The Baltimore Ravens are not having a great season, to say the least. But head coach Jesse Minter doesn't seem to be all that interested in a potential fire sale ahead of Tuesday's NFL trade deadline.
“I like our team. Now, we need to play better, we need to do things better,” Minter said, addressing the upcoming deadline, via Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic. “We need to coach better.”
The reasons behind rumors that the Ravens will become sellers at the deadline aren't hard to grasp. For one, they have already lost their top two quarterbacks. Lamar Jackson is likely done for the remainder of the 2026 NFL season with an injury to his hand. Jackson's chief backup, Tyler Huntley, is also out for the season because of a toe issue.
Moreover, the Ravens are not winning games.
After starting the season collecting four victories in five games, the Ravens have gone winless in four straight outings, including a 33-10 beatdown at the hands of Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 9's edition of Thursday Night Football. The Ravens started third-stringer and undrafted rookie Joe Fagnano for that contest, and things went pretty much as expected for Baltimore.
But Baltimore may not have to see Fagnano handle the rock under center again this season, after trading for Arizona Cardinals veteran signal-caller Jacoby Brissett. That move indicates that Baltimore isn't waving the white flag just yet.
As things stand, the Ravens enter Week 10 of the season last in the AFC North Division standings with a 4-5 record. They still have a shot at winning the division or at least earning a wild-card ticket to the NFL playoffs.