Over the years, the Baltimore Ravens have been known to make a late-in-the-cycle free agent signing or two. Typically, those signings are very astute, filling a positional need.
So the rumors swirling around two-time Pro Bowl safety Eddie Jackson fit the theme.
Ravens Realm reports that the former Chicago Bears defensive back is rumored to meet with club representatives on Wednesday. If this move is going to happen, it could escalate quickly.
After all, veterans are required to report to camp on Saturday.
Eddie Jackson is rumored to be visiting the Baltimore Ravens tomorrow pic.twitter.com/iOeHe2k72R
— The Ravens Realm (@RealmRavens) July 16, 2024
Jackson played in Chicago from 2017-2023, making first-team All-Pro in 2018. Current Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith was his teammate in Chicago that season and for the next four seasons.
Smith can provide a proverbial “reference” in this job recruiting process, though Jackson is not the same player he was in 2018.
He is now over 30, and last season, his struggles were clear to anyone paying attention. Given the high salary he was due, it was easy to see why the Bears jettisoned him.
We were just not going to get a return on investment from him this season. However, Jackson makes sense as a pre-start of training camp, signing to fill depth in the secondary.
Safety is not Baltimore’s top position of need right now, but they need depth there.
Jackson would certainly provide that, and if he can be signed on a cost-effective deal, this would prove to be an astute signing.