The Ravens currently have an opening at pass rusher and were rumored to be in talks with the top name still on the market. It looks like that ship has officially sailed:
Colts reached agreement with former Chiefs’ LB Justin Houston, source tells ESPN.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 21, 2019
Justin Houston appeared to be a perfect fit for what they were trying to do, and the speculation began to percolate that he may land with them after a tweet was sent out by Baltimore’s first big ticket free agent pickup this offseason, Earl Thomas:
While this seemingly just started out as a long shot recruiting pitch you’ll often see on Twitter between players this day and age, the interest was later confirmed by The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec, who confirmed that Baltimore were in fact talking to Houston:
While there’s no doubt it would’ve been a great fit for both parties, the final numbers that Indy settled on to the bring in the all-pro likely priced Baltimore out of contention.