5 potential landing spots for Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster in 2022
By Tommy Jaggi
Baltimore Ravens
There were reports that the Ravens were one of the teams that offered JuJu Smith-Schuster a contract extension during the 2021 offseason. However, the Pro Bowl receiver ultimately elected to come back to Pittsburgh on a one-year deal. Perhaps he could take Baltimore up on their offer the second time around.
While their season ended disappointment after a six-game losing streak, the Ravens were the most injured team in the NFL this season and were missing their starting quarterback late in the year. With a clean bill of health and ample spending money to bring in a few quality free agents in 2022, signing JuJu makes sense.
The Ravens have a pair of young receivers in Marquise Brown and Rashod Bateman, but Sammy Watkins is an unrestricted free agent this offseason, while Bateman and Brown haven’t been the most consistent receivers.
Baltimore does have a spectacular receiving option at the tight end position in Mark Andrews, but they could use another reliable set of hands across the middle of the field. They clearly had an interest in addition JuJu already, and it will be interesting to see if they make a play for him in the offseason.