OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens traded rookie cornerback Shaun Wade to the New England Patriots for a few draft picks on Thursday.
The Ravens acquired a seventh-round decide in 2022 and a fifth-rounder in 2023, a supply informed ESPN. The seventh-round decide is the one the Patriots acquired from the Houston Texans for tight finish Ryan Izzo.
Wade, a fifth-round select of Ohio State, was not going to make the Ravens’ 53-man roster subsequent week after being handed on the depth chart by Chris Westry. The Ravens determined to get some picks for Wade as a result of they figured he would not clear waivers and make it to their follow squad.
The Patriots have been skinny at cornerback, with No. 1 possibility Stephon Gilmore (quad) nonetheless on the bodily unable to carry out record, and he additionally has expressed the need to have his contract addressed.
In Gilmore’s absence, the staff has had J.C. Jackson and Jalen Mills because the starters, with Jonathan Jones within the slot. Joejuan Williams, a 2019 second-round draft selection who has but to start out an NFL sport, is subsequent on the depth chart.
Jones, the staff’s prime slot nook, has been out and in of follow over the previous week.
Thought of a first-round prospect getting into the 2020 season, Wade had a rocky senior season and plummeted to the a hundred and sixtieth decide on this yr’s draft.
ESPN’s Mike Reiss contributed to this report.