So far, it has been somewhat easy to wave off the contract standoff between the Cincinnati Bengals and first-round pick ...

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Roquan Smith is widely regarded as one of the NFL’s top defensive players, recently earning a second-place ranking among off-ball linebackers.

Smith's decision to hold out is understandable. His market value, according to Spotrac, is $88.12 million over five years for an annual salary of $17.64 million.

Baltimore Ravens three-time first-team All-Pro linebacker Roquan Smith has been one of the best defenders in the league over the past few years. However, some a ...

Lions Jack Campbell just misses being ranked one of the top-10 off-ball LBs in ESPN's polling of NFL execs, coaches and ...

The San Francisco 49ers superstar topped the ranking of off-ball linebackers going into the 2025 season in a survey of coaches, scouts and executives conducted by ESPN's Jeremy Fowler. Warner and ...

Bears inside linebacker Roquan Smith leaves the field on Dec. 12, 2021, at Lambeau Field. Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune.

Roquan Smith (No. 58), a holdout throughout training camp, practices with the Bears for the first time on Aug. 14, 2018, outside the Walter Payton Center in Lake Forest. Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune ...

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Roquan Smith was everything a Chicago Bears middle linebacker was supposed to be, like Brian Urlacher, Mike Singletary, Dick Butkus and Bill George before him, the latest ...

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Roquan Smith is in midseason form, in terms of sound bites at least. “We still have a lot of these dogs on the team, and it’s just about staying hungry,” the ...

The Ravens and inside linebacker Roquan Smith have agreed to a contract extension, a source with direct knowledge of the situation told The Baltimore Sun. According to NFL Network, the record ...

An All-Pro for the Baltimore Ravens has been told to "get in better shape," despite ranking second at his position, linebacker Roquan Smith.