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Kevin Oestreicher

Ravens’ Joe D’Alessandris discusses offensive line competition after losing 3 starters

The Baltimore Ravens will need a big year from their offensive line to compete for a Super Bowl. It all starts up front for an offense, but Baltimore has some significant question marks in that regard entering the 2024 season.

The team lost three starters in 2024 free agency, which means they will have new faces at over half of their starting spots. There will be plenty of competition, which offensive line coach Joe D’Alessandris mentioned has been good.

“You know what, I’ve seen good competition. I’ve seen each guy working, and I move them around quite a bit – for their benefit and also for our benefit – because the more they can do, guess what, [they] get to stay in this league longer, because you can play multiple positions, and they’ve all accepted that role and that opportunity. Andrew [Vorhees] is doing a great job. ‘Sala’ [Malaesala Aumavae-Laulu] is doing a good job. Josh Jones is doing a good job. Ben [Cleveland] is doing a good job inside there, so you just keep seeing all these young men doing it, and the good news is, this is the time of year where you’re learning assignment, communication [and] playing fast. The contact is not there. That’s going to come. Training camp is what that’s built for along with games. Then, we’ll see how it plays out from there.”

D’Alessandris mentioned multiple players competing for starting sports, including Andrew Vorhees, Ben Cleveland, and others. At this point in the off-season, they are all learning, but they are all trying to make a name for themselves and get ahead of the curve.

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