The Baltimore Ravens will be saying farewell to quite a few players in a short amount of time as cut down day quickly approaches. However, the team has made a few trades over the last couple of days that have netted them draft compensation for people who would not have made their final roster.
On Saturday, Baltimore reportedly traded offensive lineman Greg Mancz to the Miami Dolphins in a deal that includes a late-round pick swap. The move comes on the heels of another trade made by the team a few days ago, as they traded rookie cornerback Shaun Wade to the New England Patriots in exchange for two draft selections.
Another #Ravens trade: Baltimore is sending versatile OL Greg Mancz to the #Dolphins with a late-round pick swap being the compensation, sources say. Solid, new depth for Miami.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 28, 2021
Sounds like terms for Mancz are Ravens sending the 7th round pick they just got from Patriots (via Texans) and Mancz to Dolphins for a 6th rounder. So may only amount to moving up a handful of draft spots. But Mancz wasn’t making Ravens.
— Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiec) August 28, 2021
In the past three days, the Ravens have acquired a 2022 sixth-round pick and a 2023 fifth-round selection for two players who likely would have been cut during final roster trim downs. It’s great value for general manager Eric DeCosta, as acquiring anything of value for a player who isn’t going to make the team is a win.
Mancz spent the first six years of his NFL career with the Houston Texans before signing a reserve/futures deal with Baltimore in January. He was competing for one of the final offensive line spots on the Ravens’ roster, but the versatile lineman couldn’t carve out a role to himself. Instead he’ll head to Miami, where he’ll seemingly play alongside another former Baltimore player in offensive lineman Matt Skura.