CB Jimmy Smith
The Ravens chose not to exercise the option they had on cornerback Brandon Carr, making him a free agent. This leaves them slightly short at cornerback behind studs Marcus Peters and Marlon Humphrey. One option open to the team could be to bring back another familiar face, namely Jimmy Smith.
Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta has already said he’d like to bring Smith back but expected him to test the market. Yet while the free-agent market was big for guys like James Bradberry and Byron Jones, lesser cornerbacks haven’t fared nearly as well and Smith could find offers elsewhere less tempting. A reunion between Baltimore and Smith might be the best for both parties. Smith has spent his entire career with the Ravens after being selected in the first round of the 2011 draft.
He only played in nine games last season but was a fairly productive member of an excellent Ravens secondary. Smith allowed only 28-of-50 targets (56%) to be completed for 329 yards and no touchdowns, proving he’s still a capable outside cover guy when healthy. He allowed only 6.6 yards per target, which was an improvement on 2018, when he gave up 6.8.
It won’t be a super long contract, but maybe 2020 will give Smith and the Ravens one last spin around the block together.