A week later, Jahlil Petgrave is still in shock that his son played football with Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken and cornerback Marlon Humphrey at Ravens training camp.
Petgrave tried to get passes to Ravens training camp for years but had struck out until this year. They felt fortunate to get into their first practice last Tuesday, but they hit the lottery afterwards when Monken came over toward the bleachers and picked his son out of the crowd.
Monken lifted soon-to-be 9-year-old Kai over the gate where players come to sign autographs for throngs of screaming kids after every practice and took him on the field for some catch. After a few passes, Monken looped in Humphrey.
After Humphrey autographed Kai’s jersey, the two squared off – one-on-one. On the first play, Humphrey lifted Kai off his feet and took him to the ground – eliciting Monken to throw a clear defensive pass interference penalty. On their second play, Kai turned on the jets to get behind the Pro Bowler and catch a touchdown pass.