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y Eric Weddle Stitched Brent Urban Jersey , Baltimore now find themselves in need of a new starting free safety. Free agency begins next Wednesday, March 13, and with it comes a slew of..."WhitePodcast Film Review Fanposts Fanshots Ravens StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Ravens ReportYahoo Ravens Depth ChartYahoo Ravens TransactionsYahoo Ravens PhotosAbout Odds Community Guidelines StubHub ✕Potential replacements for safety Eric WeddleNew,111commentsESTShareTweetShareSharePotential replacements for safety Eric WeddleMark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY SportsWith the release of veteran safety Eric Weddle, Baltimore now find themselves in need of a new starting free safety. Free agency begins next Wednesday, March 13, and with it comes a slew of talented safeties that could interest Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta. There’s also the draft, where DeCosta could use a first-round pick to select one of the best safeties and get much younger at the position.Those who could hit the open market next Wednesday include notable names such as Earl Thomas, Tyrann Mathieu, Landon Collins, Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix, Lamarcus Joyner, Adrian Amos, and of course, Weddle. The most enticing of the bunch are Mathieu and Thomas. Mathieu will turn 27 before the beginning of next season and has spent time with two teams already. Drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of 2013 NFL Draft, Mathieu played five seasons in Arizona. After being released in 2018, he signed a one-year deal with the Houston Texans. Mathieu is a swiss-army knife on defense, capable of playing safety and slot corner as well blitzing effectively. In his 82 games played Youth Brent Urban Jersey , Mathieu has accumulated 353 total tackles, seven sacks, 13 interceptions, four forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and 49 passes defensed. It is worth noting that Weddle had 10 interceptions in just three years with Baltimore. Mathieu will be sought after on the open market and could cost a pretty penny for the Ravens. Although Mathieu made $7 million last season, he could price himself out of Baltimore’s comfortable spending range. In 2018, Mathieu had 89 combined tackles, three sacks, two interceptions and eight passes defensed. Thomas is likely to demand even more money, however, and will turn 30 in May after returning from injury. Thomas was once considered the best free safety in the NFL, but injuries and age have set him back. Seeking to become the highest-paid safety in the NFL at 30-years old, DeCosta may be wise to pass on Thomas this offseason. Thomas did have three interceptions in just four games last season, however, showing that he may very well be worth it still. Turning to the draft, there are two names commonly associated with the Ravens in round one. The first is safety Nasir Adderley from Delaware. In his three years as a Blue Hen, Adderley recorded 11 interceptions Stitched Nick Boyle Jersey , showcasing incredible range and speed as a free safety. The other player is Deionte Thompson from Alabama. Thompson had just three interceptions in three years, but only became a full-time starter in 2018. Thompson offers rangy speed on the back end as well, which is something Baltimore could greatly benefit from on defense. Another option is that Weddle re-signs with the Ravens on a cheaper contract. Baltimore has pulled such a stunt before, most recently with defensive back Lardarius Webb in 2017. Weddle may have lost a step due to his age but he still possesses one of the sharpest football minds in the entire league. Weddle’s on-field ability to disguise coverages, adjust the play and setup his fellow teammates for success is unparalleled. Even when he doesn’t make the play himself, Weddle consistently has his teammates in position to do so. Re-signing Weddle to a cheaper deal while grooming a younger safety, whether it be Chuck Clark, DeShon Elliott, or a rookie, could be a smart long-term plan for the Ravens while preventing a large dip in play on defense in 2019. PITTSBURGH (AP) — It looks like the Pittsburgh Steelers will return the starting right side of their offensive line for a home divisional rivalry meeting with the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday night.Starting right guard David DeCastro and right tackle Marcus Gilbert both practiced in full this week after missing the team’s first win Monday at Tampa Bay because of injury.“I feel really good,” DeCastro said. “I’m just looking forward to getting back out there.”DeCastro broke a bone in his right hand during the season opener at Cleveland and missed the previous two games against Kansas City and Tampa Bay. Gilbert missed Monday’s game against the Buccaneers with a hamstring injury. Both were full participants in practice this week.“That’s behind me now,” Gilbert said. “It’s just a little hiccup, but that’s the case with injuries. I had to do whatever I had to do to get back out on the field.”DeCastro said Friday the swelling is subsiding and strength is returning in his injured hand. He also said he plans to wear a protective brace on his hand during Sunday’s game for preventive measures.DeCastro sustained a significant knee injury, causing him to miss most of his rookie season in 2012, but the two-time All-Pro has been durable ever since. He followed it by starting 79 of the next 81 games, including a streak of 71 starts that was the longestamong active NFL guards at the time.“I’ve been pretty lucky the past couple years,” DeCastro said. “I did everything I could to get back to this point and now here I am, so we’ll go from there.”Gilbert has missed 12 games the previous two seasons after starting 44 of 48. Gilbert planned to test his injured hamstring last week against Tampa Bay in pregame warmups Youth Nick Boyle Jersey , but heavy rains kept him sidelined.“I would never know if I could’ve gone out there and tried, but the rain prohibited it,” Gilbert said.B.J. Finney and Matt Feiler filled in while DeCastro and Gilbert were out.Finney made consecutive starts against Kansas City and Tampa Bay at right guard, the eighth and ninth of his career. Feiler started at tackle, his second NFL start and first at the position since the 2013 NCAA Division II playoffs when he was a senior at Bloomsburg University.“They did everything that was expected of them,” Gilbert said. “Those guys are starter-capable guys. You can’t call them backups. We have a lot of depth in our room, so that’s expected of us.”Finney and Feiler helped Ben Roethlisberger earn AFC offensive player of the week honors after the Steelers quarterback threw for 353 yards and three touchdowns against Tampa Bay.“It was fun watching them in prime time and seeing them get some playing time,” DeCastro said. “They went out there, they proved themselves and we got a win, so I’m happy for them.”Wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster also said Friday he expects to play after managing an abdomen injury this week. He said the injury initially happened in the first half of the Steelers’ loss against Kansas City two weeks ago.Smith-Schuster did not practice Wednesday and he was limited Thursday before working out in full on Friday. The second-year receiver ranks fifth in the league with 356 receiving yards and a touchdown through three games.“This year, I’m out here, I know what to do, where to go and I know all the positions,” Smith-Schuster said. “Having that chemistry with (Roethlisberger) and a lot of the guys the past few games, it’s very fun for me to be out there right now.”NOTES: Two defensive starters were listed as doubtful:S Morgan Burnett with a groin injury, CB Mike Hilton with a hyperextended elbow. Both worked in limited capacity on Thursday, but did not practice Friday. Burnett practiced in full on Wednesday.