There was a day during the 2021 training camp when I wasn’t exactly sure what I was seeing on the Ravens’ practice field.
Standing next to fellow RSR writer Adam Bonaccorsi on one of those stifling, muggy dog days of summer, the two of us started chuckling about defensive tackle Justin Madubuike. The then-second-year player was coming off a promising rookie season, and he was absolutely destroying the Ravens’ offensive line. He was having an impressive camp already, generating praise from local and national writers alike (Peter King of NBC Sports predicted Madubuike would finish third in the Defensive Player of the Year voting), but this was different.