The Chicago Bears trade linebacker Roquan Smith to the Baltimore Ravens, further dismantling team with an eye toward a rebuild in 2023. .ByNateDavis has the latest.
The Ravens add a reliable, productive off-ball backer to a defense that hasn't consistently had one since Pro Bowler C.J. Mosley signed with the New York Jets in 2019. Though Smith has never been a Pro Bowler or first-team All-Pro, he has the second-most tackles in the league since the Bears made him the eighth overall pick in 2018. He owns 47 career tackles for loss, 20 quarterback hits, 16½ sacks and seven interceptions.
Smith, who's scheduled to be a free agent next year, held in during the Bears' training camp but never reached an extension with Chicago's new management. Negotiations between he and GM Ryan Poles, who was hired from the front office of the Kansas City Chiefs – a team that has not heavily invested in inside linebackers during Andy Reid's tenure – turned sour before Smith returned to practice over the summer.
Smith, who leads the NFL with 83 tackles , was also visibly upset last week when informed of the Quinn trade by local reporters.
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