Mark Ingram and Robert Griffin III will not be able to play for another team until the 2021 season

With the Ravens giving up running back Mark Ingram on Tuesday and quarterback Robert Griffin III on Monday, some wondered if either player could be claimed by any of the remaining playoff teams.

The answer is no.

Teams can now give up players. However, waiver requests are not processed until after the Super Bowl.

So why give them up now, when they can just be released after the Super Bowl? According to a league source, some players have asked to be canceled, believing someone could claim their contracts. Plus, it doesn’t hurt to have a reputation with veterans that the Ravens bring you to market quickly and don’t go after your contractual rights.

For Ingram, no team will claim the $ 5million contract from a 30’s bad side running back. And if a team were willing to do that, that team might pay more to sign Ingram on the open market. – especially if other teams tried to sign him.

He will be a free agent in time, because no one will claim the contract. Either way, none of the final four teams will have a chance to claim Ingram’s contract for conference championship games or the Super Bowl.