Baltimore Ravens trade for Los Angeles Rams cornerback Marcus Peters
Sep 10, 2018; Oakland, CA, USA; Los Angeles Rams cornerback Marcus Peters (22) during the game against the Oakland Raiders at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Rams defeated the Raiders 33-13. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
The Baltimore Ravens trade linebacker Kenny Young and a 2020 undisclosed draft pick for Los Angeles Rams cornerback Marcus Peters.
With season-ending injuries to Tony Jefferson and DeShon Elliott the past two weeks, Baltimore had Chuck Clark replacing them but the Ravens secondary still needs help. Tavon Young was put on injured reserve before the season began and both Jimmy Smith and Maurice Canady are dealing with injuries. They brought back safety Bennett Jackson, who was on the roster in the preseason, but that move would just give them depth at safety. Baltimore makes a splash move and trade for Los Angeles Rams cornerback Marcus Peters, as he is in the last year of his rookie deal. They only gave up linebacker Kenny Young (former 4th round pick in 2018 who was benched in favor of veteran Josh Bynes who signed last week) and a 2020 undisclosed pick, which will most likely be a 5th rounder (which the Ravens have two of for 2020 as they acquired one from the Minnesota Vikings in the Kaare Vedvik trade).
The Ravens were interested in drafting Marcus Peters in the 2015 NFL Draft before the Kansas City Chiefs took him 18th overall.
The 26-year-old cornerback is a former first-round pick from Washington and was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2015. Peters was traded in 2018 to the Los Angeles Rams and they exercised the 5th-year option of his rookie deal. Production-wise, Marcus Peters is still a starting-caliber cornerback with above-average ball skills and has instincts that will hurt or help him at times and is still a liability as a tackler. He currently leads all players in interceptions (with 24 career picks in five seasons) since entering the NFL in 2015 and two this season with the Rams. Baltimore needed cornerback help with all the injuries they are dealing with and bolstered their cornerback group with that trade as Humphrey, Peters, and veteran Brandon Carr are their main trio of starters right now.
Marcus Peters gives the Ravens secondary a nice tandem at cornerback with Marlon Humphrey.
Now in a more man to man defensive scheme, Peters should fit better in Baltimore than he did with the Rams, as they play more zone defense. Having Marlon Humphrey locking up the number one receivers on opposing teams and free-agent acquisition Earl Thomas in the back of their secondary will benefit Peters. The Ravens will have him for their Week 7 matchup this week against the Seattle Seahawks. If they do not want to resign him after this season, Baltimore will most likely get a high compensatory pick back in the offseason. This is a low-risk high reward trade for Raven’s general manager Eric DeCosta as it is a win-win for the Ravens defense, especially their secondary.
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