In a significant commerce between AFC powers, the Baltimore Ravens despatched Professional Bowl offensive sort out Orlando Brown Jr. to the Kansas City Chiefs, the groups introduced Friday. The deal additionally provides Baltimore a further first-round choose, sources instructed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The Ravens purchase three picks in subsequent week’s NFL draft — a first-rounder (No. 31 total), a third-rounder (No. 94) and a fourth-rounder (No. 136) — in addition to a fifth-round choice in 2022, sources stated.
The Chiefs get a beginning left sort out in Brown, with sources saying Kansas Metropolis may also get Baltimore’s second-round choose in 2021 (No. 58 total) and a sixth-rounder in 2022.
Baltimore had been open to buying and selling Brown since he tweeted on Jan. 29: “I am a LEFT Sort out.” Brown, who stuffed in for injured left sort out Ronnie Stanley for the final 11 video games final season, indicated that his late father wished him to play left sort out and that he wished to satisfy that dream.
One supply stated the Ravens have expressed confidence they’ll substitute Brown with free agent Alejandro Villanueva, though one other supply added later that the staff has no expectations with the veteran lineman and can discover all choices, together with the draft, to fill the place. Villanueva, a six-year beginning left sort out for the Pittsburgh Steelers, visited the Ravens on Thursday.
Brown, who turns 25 on Could 2, has began 42 video games for Baltimore since being a third-round choose within the 2018 draft. He allowed no sacks or quarterback hits in 700 snaps at left sort out final season, based on Professional Soccer Focus.
He’s certainly one of 4 offensive tackles chosen to the Professional Bowl in every of the previous two seasons, together with David Bakhtiari, Terron Armstead and Laremy Tunsil. In accordance with ESPN Cross Block metrics powered by NFL Subsequent Gen Stats, he has a move block win price of 91.three% over the previous two seasons, 12th amongst all offensive tackles.
Brown acquired a ringing endorsement on his method out of Baltimore from defensive finish Calais Campbell, who tweeted, “Chiefs are getting a straight up beast. Nice teammate. The kinda man you stay up for going to battle with.”
The Chiefs now may have a very new beginning offensive line from final season’s opener. Beforehand, they signed Joe Thuney, Kyle Long and Austin Blythe as free brokers. Additionally they count on Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and Lucas Niang again this season after they opted out in 2020 resulting from COVID-19-related causes. All will a minimum of compete for beginning spots.
One factor is for sure: Brown will begin at left sort out. The Chiefs had a gap at that place since releasing longtime starter Eric Fisher earlier within the offseason.
They tried in free company to signal veteran star Trent Williams to play left sort out, however he re-signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an alternative.
ESPN’s Adam Teicher contributed to this report.