As right guard Kevin Zeitler exited his pre-game warmup shaking his head and receiving back-pats from various training staff members it signaled the offense would have a fresh face for the position for the first time since Zeitler became a Raven in 2020. All expectations slotted 2021 third-round pick Ben Cleveland, or go with versatile offensive lineman Patrick Mekari. But, as the Ravens warmed up as a unit, neither were paired between rookie center Tyler Linderbaum and right tackle Morgan Moses.
Rather, undrafted offensive lineman Trystan Colon, who had never started at right guard in the NFL, received the spot.