{"id":243458,"date":"2025-08-24T15:30:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T19:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=243458"},"modified":"2025-08-23T14:05:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T18:05:14","slug":"report-ravens-could-ignite-a-possible-blockbuster-chidobe-awuzie-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/08\/24\/report-ravens-could-ignite-a-possible-blockbuster-chidobe-awuzie-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Ravens Could Ignite a Possible Blockbuster Trade?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Despite signing a contract this offseason with the Baltimore Ravens, they could trade cornerback Chidobe Awuzie during or before the 2025 regular season. <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/25240243-1-trade-each-nfl-team-should-propose-2025-season\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">According to a report<\/a>, the source believes the team might be willing to trade Awuzie since they were able to sign Jaire Alexander following his release from the Green Bay Packers. There&#8217;s no doubt that the Ravens have a ton of depth at the cornerback position, so they could get wise and trade one of them if there isn&#8217;t a role anymore. The source thinks that Baltimore could accept a Day 3 pick for Awuzie and send him to the Miami Dolphins, and while that could be true, the cornerback hasn&#8217;t been able to live up to expectations.<\/p>\n<p>Originally selected in the second round of the 2017 NFL Draft, the former Colorado product is coming off one of the worst seasons with the Tennessee Titans, so it was a bit of a head scratcher as to why they signed him in the first place. However, the reality is that they needed the depth to help <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2017\/02\/21\/marlon-humphrey-2017-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">veteran Marlon Humphrey<\/a> and 2024 draft Nate Wiggins, but now that Alexander is in Baltimore, the team is better off dangling him on the trade block. Unfortunately, he won&#8217;t bring in a ton of value, so a release is more sensible in this situation if Awuzie continues to be inconsistent. Here are four teams that might take a chance on him if he becomes available before the 2205 campaign.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_237390\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-237390\" style=\"width: 825px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-237390\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Ravens-Trade-Chidobe-Awuzie-300x193.jpg\" alt=\"Ravens Trade Chidobe Awuzie\" width=\"825\" height=\"531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Ravens-Trade-Chidobe-Awuzie-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Ravens-Trade-Chidobe-Awuzie-768x493.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Ravens-Trade-Chidobe-Awuzie-1536x986.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/06\/Ravens-Trade-Chidobe-Awuzie-2048x1315.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-237390\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Houston Texans wide receiver Nico Collins (12) pulls down a pass over Tennessee Titans cornerback Chidobe Awuzie (13) during the first quarter at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, Tenn., Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Report: Ravens Could Ignite a Possible Blockbuster Chidobe Awuzie Trade? &#8211; 4 Potential Suitors<\/h2>\n<h3>Best Fits<\/h3>\n<h4>New Orleans Saints<\/h4>\n<p>While the New Orleans Saints have been able to salvage the safety unit, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neworleanssaints.com\/news\/justin-reid-safety-nfl-free-agency-2025-kansas-city-chiefs-new-orleans-saints-roster#:~:text=Height:%206%2D1,loss%20and%20one%20pass%20breakup.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signing Justin Reid<\/a> and Julian Blackmon, but have ignored upgrading the cornerback room. The team lost Marshon Lattimore and Paulson Adebo in one campaign, so they must get at least a veteran to hold down this unit until they can find a reliable corner in next year&#8217;s draft. Awuzie isn&#8217;t going to help light up the field, but the Saints must do better if they want to survive between having Alontae Taylor and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/01\/29\/2024-nfl-draft-profile-kool-aid-mckinstry\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Kool-Aid McKinstry<\/a>, who will start on first-team reps for one full season for the first time in their careers.<\/p>\n<h4>Carolina Panthers<\/h4>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Carolina Panthers made a strong case this offseason, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/news\/2025-nfl-free-agency-panthers-signing-ex-raiders-safety-trevon-moehrig-to-51-million-contract-per-report\/#:~:text=Yet%20the%20Panthers%20didn&#039;t,fourth%20year%20with%20the%20Raiders.&amp;text=Moehrig%20isn&#039;t%20the%20only,contract%20officially%20expires%20on%20Wednesday.\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signing safety Tre&#8217;Von Moehrig<\/a> and defensive tackle Tershawn Wharton. Yet, they haven&#8217;t been able to mix in anything new in the cornerback unit. They re-signed <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2023\/06\/09\/whats-next-for-the-panthers-without-jaycee-horn\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Jaycee Horn<\/a> and Michael Jackson on new contracts, and given that they haven&#8217;t done too many special things last season, they could sign Awuzie on a low-stakes deal to provide some depth.<\/p>\n<h4>Los Angeles Chargers<\/h4>\n<p>Last year, the Los Angeles Chargers had one of the best pass secondaries, and it will look a bit different this season. <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/04\/26\/donte-jackson-2018-nfl-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Donte Jackson<\/a> and Benjamin St-Juste signed on low-stakes contracts, so maybe Awuzie could take the same route. After reviving Kristian Fulton&#8217;s NFL career, they might be able to do the same with Awuzie if they run with the same plan they had in their secondary room.<\/p>\n<h4>Dallas Cowboys<\/h4>\n<p>Why not? The Dallas Cowboys have nothing to lose in this situation, given that <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/08\/02\/trevon-diggs-pivotal-piece-dallas-cowboys-defense\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Trevon Diggs<\/a> is injury-prone and DaRon Bland is entering his contract year. 2025 draft pick Shavon Revel Jr. has a strong injury history as well, so it&#8217;s anyone&#8217;s starting job up for grabs. Awuzie might not be the same he once was in 2017, but he could end his career here in Dallas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Baltimore Ravens could part ways with one of their recent free agent signings before the 2025 regular season. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4795,"featured_media":243459,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[36,10,30,19,18,28],"tags":[7723,7739,7642,2070,7422,3898,7489,7429,1274,7752,7661,7638,7659,5267],"class_list":["post-243458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl-news","category-ravens","category-panthers","category-cowboys","category-chargers","category-saints","tag-baltimore-ravens-news","tag-carolina-panthers-news","tag-chargers-featured","tag-chidobe-awuzie","tag-dallas-cowboys-news","tag-donte-jackson","tag-jaycee-horn","tag-los-angeles-chargers-news","tag-marlon-humphrey","tag-new-orleans-saints-news","tag-panthers-featured","tag-ravens-featured","tag-saints-featured","tag-trevon-diggs"],"modified_by":"Anthony Palacios","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4795"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243458"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243458\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":243478,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243458\/revisions\/243478"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/243459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}