Ravens' '4th Down Wizard,' Eric DeCosetta, Nails Game-Saving Play That Sends Team into Epic Miracle Streak!
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Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys. The NFL world exploded on Tuesday night when the Ravens backed out of the Maxx Crosby trade. Some cried conspiracy, saying that the Ravens backed out of the deal when they saw that Trey Hendrickson was still available on Tuesday.
Rather than give up the two first-round picks and $30 million per year to acquire Crosby, they could acquire Hendrickson for roughly the same amount of money and no draft capital. Hendrickson, though, has his own injury issues after undergoing core muscle surgery in the offseason. He is an elite pass rusher, but he is not nearly as dominant against the run as Crosby.
He’s also 1. 5 years older. Obviously, it would have been ideal to supercharge the Ravens pass rush with both Crosby and Hendrickson, which apparently seemed to be DeCosta’s plan at one point.