ExtremeRavens Posted Saturday at 01:23 AM Posted Saturday at 01:23 AM One of the biggest holes on the Ravens’ roster is filled. Baltimore on Friday agreed to a one-year deal with nose tackle John Jenkins, adding a veteran run stuffer to a defensive line that lacked bulk after the retirement of 355-pound Michael Pierce. The 6-foot-3, 327-pound Jenkins spent the past two seasons with the Las Vegas Raiders, recording a career-high 61 tackles in 2023 and adding 46 tackles in 2024 while starting every game. The 35-year-old played a career-high 609 defensive snaps last season, which represented 55% of the Raiders’ total snaps, and totaled 21 run stops. Jenkins figures to join a rotation with Nnamdi Madubuike, Travis Jones and Broderick Washington in Baltimore, which also drafted Virginia Tech defensive lineman Aeneas Peebles in the sixth round. But Peebles is listed at just 282 pounds and is projected to be more of a backfield penetrator than a run stuffer who takes on double teams. Adding a big-bodied lineman was one of the last boxes to check this offseason for the Ravens, who also did not re-sign lineman Brent Urban after he played 17.3% of the defensive snaps last season. In addition to the Raiders, Jenkins has played for the New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears, New York Giants and Miami Dolphins in his previous 12 NFL seasons. The 2013 third-round draft pick out of Georgia has 319 tackles, 4 1/2 sacks and 15 quarterback hits in his career. Have a news tip? Contact sports editor C.J. Doon at cdoon@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/CJDoon. View the full article Quote
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