Ravens fans react as Mike Green gets drafted in Round 2 after significant slide

Ravens fans react as Mike Green gets drafted in Round 2 after significant slide - "Get this bum out of my team now"

Modified Apr 26, 2025 07:58 GMT

2025 NFL Scouting Combine - Source: Getty — Mike Green is a Raven - Source: Getty

Mike Green is joining the Baltimore Ravens for the 2025 season, but getting there has been a rougher process than usual. On Friday, the Marshall pass rusher was drafted 59th overall by the reigning AFC North champions after a slide that was reportedly caused by an emergence of sexual assault allegations and poor team interviews:

Green first mentioned the allegations during his Combine interview, saying that while he presumed himself innocent, the second of them factored into his decition to transfer to Marshall from Virginia. Nevertheless, he bore “no grudges” against his former school.

With the Thundering Herd, he had 21.5 sacks. Seventeen of them came in 2024 - the most by any player in the FBS that year.

Sexual assault allegations aside, how will Mike Green fare as a Raven? CBS Sports' Ryan Wilson loves the decision:

Meanwhile, The Athletic’s Jeff Zrebiec and Cate Clinton see him as a perfect addition to a pass-rushing unit that demands intensity, relentlessness, and versatility against the run:

Green’s first experience of pro football is expected to be in the Ravens’ rookie camp which begins next month as with other teams’.

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