{"id":34709,"date":"2025-03-21T01:58:27","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T01:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34709"},"modified":"2025-03-21T01:58:27","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T01:58:27","slug":"breaking-ravens-eyeing-super-bowl-champions-son-as-potential-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=34709","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Ravens Eyeing Super Bowl Champion\u2019s Son as Potential Target"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--dek\">The Baltimore Ravens are in desperate need of a cornerback in the free agent market and Asante Samuel, Jr is the best one available.<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--flexbox\">\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--meta\">\n<div class=\"m-description--list\">\n<p>Reports out of Baltimore are indicating the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0might bring in Asante Samuel, Jr. for a visit and see if they can work out a deal. Samuel is the son of Asante Samuel, Sr., a former\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0champion.<\/p>\n<p>The younger Samuel played for the\u00a0Los Angeles Chargers\u00a0for the last four years after being drafted in the second round in 2021 from\u00a0Florida State\u00a0University.<\/p>\n<p>The Athletic&#8217;s Jeff Zrebiec\u00a0believes could be a good fit in the Ravens secondary.<\/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=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-34002b81e3b0440d9aa9c7716f1c8248\" data-google-query-id=\"CJa4pqKImowDFX9FwgUd5ZUD6A\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens_2__container__\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens_2\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" src=\"https:\/\/825bb4031d32327dab22bd2e42f48630.safeframe.googlesyndication.com\/safeframe\/1-0-41\/html\/container.html\" name=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-is-safeframe=\"true\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-google-container-id=\"5\" data-load-complete=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;There just isn\u2019t a lot left on the free-agent cornerback market, and the Ravens\u2019 depth chart at the position suggests they need to look at everything,&#8221; Zrebiec wrote. &#8220;Samuel played just four games last year because of a bad shoulder. He\u2019s an undersized corner (5-foot-10, 180 pounds), and tackling isn\u2019t his strength.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Samuel is a good cover corner and created a lot of turnovers. He is what the Ravens need in their backfield.<\/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=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-67523e6511974d51b32d1392c4d17d60\" data-google-query-id=\"CJnImKKImowDFUxWwgUdMP0LGA\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens_6__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens_6\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens_6\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"1\" data-rhp=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;But he has strong coverage skills and gets his hands on a ton of footballs. In his first three\u00a0NFL\u00a0seasons, he totaled six interceptions and 35 pass breakups,&#8221; Zrebievc said. &#8220;That\u2019s a lot of ball production.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mm-embed-card--list\"><\/div>\n<p>Samuel had a solid first three seasons in L.A. He started 43 of the 46 games he appeared in. He was extremely solid in pass coverage, which has never been a problem for him.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, he sustained a shoulder injury which derailed his 2024 season and made him expendable to the Chargers.<\/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-2\">\n<div class=\"m-in-content-ad not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\" data-zone-count=\"3\">\n<div class=\"not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d m-in-content-ad is-loaded\">\n<div id=\"ad-in_content-243ed8f9cf1b4cfd95112f19dd4b6761\" data-google-query-id=\"CJrImKKImowDFUxWwgUdMP0LGA\" data-ad-size=\"300x250\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens_7__container__\"><iframe id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens_7\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"3rd party ad content\" name=\"google_ads_iframe_\/88059007\/athlonsports.com\/nfl\/baltimore-ravens_7\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-container-id=\"2\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Samuel is still just 25 years old and has shown potential at the NFL level. 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