Yesterday wasn’t a good one here in The Land of Pleasant Living – at least not for Ravens fans. The long-coveted edge rusher who also possesses the ability to line up over center and wreak havoc on opposing quarterbacks in the pocket, flip-flopped on his verbally agreed upon deal like a recently reeled in marlin on an offshore boat. Za’Darius Smith’s Baltimore homecoming isn’t happening.
Locally based agent Dan Saffron, who enjoys a solid working relationship with the team, crafted the agreement-in-principle with Eric DeCosta, Pat Moriarty & Company. On the surface, the deal appeared to be one that screamed “hometown discount”.