OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta was recently asked whether the NFL should consider switching to an NBA-like draft lottery model to discourage teams from tanking.
"I don’t expect us to ever be in that position, so that’s just foreign to me,” DeCosta said.
DeCosta is exactly right -- selecting in this part of the first round has been foreign territory for Baltimore, which has the No. 14 overall pick in this year’s draft (Round 1 is Thursday on ESPN, ABC and ESPN App.). Over the last two decades, the Ravens have selected 16th or higher four times.