The Baltimore Ravens continue to beef up their defensive line in the early stages of the offseason. On the second and final day of the legal tampering period before free agency officially begins, the Ravens are re-signing defensive tackle Justin Ellis on a one-year deal, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
The move comes after Baltimore has agreed to a trade for Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Calais Campbell and terms on a three-year contract for pending free agent Michael Brockers.
The Ravens originally signed Ellis late last season, prior to their Week 11 game, as some additional experienced depth. However, Ellis was a healthy scratch for most of the season, playing in just four games for Baltimore (60 defensive snaps) and accounting for just six tackles. Ellis had spent the previous five years with the Oakland Raiders where he had 119 tackles and a half-sack as a rotational piece.
