The Baltimore Ravens have greater than sufficient expertise on protection.
Nonetheless, considered one of their gamers might stand out from the remainder of the pack, not as a result of he’s higher, however due to his intriguing potential.
And after years of struggles with accidents, David Ojabo would possibly lastly be able to show his price.
Not less than, that’s how coach John Harbaugh feels:
“The factor about David Ojabo — it’s necessary to recollect — he’s not a man that performed a number of soccer. […] So, soccer is type of considered one of these video games the place the extra you play it, the higher really feel you may have for it. It’s like every sport, in all probability, however I feel his upside is absolutely there, and I imagine that we’ll see it. I feel we’ve seen it already in camp. I’m trying ahead to the video games so [that] everyone can see it, actually. However sure, he’s an upside man,” John Harbaugh mentioned.
Ojabo has been restricted to simply 18 regular-season video games in three years, 13 of which got here final season.
The Nigerian OLB moved to Scotland when he was younger, in the end making his option to New Jersey, the place he began enjoying soccer at 17 years outdated.
In fact, meaning he’s nonetheless fairly uncooked and younger in soccer years, as he’s simply 25 years outdated.
Ojabo didn’t take the sector in his first yr in Michigan, and he was solely on the market for six video games throughout the pandemic-shortened 2020 season.
Then, in 2021, he dominated reverse Aidan Hutchinson, logging 11 sacks and searching like a can’t-miss first-round choice.
Sadly, he tore his Achilles tendon throughout his Professional Day, however that didn’t cease the Ravens from taking him within the second spherical.
He performed simply two video games as a rookie, and he solely suited up for 3 extra in his second yr within the league.
Quick ahead to at this time, and he’s preventing for his soccer life and simply making an attempt to make the 53-man roster.
However even when the Ravens lower him unfastened, he’s simply proficient and bodily gifted sufficient for different groups to present him one final probability.
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