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The Baltimore Ravens got some historic news from the NFL before selecting edge-rusher Zion Young in Round 2 of the 2025 NFL draft.
The Baltimore Ravens doubled down on using the 45th-overall pick to take an edge-rusher by selecting Zion Young in the second round of the 2026 NFL draft, one year after taking Mike Green at the same stage, but the league actually gave the Ravens some historic news just moments before they picked Young.
It involves the Dallas Cowboys and the first-ever regular season game in Brazil’s capital city of Rio de Janeiro. The Ravens will face the five-time Super Bowl champions at the iconic Maracanā Stadium on Sunday, September 27 at 4:25 p.m. ET, highlighting the Week 3 schedule.
Or as the NFL posted on ‘X,’ “Week 3 in Rio is going to be a movie.”
A movie is just what the Ravens are building at the edges of their front seven. Adding former Missouri defensive end Young to four-time Pro Bowler Trey Hendrickson expands the possibilities for rookie head coach Jesse Minter and new defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver.
Young’s selection on Friday, April 25 also represents a smart two-hander from the Ravens, who addressed both sides of the line of scrimmage, following general manager Eric DeCosta passing on another edge-rusher to draft beefy guard Vega Ioane in Round 1.
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James Dudko covers the New York Giants, Washington Commanders, New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens for Heavy.com. He has covered the NFL and world soccer since 2011, with bylines at FanSided, Prime Time Sports Talk and Bleacher Report before joining Heavy in 2021. More about James Dudko