Source: Ravens to sign free agent Yannick Ngakoue to help defense

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Free agent defensive end Yannick Ngakoue, who has 69 career sacks, is returning to the Baltimore Ravens, where he last played in 2020, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter on Monday.

The Chicago Bears brought in Ngakoue, 29, at the start of 2023 training camp on a one-year, $10.5 million contract to help fix the league's worst pass rush, which had totaled an NFL-low 20 sacks in 2022.

It wasn't until the Bears traded for edge rusher Montez Sweat last November that their pass rush saw considerable improvement. Pairing Ngakoue with Sweat had a significant effect on the eight-year NFL veteran, whose season was cut short after 13 games when he broke his ankle on Dec.…