Can Baltimore Ravens afford to move on from Michael Pierce?

The Baltimore Ravens have some housecleaning to do this offseason with so many priority players hitting Free Agency. Can they afford to lose Michael Pierce?

The Baltimore Ravens have always valued bigger defensive linemen to eat gaps and stuff the run. There are so many examples of players they covet that fit this mold to include Tony Siragusa, Kelly Gregg, and Haloti Ngata to name a few. Brandon Williams has been the most recent example of this trend, as has his partner in crime Michael Pierce.

Pierce is slated to be an unrestricted free agent this offseason, however, and the Ravens have to decide if he’s in the folds of their long-term plans. More importantly, we have to ask ourselves…