The Baltimore Ravens are known for letting their players leave via free agency and then cash in on those compensatory picks. Not every player they draft is deserving of this notion, however.
Guys like Paul Kruger and Pernell McPhee made sense to let walk, while guys like Jimmy Smith made even more sense to hang on to. Not everyone can be kept, however, as the Ravens were certainly reluctant to let guys like Kelechi Osemele sign outside of Baltimore. But then we have players who are franchise caliber guys. Guys you can’t let leave no matter what.
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