Hours after signing cornerback Jaire Alexander, the Ravens’ defense made sure to showcase Wednesday what it’s capable of in front of the two-time Pro Bowl cornerback.
Multiple Ravens defenders came away with interceptions throughout the team’s final minicamp practice. Alexander, who the Ravens signed Wednesday to a reported one-year deal, was in attendance for practice but did not participate.
Nate Wiggins intercepted a Lamar Jackson pass intended for Rashod Bateman that could’ve been a pick-six in a live situation. Beau Brade held onto a pass intended for Anthony Miller down the right sideline in seven-on-seven work. T.J. Tampa logged his second interception in as many days after wide receiver Dayton Wade slipped on an out-breaking route.
Those takeaways are what cornerback Marlon Humphrey is hoping becomes a theme of this year’s defense.
“It doesn’t really matter how good you play defensively, if you can’t get the football, you’re not playing good enough,” Humphrey said Wednesday. “That’s the biggest thing to harp on. That’s gotta be our identity. That’s gotta be the identity of all 11 guys on the field, ‘Get the ball, get the ball, get the ball.'”
Here are other notes from Wednesday’s second and final minicamp practice before the Ravens go on break before training camp: