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Alejandro Villanueva Says Signing With Ravens Was Partly Motivated By Getting To Play Steelers Twice A Year

It’s a pretty easy guess as to what games new Baltimore Ravens’ OT Alejandro Villanueva will circle on his calendar when the NFL releases the 2021 schedule next week. The two against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Speaking with the media a day after signing, Villanueva said he partly chose Baltimore so he could go against the Steelers twice a season.

The tweet via Jamison Hensley.

Alejandro Villanueva said part of the motivation to come to the Ravens was playing AFC North football and playing the Steelers twice a year

— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) May 5, 2021

Baltimore signed Villanueva after trading away Orlando Brown Jr.