After becoming a second-round pick of the Ravens back in 2009, Paul Kruger spent the majority of his rookie contract trying to live up to his pedigree. After posting just one sack in his first season, he began to come along in year three before reaching nine sacks in 2012, followed by a productive postseason run, which he parlayed into a friendly contract with the division-rival Cleveland Browns that following offseason.
The result since then have been decidedly mixed. While he produced a career-best 11 sacks in 2014, his output plummeted to just 2.