Ravens Miss Out on Von Miller

Von Miller won't be joining the Baltimore Ravens this season.

Buffalo Bills linebacker Von Miller rushes towards Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix. | Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Baltimore Ravens are seeing one of the top free agent targets join a geographical rival.

Von Miller announced on Instagram that he is joining the Washington Commanders.

Miller was viewed as a potential target for the Ravens and NFL Network insider Brian Baldinger believed he could have been someone Baltimore was looking at signing.

"I thought it's a natural [fit] for Von to end up in Baltimore," Baldinger told the DNVR Broncos show in late June h/t Sporting News. "He didn't, when I threw that out at Joby [Miller's agent], he didn't say anything. He goes, 'We've got three very interested teams,' but he didn't tell me the teams, and I didn't pry. I wasn't trying to be a reporter there."

"I think Von feels like there's a pretty good chance he's going to sign at some point before camp or, I mean, I don't think Von's too crazy about going to training camp, most guys that age aren't, they know what they need to do. He looks in great shape. So I would say he's gonna get signed here."

The Ravens have a young defensive core in the pass rush unit led by Kyle Van Noy and Odafe Oweh. The team also has second-round rookie Mike Green, Tavius Robinson and David Ojabo.

Baltimore had the second-most sacks in the NFL last season, so Miller would have been another addition to the depth, but it wasn't the most necessary add.

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