Three Ravens defenders standing out in training camp
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff Writer
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — It didn’t take long for Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh to fear for the safety of his quarterbacks in training camp. So, after Odafe Oweh disrupted another player in the backfield, Harbaugh pulled his outside linebacker off to the side.
“I had to pull the reins in on him a little bit,” Harbaugh said.
Last season, the Ravens defense made history when it became the first team to lead the league in fewest points allowed (16.5), most sacks (60) and most takeaways (31) in a single season. This year, under new defensive coordinator Zach Orr, the Baltimore defense has made life miserable for the Ravens’ offense, creating havoc this summer.
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• Ravens cornerback Humphrey dropped 10 pounds this year. But it wasn’t until Jackson returned from illness that it was evident that Humphrey was a different player. Humphrey intercepted Jackson four times in the quarterback’s first three practices of camp. Jackson provided a humorous explanation for Humphrey getting the better of him. “I told Marlon he needs to get his hands right,” Jackson said. “That is why I’m throwing interceptions to him; he dropped a few last year. So I’m hoping that’s helping him out.” Humphrey, 28, is coming off a season in which he recorded career lows in tackles (26) and passes defensed (five). Foot surgery during last year’s training camp sidelined him for the first four games of the season, and a calf strain forced him to miss two more games later that season. Humphrey’s goal entering this season was to lose weight. He looked at his better seasons and noticed he was lighter in those years. Humphrey is 190 pounds, which is down from his playing weight of 200 the past couple of seasons. “Ever since I tore my [pectoral] — around 25 [years] old — I got my grown-man weight on me, and it just never went off,” Humphrey said. “It’s a young man’s game, so I decided to get a little lower.” The Ravens drafted cornerback It seems like no one has enjoyed putting the pads on more than new starting inside linebacker Simpson. On the first day of hitting in camp, Simpson slammed into Henry on a screen pass and later knocked running back Best of NFL Nation
• Oweh decided to train this offseason in Atlanta, where he worked out with defensive tackle Top stories of the week from Get exclusive access to thousands of premium articles a year from top writers.An intense Trenton Simpson
A confident Odafe Oweh
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