When he joined the Ravens in the middle of the 2019 season, linebacker L.J. Fort was an unexpected revelation. He helped stabilize a defense that was badly struggling at the time and became a valuable rotational player and special teams ace.
These qualities carried over into 2020, where Fort played 381 defensive snaps and 263 more on special teams. Despite appearing in only 14 games and starting eight, he finished fifth on the team in combined tackles with 53. After briefly releasing Fort last offseason, the Ravens quickly re-signed him to a one-year deal.
Unfortunately, Fort’s 2021 campaign ended before it even began after he suffered a torn ACL in the Ravens’ second preseason game.