Going from being a team captain and full-time starter at the collegiate level to taking a backseat to a pair of well-established starters in the pros was a humbling yet welcoming experience for Baltimore Ravens inside linebacker Trenton Simpson as a rookie last year. He was selected in the third round out of Clemson in the 2023 NFL Draft and primarily played special teams while bidding his time behind the best off-ball linebacker tandem in the league during what he described as a “year of growth” now that he is poised to become a starter again.
Trenton Simpson is grateful for having ‘year of growth’ as a rookie, ready for bigger role
