Last week, the Baltimore Ravens received unfortunate news on the injury front when Ar’Darius Washington suffered a torn Achilles during offseason conditioning. Washington was an X-factor for the team’s defense last season, assuming a starting safety role and emerging as a key playmaker as the year progressed.
While the Ravens did draft safety Malaki Starks with their first-round pick this year, the hope was that the rookie could work in tandem with Washington and Kyle Hamilton as a versatile trio. Instead, now Starks will be set to fill Washington’s shoes alongside Hamilton as the starting safety duo.