{"id":233542,"date":"2025-07-24T23:29:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T23:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/233542\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T23:29:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T23:29:13","slug":"ravens-defense-shines-on-day-2-of-training-camp-with-multiple-interceptions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/233542\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravens defense shines on day 2 of training camp with multiple interceptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OWINGS MILLS, Md \u2014 The Baltimore Ravens defense made a statement on the second day of training camp, recording three interceptions during Thursday&#8217;s practice. <\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/blue.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>WATCH: Ravens defense shines on day 2 of training camp with multiple interceptions<\/p>\n<p>Ravens defense shines on day 2 of training camp with multiple interceptions<\/p>\n<p>Linebackers Trenton Simpson and Malaki Starks each picked off passes as the defense showed why they&#8217;re considered one of the NFL&#8217;s elite units.<\/p>\n<p>Cornerback Marlon Humphrey emphasized the importance of creating turnovers during practice sessions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had a good day yesterday. But ultimately we had 0 turnovers, and just percentages to win a game drop extremely low if you don&#8217;t have a turnover, so that&#8217;s kind of the key,&#8221; Humphrey said.<\/p>\n<p>The defense&#8217;s strong showing comes as newly acquired cornerback Jaire Alexander spoke to media for the first time since signing with the Ravens as an unrestricted free agent on June 18.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think I&#8217;m in a great place. I love the secondary. I love the potential that we have. Oh man, Marlon&#8217;s a dog. He&#8217;s been here. I love watching Marlon play. I love being around him, you know. I thought I was weird. I don&#8217;t know. He might got me beat,&#8221; Alexander said.<\/p>\n<p>Quarterback Lamar Jackson had publicly expressed his desire to have Alexander join the Ravens before the signing became official.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s my boy, you know, like first name, last name basis, like, you know, so we, you know, it&#8217;s funny; we was always talking about this, you know, so it&#8217;s crazy how God works and brought us together,&#8221; Alexander said.<\/p>\n<p>While Alexander acknowledged that Jackson&#8217;s presence influenced his decision to sign with Baltimore, he made it clear his ultimate goal is winning a championship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In any NFL career, the span isn&#8217;t that long, so the time is now to win,&#8221; Alexander said.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran linebacker Kyle Van Noy stressed the importance of maximizing each practice day and starting the season strong.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We had guys last year that were talented, and we didn&#8217;t work out as well as we did right in the beginning, and you know, we got it together towards the end of the season, but we&#8217;re way beyond that,&#8221; Van Noy said.<\/p>\n<p>In other team news, wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins was absent from Thursday&#8217;s practice after falling on his knee Wednesday. Head coach John Harbaugh kept Hopkins out as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n<p>This story was reported on-air by a journalist and has been converted to this platform with the assistance of AI. 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