{"id":30148,"date":"2025-03-03T03:32:03","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T03:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=30148"},"modified":"2025-03-03T03:32:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T03:32:14","slug":"afc-rival-lurking-to-sign-ravens-ronnie-stanley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=30148","title":{"rendered":"AFC Rival Lurking To Sign Ravens&#8217; Ronnie Stanley"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">If the Baltimore Ravens let Pro Bowl offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley on the open market, the New England Patriots will reportedly be first in line to sign him.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>If the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0can&#8217;t negotiate a deal to keep offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley, they have a willing dance partner waiting in the wings.<\/p>\n<p>As Ravens&#8217; general manager Eric DeCosta talked with Stanley&#8217;s agent at this week&#8217;s\u00a0NFL\u00a0Scouting Combine in Indianapolis, reports surfaced that the\u00a0New England Patriots\u00a0are chomping at the bit to sign the two-time Pro Bowler if he hits free agency. DeCosta seems intent on keep Stanley, but he&#8217;d be better off to trade him for assets in return rather than letting him walk for nothing in free agency.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\" data-zone-count=\"2\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-f155beb3b7c244cd8a7cef1cf99080b3\" data-google-query-id=\"COah9rX87IsDFTJeDwIdTTsIAg\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens_2__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEzMjA2Mzk5MzMxNjA4NDEz\/ravens---ronnie-stanley-patriots.webp 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzMjA2Mzk5MzMxNjA4NDEz\/ravens---ronnie-stanley-patriots.webp 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzMjA2Mzk5MzMxNjA4NDEz\/ravens---ronnie-stanley-patriots.webp 700w\" type=\"image\/webp\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_380\/MjEzMjA2Mzk5MzMxNjA4NDEz\/ravens---ronnie-stanley-patriots.jpg 380w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_620\/MjEzMjA2Mzk5MzMxNjA4NDEz\/ravens---ronnie-stanley-patriots.jpg 620w, https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzMjA2Mzk5MzMxNjA4NDEz\/ravens---ronnie-stanley-patriots.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1240px) 700px, (min-width: 675px) 620px, calc(100vw - 40px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEzMjA2Mzk5MzMxNjA4NDEz\/ravens---ronnie-stanley-patriots.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Ravens - Ronnie Stanley Patriots\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjEzMjA2Mzk5MzMxNjA4NDEz\/ravens---ronnie-stanley-patriots.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWell Ronnie and I did a deal last time, so that\u2019s great,\u201d\u00a0DeCosta told reporters last week. \u201dHe and I have a good friendship; we\u2019ve known each other for a long time. He\u2019s got a great agent in Kim Miale. You never want to say 100 percent, but I feel good that we\u2019ll have a good, healthy debate, a good process. We\u2019re going to meet with Kim in Indy this week and I\u2019m optimistic that we\u2019ll be able to get a deal done.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\" data-zone-count=\"2\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-45a23efb35c84eb8b286d63818176b89\" data-google-query-id=\"COyz-7X87IsDFb5VDwIdaM8bYA\" data-ad-size=\"0x0\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens_6__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The Patriots have a new head coach in Mike Vrabel who&#8217;s intent on upgrading protection for promising\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Drake May<a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/2024-nfl-draft-drake-maye-scouting-report-north-carolina-tar-heels-football\">e<\/a>. Stanley would be the best offensive tackle on the open market if he hits free agency March 12, and the Patriots would reportedly be first in line.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Patriots will also be dogged in attempting to fix their offensive line,&#8221;\u00a0writes MassLive. &#8220;They\u2019ll look to upgrade both tackle spots this spring and add at least one guard. The top name to watch is left tackle Ronnie Stanley. If the Ravens Pro Bowler hits the open market, New England is expected to have serious interest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>After struggling with injuries during the 2020-23 seasons, Stanley started all 17 games for the Ravens in 2024 and was a key blocker for quarterback\u00a0Lamar Jackson.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If the Baltimore Ravens let Pro Bowl offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley on the open market, the New England Patriots will reportedly be first in line to sign&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":30149,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>AFC Rival Lurking To Sign Ravens&#039; 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