The No. 3 safety competition will be hot this summer.
OTAs aren’t the time when jobs are won. However, coaches are always evaluating practice and it can be a time to put yourself in the conversation.
Besides the offensive line competitions, the battle for the No. 3 safety job replacing Geno Stone may be the most hotly contested.
Ar’Darius Washington, who came up with a tipped-ball interception Thursday, is probably the leader. He has a nose for the football similar to Stone, who led the AFC in interceptions last season.
But seventh-round rookie Sanoussi Kane also had an interception and Tre Swilling broke up three passes Thursday. Undrafted rookie Beau Brade is also back on the field following a minor injury.
Last week, we wrote that the Ravens are in the veteran safety free-agent market, evidenced by the visit from Jamal Adams. That may still be true, but the better the young in-house options play in practice, the less the front office will feel like it must make a move.