The offseason in the NFL is when teams like to view the talent that they already have and maximize their roster to the fullest. Sometimes, this means moving on from key contributors, even if it means trading away a productive player that could help the team in the short and long term.
In an article by Brad Spielberger of Pro Football Focus, he named the best offseason move for all 16 AFC teams. When it came to Baltimore, Spielberger believed the best move the team made was trading wide receiver Marquise Brown and pick No. 100 in the 2022 NFL Draft for the No. 23 overall pick. When explaining his reasoning, Spielberger said the team got a great talent in Iowa Center Tyler Linderbaum with the No. 25 overall pick, which the team acquired by packaging No. 23.
“The Ravens subsequently traded down from pick No. 23 to No. 25 in the 2022 NFL Draft, adding the No. 130 pick from the Buffalo Bills. So, all told, Baltimore gave up Brown and pick No. 100 for Picks 25 and 130. The 25th overall pick was then used to select Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum, whose 95.4 overall grade in 2021 was the best mark ever given to a center since PFF started grading college games.”
