Inside the Ravens: 8 players who make sense as trade additions, upcoming roster activity and news, notes, opinions – The Athletic

Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta wanted a pass rusher before the 2019 trade deadline. He ended up with Marcus Peters.

The story has been told before, but its worth revisiting ahead of Tuesdays 4 p.m. ET trade deadline. DeCosta was in negotiations with his Los Angeles Rams counterpart, Les Snead, about another player when the talks hit a snag. Thats when Snead asked DeCosta if hed have any interest in Peters.

For DeCosta, the next best thing to getting an edge rusher who can sack the quarterback was acquiring a cornerback who can make the quarterback hold the ball a little longer. The addition of Peters helped transform the Ravens defense. More than a pass rusher, the 2019 Ravens needed a defensive playmaker and Peters proved to be that guy.

Two years later, the Ravens are sitting at 5-2, but they again could use a jolt. Less than $2 million of salary-cap space, however, will require them to be picky and perhaps creative. Theyre not going to be able to land a running back, offensive tackle, inside linebacker and a cornerback. Theyd probably be lucky to fill one of those holes before the deadline.

As the Peters situation revealed, its not necessarily what a team ideally wants at the trade deadline. Its whats available and what it can afford.

With that in mind, lets look at eight players who have been involved in trade speculation and would make some sense for the Ravens on the surface.

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Inside the Ravens: 8 players who make sense as trade additions, upcoming roster activity and news, notes, opinions - The Athletic