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The Ravens, trying to revive an inept pass rush, were desperate enough to trade two first-round picks for Maxx Crosby. Then they had a change of heart.
You want to see desperation in the NFL marketplace?
Just look at the Baltimore Ravens and their pivot from Maxx Crosby to Trey Hendrickson with the NFL poised to ring the bell on a new league year on Wednesday.
The Ravens, trying to revive an inept pass rush, were desperate enough last weekend to trade two first-round picks to the Las Vegas Raiders to land Crosby, despite knowing the premier edge rusher is in full rehab mode after his January surgery to fix a torn meniscus in his left knee.
Then, after flunking Crosby on his physical on Tuesday – fueling the perception they merely had buyer’s remorse because they already knew the knee isn’t good to go at this point – the Ravens turned right around and agreed to sign Hendrickson to a four-year, $112 million free agent contract.
That’s assuming, of course, that Hendrickson, 31, passes his physical.
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