INTERESTING TIME: Ravens Reunite with Ex-Player, He is Back.

Replacing Jadeveon Clowney doesn’t have to be difficult for the Baltimore Ravens, who can engineer a trade to reunite with Pro Bowl pass-rusher Matthew Judon.

He might find his position with the New England Patriots is under threat, but Judon is a good fit for the Ravens, according to Cody Benjamin of CBS Sports. Benjamin named Judon as a player “who could still be moved before or during” the 2024 NFL draft.

As Benjamin put it, “Judon is a prolific player at a premium position, but with reason to relocate. From his perspective, New England is rebuilding under a new coach. From the team’s perspective, Judon is solid but coming off an injury, going on 32 years old and entering a contract year.”

A deal with the Ravens makes sense for the Patriots, even though “the return for a player of his age might not be overwhelming, but the cap relief and/or draft compensation could enable New England to pour more resources into longer-term building blocks.”

Returning to Baltimore would also suit Judon, who went to back-to-back Pro Bowls as a member of the Ravens in 2019 and ’20. Judon still has juice left as a game-wrecker off the edge.

The Ravens need a proven commodity for the pass rush after Clowney signed a two-year deal with the Carolina Panthers in free agency.