Minnesota Vikings linebacker Danielle Hunter (99) Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports

Should Ravens trade for three-time Pro Bowl pass rusher?

By Aaron Becker | Last updated 6/8/23

The Ravens are clearly in win-now mode and there is one last move they should consider making before the start of the 2023 season.

Baltimore should give the Vikings a call, if the team has not already, to inquire about three-time Pro Bowl LB Danielle Hunter, who is reportedly available for a trade.

"Teams have been calling the Minnesota Vikings regarding Danielle Hunter. He has in fact generated some trade interest," NFL insider Ian Rapoport said. "The interest is pretty serious. The Vikings have tried to make this work ... these conversations are happening, and we will see where they end up."

From Inside Minicamps LIVE on NFL+: The #Vikings are receiving trade calls centered around star pass-rusher Danielle Hunter, and the interest is real, sources say. A look inside the complex situation… pic.twitter.com/GKx98NSx0n
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) June 7, 2023

Hunter, who is coming off a 10.5 sack season in 2022 and 10+ sacks in three of the last four years, would instantly become the best edge rusher for the Ravens.

Linebackers Odafe Oweh, Tyus Bowser and David Ojabo are a talented but unproven group, and if Baltimore can add an elite pass rusher for a good deal, why not?

The Ravens don't typically make big trades, preferring to develop their own, but they traded for LB Roquan Smith last season for high draft capital and that worked out pretty well.

Minnesota hasn't confirmed it is ready to move on from Hunter, but the team has already said goodbye to three franchise cornerstones in LB Eric Kendricks, WR Adam Theilen and RB Dalvin Cook.

If Baltimore can make the money work after making Lamar Jackson the highest-paid quarterback in the league, Hunter may be the team's missing piece for a Super Bowl run.

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