The Ravens continued filling out their teaching workers Wednesday, hiring former NFL defensive finish Chuck Smith to be their exterior linebackers coach.
Smith replaces Rob Leonard, who left to turn into line of defense coach for the Las Vegas Raiders after one season in Baltimore.
Smith, who performed for the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers from 1992 to 2000, has constructed a profession coaching go rushers as a advisor for faculty {and professional} gamers and coaches. He labored as a coaching camp advisor for a number of NFL groups, together with the Ravens in 2008, earlier than he grew to become a pass-rush specialist for the New York Jets in 2009 and the line of defense coach on the University of Tennessee (his alma mater) in 2010. He additionally labored as a training fellow for the Cincinnati Bengals in the course of the 2015 offseason.
Last month, Smith labored with gamers on the traditionally Black schools and universities NFL scouting mix.
“Chuck is a proven and highly respected pass rush coach who many pro and collegiate players have sought guidance from,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh mentioned in an announcement. “He brings unique insight, experience and passion to the Ravens, and we’re confident that he’ll have a great impact on our outside linebackers group.”
The Ravens will ask Smith to assist younger go rushers Odafe Oweh and David Ojabo attain their potential.
Oweh, a 2021 first-round choose, completed his second season with a disappointing three sacks, down from 5 in his rookie yr. Ojabo, a 2022 second-round choose, spent most of his rookie season recovering from a torn Achilles tendon and performed simply two video games.
The Ravens relied closely on veteran exterior linebackers Justin Houston and Jason Pierre-Paul final season, and each are unrestricted free brokers.
Smith is the second coach to hitch defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald’s workers this week, following a Tuesday announcement that Maryland native and former Terps star Dennard Wilson would be the Ravens’ new defensive backs coach.
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Source: www.bostonherald.com