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Is this the final year in Baltimore for Big Baby?

In a pass-first league that puts a premium on long defensive linemen who can get upfield in a hurry to disrupt modern offenses, Ravens defensive tackle Brandon Williams is a bit of an anomaly.

Standing 6’1 and weighing about as much as your grandfather’s Buick, Williams is in the mold of those throwback nose tackles of yesteryear who planted a proverbial flag in the middle of the field, grappled with multiple offensive linemen each play and basically bloodied their knuckles and shortened their necks for the greater good of the defensive unit around them.