The Baltimore Ravens trimmed down their roster this week, but the team isn't done making moves.
The Ravens tend to be active late in the summer and into the season, tinkering with the roster, adding veterans, or making trades. Though the Ravens have a talented roster that's set to compete for a Super Bowl, they do still have some areas that need addressing, like the offensive line and pass rush.
On Thursday, Ravens GM Eric DeCosta suggested that the team wants to put itself in position to make a trade if needed. He said that the team is currently not salary cap "compliant" to make a deal, so they will be making moves to set themselves up.
"We don't right now," DeCosta said when asked if the Ravens have the flexibility to make a trade. "Because I think we're probably over the cap when you factor in practice squads and things like that. But at some point we will have to make some moves in the coming days and weeks. And we've been planning for all that.
"So, there's a lot of things we'll be able to do. We'll be cap-compliant, and we will have at least some money to spend if a player is available that we think will help us be the best team we can be."
It shouldn't come as a surprise that the Ravens will put themselves in a position to make moves if they need to.
What is more eye-opening is DeCosta admitting that more cost-cutting moves are still to come, and that the team wants to be in position to make a trade (and, of course, be cap-compliant). This wasn't a GM saying that they like their roster as is; this was a suggestion that the roster still needs tinkering and that the team will be eyeing upgrades.
What those moves will be remains unknown. But expect the Ravens to be active in the coming days and weeks.
