The move isn’t surprising. Earlier today, NFL Network’s Aditi Kinkhabwala reported that the Ravens were going to release Jeremy Zuttah. Everybody ran with the report, ourselves included. It made sense. Zuttah had not been playing up to expectations at the center position; it was a problem in 2016.
The trade is fantastic news for the Ravens. Not only do the Ravens get free the cap space from parting with Zuttah, but they get to draft sooner in the second round. The Ravens basically got something, for a player they were going to cut.
The Ravens have questions on the offensive line, but they already knew that.