The Ravens’ offseason makeover of their defensive line continued March 20, as the Ravens traded defensive end Chris Wormley to the archrival Pittsburgh Steelers in a deal that also involved 2021 draft picks.
As first reported by NFL Network, the Ravens will send Wormley and a 2021 seventh-round draft pick to the Steelers in exchange for a 2021 fifth-round draft pick. The Ravens announced the deal later in the day.
Wormley, who turns 27 in October, set career highs this past year with 33 tackles and 1.5 sacks. He started seven games and averaged 28 defensive snaps a game.
But with the addition of Pro Bowl defensive end Calais Campbell, acquired in a trade this week, with the signing of free-agent defensive lineman Michael Brockers, and with the re-signing of defensive end Jihad Ward, whose one-year deal was also announced March 20, Wormley’s status in the defensive rotation appeared to be tenuous at best.
