The Baltimore Ravens have invested plenty of resources into their secondary throughout their franchise history. For the 2024 season, Baltimore is loaded with veteran and young talent, which should shine throughout the year.
When asked about the team’s secondary, Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton marveled at all of the speed that the team has on the unit. He said it looks fast, with Nate Wiggins running a 4.2 40-yard dash and Hamilton even admitting he’s probably the slowest player in Baltimore’s secondary.
“Yes it does look fast to me as well. It’s kind of funny – you look around the room – Nate [Wiggins] obviously ran a 4.2 [40-yard dash at the NFL Combine]. I’m probably the slowest guy in there, at least [from times] at the Combine. But yes, we’ve got Marlon [Humphrey] in there, Marcus [Williams] is running; everybody is running in that room. I think that’s a big thing, along with us conditioning and being out here getting a lot of reps. Running fast for a long time [and] not getting tired is a huge advantage, especially going into the later parts of the season. Let’s just say we can’t get off the field in a series, and we’re going into play 13 in the high red zone, and we need a stop – that’s something that we might’ve given up a touchdown on last year, so we’re just building on conditioning and adding more speed to the room.”
The good thing for Hamilton is that speed isn’t the be-all and end-all. He is a highly talented player, and his skill set fits in rather nicely with the rest of the players in the team’s secondary and on the defense in general.
