The Ravens went into the draft with clear needs at receiver and cornerback. DeCosta had already finished his news conference when the Ravens traded into the seventh round, sending Cleveland a sixth-round pick next year. Vorhees was taken after it appeared Baltimore’s draft was over. Jaguars looking for pass rush help after free agency, draft They added linebacker Trenton Simpson in the third Friday. Then the Ravens gave Jackson some more help by taking receiver Zay Flowers in the first round. The mood in the Baltimore area was upbeat even before the draft began because of Jackson’s deal Thursday. I think we’ll sleep well tomorrow and we’ll enjoy tomorrow with our families, all the coaches and the scouts.” “I think we would all say we’re pretty tired, but it’s a good tired,” general manager Eric DeCosta said Saturday. Baltimore took a wide receiver and a cornerback, and that was pretty much what was expected, but no matter how the draft went, these last few days would have been a victory for the Ravens after they finally secured some certainty with their star quarterback. The team had only six picks in this year’s NFL draft. (AP) - After the Ravens finally reached a long-term deal with Lamar Jackson, the rest of Baltimore’s week felt almost anticlimactic.
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