The Baltimore Ravens have made numerous trades over the past few years, both acquiring high-impact players as well as moving on from other key contributors by sending them to a new team. The organization will explore every avenue to improve themselves, and trading allows them to bring in quality playmakers without having to compete with other teams on the free agent market.
When listing out players that he believes should be on the trade block in 2022, Kristopher Knox of Bleacher Report named Baltimore cornerback Marcus Peters as one of his choices. Knox talked about the salary cap savings that the team could get from trading the veteran, as well as the fact that the might need additional cap space in order to extend quarterback Lamar Jackson.
“Instead of banking on a return to form from Peters, the Ravens should see what they can get for the 29-year-old on the trade market. He’ll turn 30 next offseason and will be a free agent. Moving him now would save Baltimore $10 million off the cap while only incurring a dead-cap hit of $5.5 million…The Ravens may need the additional cap space if they’re hoping to extend quarterback Lamar Jackson—who is entering the final year of his rookie deal—this offseason.”
