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Ravens make stunning revelation over Adam Randall selection

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This is rather interesting.

Ravens make stunning revelation over Adam Randall selection originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The NFL Draft is now done and dusted, with the Baltimore Ravens feeling good about how they've constructed their roster.

With offensive line a key need, the Ravens selected Olaivavega Ioane in the first-round, a move most saw coming. But as the draft continued and the Ravens were on the clock in the fifth-round, something rather interesting happened... Baltimore owner Steve Bisciotti made the selection of Clemson running back Adam Randall.

And general manager Eric DeCosta revealed how it all went down. "Adam Randall's an interesting pick," DeCosta said . "You'll probably see the video at some point -- it's the first draft pick that Steve Bisciotti has ever made.

So, when we were down in Florida, Steve was begging for a draft pick and he owns the team. I said, 'Yes, Steve. Of course you can have a draft pick.