Marcus Williams, signed from New Orleans to a deal with a $14 million APY, joins Earl Thomas (2019), Tony Jefferson (2017) and Eric Weddle (2016) among the higher-priced safeties Baltimore has signed in free agency since 2016. Weddle and Thomas earned Pro Bowl honors in each of their four seasons with Baltimore, although Thomas lasted just one season.
“They have gone down that safety road a bunch even though they are not a big free agency team,” an exec said. “They mostly need to get healthy, but they still have work to do on their defensive front.