Report: Ravens host Pro Bowl safety for visit

The team is doing its due diligence on an oversaturated veteran safety market

The Baltimore Ravens have checked off a lot of the boxes on their list of needs this offseason between the initial waves of free agency and the draft. However, one position they have yet to address with a notable addition is safety.

While they are set at their two starting spots, adding more quality depth and experience remains one of their biggest needs. Thankfully, the veteran free agent safety market is chock full of proven playmakers who are still available at this point in the offseason. On Tuesday, the Ravens reportedly had one of them in the building.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the team hosted three-time Pro Bowl safety Jamal Adams for a visit.

The former First-Team All-Pro and No. 6 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft was released by the Seattle Seahawks back in March but has been rumored to still be in contact with his former team about a potential return. Adams appeared in and started nine games last season and recorded 48 total tackles including seven for a loss, two quarterback hits and two pass breakups.

As far as how he would fit the Ravens, Adams is a strong safety who is at his best playing in the box near the line of scrimmage. He’s essentially a dime linebacker at this stage of his career given how much of a liability in coverage he has shown to be in recent years. Injuries have limited Adams to just 10 games out of a possible 35 games over the past two seasons, including the playoffs.

Signing someone with his skill set, limitations, and recent injury history would be a little redundant for the Ravens. They selected rookie defensive back Sanoussi Kane with their final pick of this year’s draft in the seventh round, who similarly profiles as a box safety at the next level and is both younger and cheaper.

Acquiring Adams would still leave them with a proven playmaker void at the backup free safety spot following the departure of Geno Stone in free agency. Stone led the team and the entire AFC with seven interceptions in 2023. Bringing in a veteran safety with range and ball skills would make more sense. It’d also free up third-year pro Kyle Hamilton to play the hybrid nickel role that made him a First-Team All-Pro last season.

Someone like Adams’ former running mate in the backend for the Seahawks, three-time Pro Bowler Quandre Diggs, would be a much better fit for the Ravens. However, he might not want to be relegated to heavy rotational player and is likely holding out for an opportunity to compete for a full-time starting role.