Early in the offseason, many wondered openly whether or not the Baltimore Ravens would be able to attract wide receivers to play for them, and with their young starting quarterback, Lamar Jackson, who is more of a runner than a passer at this stage of his career. The team is very actively gearing its offense going forward to the running game.
With the Ravens then releasing Michael Crabtree and allowing John Brown to sign a contract elsewhere in free agency, they suddenly found themselves with quite a dearth at wide receiver, with the only two experienced players remaining being Willie Snead—whom they signed in free agency in 2018 as a restricted free agent—and Chris Moore, who has been their number four target.