{"id":81959,"date":"2020-03-28T16:54:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-28T20:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/?p=81959"},"modified":"2021-05-30T14:54:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-30T18:54:57","slug":"derek-wolfe-signs-with-the-baltimore-ravens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2020\/03\/28\/derek-wolfe-signs-with-the-baltimore-ravens\/","title":{"rendered":"Derek Wolfe Signs With the Baltimore Ravens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Defensive end <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/W\/WolfDe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derek Wolfe<\/a> <\/strong>agreed to terms on a one-year, $6 million contract with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/ravens\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a>. Wolfe spent the first seven years of his professional career with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl\/teams\/broncos\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denver Broncos<\/a> (2012-19).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Former Broncos\u2019 DE Derek Wolfe reached agreement on an 1-year deal worth up to $6 million with the Baltimore Ravens, per source.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1244001766783533056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Derek Wolfe Signs Deal With Baltimore Ravens<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The last two years haven\u2019t been easy for Wolfe. On December 2, 2019, Wolfe was placed on injured reserve after suffering a dislocated elbow in Week 13.\u00a0 Two years prior to that on December 5, 2017, he was placed on injured reserve with a neck injury.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Wolfe signed a four-year extension with the Broncos worth $36.7 million. On February 7, he was part of the Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50, defeating the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl\/teams\/panthers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Panthers<\/a> 24-10. In that game, Wolfe had five tackles and 0.5 sacks. He posted a career high later that year in tackles with 51, and in passes defended with four. Despite his personal success that year, the Broncos finished the 2016-17 season with a 9-7 record. They missed the playoffs for the first time in Wolfe\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<p>The 2015 season was the best of Wolfe\u2019s career. He served a four-game suspension for PED violation but returned to cement his place as one of the best run stuffers in the league. He eventually was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week, after the Broncos defense completely nullified the undefeated <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl\/teams\/packers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Green Bay Packers<\/a> offense in Week 8.<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe\u2019s sophomore season was a tough one. He suffered a spinal cord injury in a preseason game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl\/teams\/seahawks\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a>. Along with two bouts of food poisoning, that led to Wolfe losing 20 pounds. He wasn\u2019t productive on the field. Wolfe suffered a seizure that was related to the injury and the Broncos reached Super Bowl XLVIII without him, losing to the Seahawks.<\/p>\n<p>The Broncos selected Wolfe in the second round (36<sup>th<\/sup>) of the 2012 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year, $5.20 million contract. He finished his rookie season with 40 tackles, six sacks and two passes defensed. His six sacks were third-most in franchise history.<\/p>\n<p>Main photo:<br \/>\n<a id=\"hiaHkSgUQG5OeGpypk_wOg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1190021953\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'hiaHkSgUQG5OeGpypk_wOg',sig:'PU7SBp7bIGbgqb7rzwIPfXBjAyhA8diGF1TUMiTXGqs=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1190021953',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derek Wolfe is officially off the open market. 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