OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens didn’t make a high-profile signing on defense during the first phase of free agency, and they didn’t address that side of the ball in the first two rounds of the NFL draft.
The biggest addition for the Ravens defense happened during the middle of last season.
Baltimore traded a second-round pick to the Chicago Bears for middle linebacker Roquan Smith at the end of October, which meant the team faced a long wait on Day 2 of this year’s draft. During the down time, Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta FaceTimed Smith in the draft room.