{"id":29627,"date":"2025-03-01T02:17:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T02:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29627"},"modified":"2025-03-01T02:17:45","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T02:17:45","slug":"breaking-marcus-williams-surprising-ravens-expectation-ahead-of-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=29627","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Marcus Williams&#8217; surprising Ravens&#8217; expectation ahead of free agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-col px-4 pt-4 font-secondary lg:px-0\">\n<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Marcus Williams thinks the Ravens will cut him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full max-w-[980px] flex-row gap-5\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col lg:max-w-[660px]\">\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between gap-4  font-secondary md:items-center \">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm md:text-nowrap \">\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-between gap-4  font-secondary md:items-center \">\n<div class=\"flex flex-row flex-wrap items-center md:mx-0 md:py-0 md:align-top lg:p-0\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-row items-center justify-center gap-2.5\">\n<div class=\"flex min-w-[120px] cursor-pointer items-center gap-1.5 text-nowrap rounded-2xl border border-solid border-tertiary px-2.5 py-0 font-secondary text-sm font-medium text-primary transition-all duration-300 ease-in hover:border-secondary\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Marcus-Williams-surprising-expectation-ahead-of-free-agency.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Marcus Williams in a Ravens jersey with question marks around the picture.\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">The Baltimore\u00a0Ravens will be looking to improve their roster\u00a0this season while signing free agents and keeping their own, but they need to find a way to create cap space first. That means that they may have to release some people, and Marcus Williams thinks\u00a0he&#8217;ll be on that list, according to ESPN&#8217;s Jeremy Fowler.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full\">\n<div class=\"not-prose flex aspect-video w-full items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"r-18u37iz\">\u201cRavens<\/span><span class=\"css-1jxf684 r-bcqeeo r-1ttztb7 r-qvutc0 r-poiln3\">\u00a0safety Marcus Williams is preparing for free agency with the full expectation that Baltimore releases him, per source. A recent contract restructure includes a significant trigger March 13. Williams, benched last season, has 20 career INTs,\u201d Fowler wrote on X, formerly Twitter.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose align-center\">\n<div class=\"min-w-[300px] overflow-x-hidden text-center font-secondary uppercase my-2.5 min-h-[280px] md:min-h-[250px]\">\n<div id=\"content_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Williams has always been a solid contributor but was a healthy scratch late last season for the Ravens. He played in 11 games and finished with 33 tackles. During the season, Williams\u00a0spoke about the benching\u00a0and took the high road, focusing on the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_yl7etnx5t\">\u201cWe&#8217;re not worried about what happened last week,\u201d Williams said via the Ravens&#8217; team website. \u201cIt&#8217;s all about moving forward this week, getting prepared [and] staying prepared. When I&#8217;m ready to get in, and it&#8217;s my time, I&#8217;ll go do what I have to do and make plays.<\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_ndjqiyfz0\">\u201cI&#8217;ve faced adversity all my life; it&#8217;s nothing new to me. Adversity makes you or breaks you, and it&#8217;s [about] how you react and how you come out, act like a pro, and do all you have to do to move on and get to the next week.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"not-prose align-center\">\n<div class=\"min-w-[300px] overflow-x-hidden text-center font-secondary uppercase my-2.5 min-h-[280px] md:min-h-[250px]\">\n<div id=\"content_2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ndjqiyfz0\">It looked like Williams handled the situation well, and that will go a long way when other teams are looking to vet him if he is to be released by the Ravens.<\/p>\n<p data-mm-id=\"_ndjqiyfz0\">The Ravens don&#8217;t have much cap space to work with as of now, but that can change if\u00a0Williams and other players are released. Hopefully, Williams is able to find a team that he fits in with during free agency.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"px-4 pb-5 lg:px-0\">\n<hr class=\"mb-5 h-[1px] w-[150px] bg-secondary\" \/>\n<p class=\"font-tertiary italic text-secondary [&amp;_&gt;a]:text-link [&amp;_&gt;a]:underline\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px solid #e5e7eb; --tw-border-spacing-x: 0; --tw-border-spacing-y: 0; --tw-translate-x: 0; --tw-translate-y: 0; --tw-rotate: 0; --tw-skew-x: 0; --tw-skew-y: 0; --tw-scale-x: 1; --tw-scale-y: 1; --tw-scroll-snap-strictness: proximity; --tw-ring-offset-width: 0px; --tw-ring-offset-color: #fff; --tw-ring-color: rgba(59,130,246,.5); --tw-ring-offset-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-ring-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow: 0 0 #0000; --tw-shadow-colored: 0 0 #0000; margin: 0px; font-size: 1.125rem; line-height: 1.75rem; font-family: var(--font-lora); font-style: italic; --tw-text-opacity: 1; color: rgb(88 88 88\/var(--tw-text-opacity));\">Malik Brown\u00a0is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marcus Williams thinks the Ravens will cut him. 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