The Baltimore Ravens signed offensive tackle Alejandro Villanueva to a two-year deal to help protect star quarterback Lamar Jackson. Villanueva has played on the left side throughout his NFL career, but with Ronnie Stanley occupying the left tackle spot, he’ll move over to right tackle.
During his introductory press conference with the Baltimore media, Villanueva expressed his excitement when it came to playing with Jackson, saying that “you want to do everything for him, protect him.”
"There are certain players in the NFL that inspire you to get the best out of you, because you see how rare the talent is…
I don't think there's a doubt in anyone's minds that when you see @Lj_era8 play, you want to do everything for him, protect him." pic.twitter.com/Nb1M9Gq9xR
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) May 5, 2021
Villanueva took no time complimenting his new teammate and seemingly winning over the hearts of Ravens fans everywhere. He also mentions that Jackson is someone that makes people want to do everything they can to protect him, something that Baltimore certainly hopes Villanueva ends up doing.
This is also the second time in five days that Jackson has been called some form of an inspiration by a new teammate. New Ravens receiver Tylan Wallace said that Jackson was an inspiration, seemingly driving home the fact that receivers indeed want to play with the quarterback. Everything that Villanueva said during his press conference indicated that he was excited to play with Jackson and protect his new teammate in a multitude of ways.
