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Jamison HensleyESPN Staff Writer
- University of Maryland graduate
- Lives successful the Baltimore country with his woman and son
OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The Baltimore Ravens traded for Chicago Bears linebacker Roquan Smith connected Monday, a squad root confirmed, filling a large weakness successful the mediate of their defense.
A root told ESPN's Adam Schefter that the Ravens are sending the Bears a second- and a fifth-round prime successful 2023 to get Smith, the NFL's starring tackler.
The Ravens person agelong been looking to upgrade astatine wrong linebacker, wherever Josh Bynes has struggled and Patrick Queen has fallen abbreviated of first-round expectations. In precocious March, Baltimore was adjacent to signing free-agent Bobby Wagner, who decided to motion with the Los Angeles Rams.
Smith, 25, has the second-most tackles (606) successful the NFL since 2018, trailing lone Wagner (656).
Fox Sports archetypal reported the trade.
Smith is playing retired the last twelvemonth of his rookie contract, wherever helium is making $9.7 million. Smith staged a failed hold-in during grooming campy arsenic helium tried to unit the Bears' manus and negociate a declaration extension.
Through 8 games, Smith leads the league with 83 full tackles and is 3rd successful the NFL with 52 solo tackles. His solo tackles tally unsocial ranks him 2nd connected the Ravens' full tackles list, 1 down Queen's 53.
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