Should Ravens Pursue Rams' Edge Rusher Leonard Floyd?

If the Baltimore Ravens choose to get younger upfront on defense, pursuing Leonard Floyd could make sense.

The Baltimore Ravens had one of the NFL's top pass-rushing units, finishing the season sixth with 48 team sacks. 

But with the Ravens' sack leader, Justin Houston set to hit free agency at the age of 34 and Jason Pierre-Paul also a 34-year-old free agent, getting younger upfront could be a goal this offseason.

Which makes them an interesting option for Leonard Floyd. 

In a report on Monday, news broke that the Los Angeles Rams are trying to trade Floyd. But if the Rams cannot find a trade partner, they will release him. 

Floyd, the former Georgia Bulldog, has emerged as one of the league's top pass rushers, racking up at least nine sacks in each of his three seasons with the Los Angeles Rams. 

Since signing with the Rams after being released from the Chicago Bears in 2020, Floyd has accumulated 29 sacks and 59 quarterback hits, and at 31 years old potentially reaching the end of his prime. 

He has proven production as an outside linebacker/edge rushing hybrid in a scheme that isn't dissimilar to what the Ravens have run in the past. But with new defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald imprinting his new vision, it could mean that Floyd might not fit what he is looking for as an edge rusher. 

And at his age, Floyd might not be willing or able to change schemes so late in his career.

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