Roquan Smith just doesn’t look like the same player. He’s regularly a step slow and rarely makes a play at or near the line of scrimmage. Against the Broncos, he looked tired and beaten, and I have to wonder if he’s playing hurt. And hopefully that is the case because if at the age of 27, Roquan is already on the backside of his career, well the Ravens have 3 more years of his contract to go with a cap number of $23,718,750 in 2025 and 28,718,750 in 2026 and 2027, respectively.
Some have wondered if his conditioning or lack thereof is keeping Roquan from approaching the level of play that inspired writers across the country to name him first-team All Pro in 2023.