The Baltimore Ravens are going to be an interesting watch this offseason under Jesse Minter, who takes over the head coaching role for John Harbaugh.

With Minter also calling the defensive plays, one would think he might want to make one big move to assert his authority on the team.

Given that Lamar Jackson is the straw that stirs the Ravens’ drink, figuring out his contract situation is clearly job No.1, but so is getting some more defensive help, and more importantly, more pass-rush help.

And it is here where ESPN’s Bill Barnwell has the Ravens trading for New York Giants edge Kayvon Thibodeaux.

“Jesse Minter, who turned around Oweh, is now the head coach in Baltimore,” Barnwell wrote. “And Minter might fancy his chances of getting more out of Thibodeaux, who came into the league with a top-five-pick toolbox and racked up 11.5 sacks in his second year with the Giants. The Ravens would be taking a targeted swing on a talented player in a contract year who just turned 25 in December.”

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Will Ravens be aggressive in free agency?

Well, that is the hope, right?

But for the Ravens to be players in free agency, the franchise must first work out Lamar Jackson’s contract, which right now counts a whopping $74.5 million against the cap in 2026.

So, things will need to be massaged, say, like an extension, to bring that number down, which will then free up salary cap for Baltimore to go after a player like Thidobeaux.

You could make the case that the Ravens’ entire offseason plans hinge on their star quarterback getting his future sorted sooner rather than later, because the longer it takes, the longer the Ravens will have to wait to improve their team.

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