One of the Baltimore Ravens’ key players on defense was apparently selected randomly by the NFL to do two drug tests in three days.
Soon after the Ravens’ 25-9 season opening home win against the Houston Texans, fourth-year linebacker Patrick Queen revealed on X (formerly known as “Twitter”) that the league randomly selected him for a second drug test in just 72 hours.
The 2020 first-round pick had a superb season-opening performance on Sunday, recording one pass defense, a sack and 11 combined tackles. Queen is coming off a career year in which he tallied five sacks, two interceptions and six pass defenses for the Ravens.
Interestingly, the Ravens declined the fifth-year option on Queen’s rookie contract. Baltimore handed fellow linebacker Roquan Smith (acquired from the Chicago Bears in a 2022 midseason trade) a five-year extension worth $100 million, and they used a third-round pick on Clemson LB Trenton Simpson.
Those two moves strongly suggest that Baltimore is ready to move on from Queen. But even if they decide not to re-sign him after this season, Queen promises to land a lucrative deal in 2024 free agency if he continues his strong play.
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The Ravens will look to improve to 2-0 on the season when they visit the AFC North rival Cincinnati Bengals this Sunday. After that, John Harbaugh and company will return home for an early afternoon contest against the Indianapolis Colts.
