaugh said. "I really am excited about 3.0, that iteration of this offense going forward, because we found ourselves through the last offseason and into this season, in terms of how we want to organize the offense and tie it all together and use the different platforms that you can use."
Monken, 58, has drawn NFL head coaching interest the last two years. In 2023, he spoke with the Los Angeles Chargers and Carolina Panthers about their openings. This year, he interviewed with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Chicago Bears before Baltimore's AFC divisional round loss to the Buffalo Bills.
Even though Monken has yet to land an NFL head coaching job, Harbaugh said he believes Monken would be a great one.
"Todd is one of those guys that can apply his experience, along with the fact that he's always thinking ahead," Harbaugh said. "He's always trying to come up with the next idea, and then he's also very much [a] collaborator. To me, sometimes a young coach does a good job of that, sometimes an experienced guy understands the value of that and is able to utilize those people really well around him. It's the guys that last. Those are the guys that kind of prove themselves over time I think, and Todd is one those guys."
In Monken's two seasons, Baltimore has averaged the second-most yards (397.6) and the second-most points (29.4). Last season, the Ravens led the NFL with 424.9 yards per game, finishing No. 1 in total yards for the first time in the franchise's 29-year existence.
Monken was hired to upgrade Baltimore's passing attack. This season, Jackson recorded career highs in passing yards (4,172) and touchdown passes (41).
Before joining the Ravens in 2023, Monken was the playcaller for Georgia in its back-to-back national championship seasons.