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Ravens’ Front Office Ranked No. 1 in NFL, No. 3 Among Major Sports Leagues
The Ravens have lengthy been thought of one of many best-run franchises in the NFL. A survey by The Athletic illustrated simply how extremely regarded Baltimore’s entrance workplace is.
The Athletic requested 40 executives and coaches in every of the 4 main sports activities leagues — NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL — to rank the highest 5 entrance workplaces, in order, in their respective sport.
The Ravens have been No. 1 in the NFL and No. 3 total.
“It’s been greater than 5 years since Ozzie Newsome stepped down as Baltimore’s GM. His disciples have saved the Ravens in competition practically yearly since,” The Athletic wrote. “Eric DeCosta, who was a participant personnel intern for the Ravens’ inaugural season in 1996 and has been with the group ever since, took the reins from Newsome in 2019, and Baltimore’s 56 victories over his first 5 seasons have been tied for the third-most in the league.”
The Athletic praised DeCosta for the way he dealt with Lamar Jackson’s “difficult contract state of affairs” and his expertise acquisitions.
“DeCosta has steered the Ravens towards the commerce for linebacker Roquan Smith, has a powerful observe report in the primary (security Kyle Hamilton, large receiver Zay Flowers) and center rounds (defensive sort out Nnamdi Madubuike, tight finish Isaiah Likely), landed a precedence free agent in working again Derrick Henry and created an surroundings the place a veteran like linebacker Kyle Van Noy can thrive,” The Athletic wrote. “Of course, these are only a handful of examples.
“DeCosta additionally acquired out in entrance of the potential lack of receiver Hollywood Brown, flipping him and a third-rounder to the Arizona Cardinals for a first-round decide that netted middle Tyler Linderbaum.”
When requested what makes the Ravens’ entrance workplace so good, one NFC government mentioned: “Consistency. They know what a Raven is and perceive methods to win with these guys.”
The Athletic famous that consistency is a typical chorus when discussing DeCosta and his employees.
“They acknowledge the varieties of gamers and individuals who will likely be profitable in their program, they usually’re definitely aided by the truth that head coach John Harbaugh has manned the sidelines since 2008,” The Athletic wrote. “All concerned know what to anticipate from each other.”
