However, the Ravens’ calculated risk did not pay off as they were unable to re-sign him since the New England Patriots (2-7) released him off waivers on Friday.according to NFL Media. New England made this move to help boost a weakened pass rush. They have generated the fifth-lowest quarterback pressure rate (29.8%) and have had the fourth-fewest sacks (16) in the entire NFL.
Ngakoue, a Pro Bowl selection with the Jaguars in 2017, recorded 1.5 sacks in five games this season with the Ravens. Ngakoue, who has played for five different franchises since leaving the Jaguars (his original team) in 2020, is returning from an ankle injury he suffered late in the 2023 season as a member of the Chicago Bears.
The 29-year-old has 70.5 career sacks, 21 forced fumbles and 72 tackles for loss. Ngakoue earned a reputation as a pass rush specialist, tallying at least eight sacks in each of his first seven NFL seasons. That puts him in a club with three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald (2015-2020) and three Hall of Famers: DeMarcus Ware (2005-2011), Derrick Thomas (1989-1995) and Reggie White (1985). -1991) – as the only players to accomplish that feat in their first seven seasons since sacks became an individual statistic in 1982. The last time he did it was in 2022 with the Indianapolis Colts. His 70.5 career sacks are tied for ninth-most in the NFL with Trey Hendrickson since he entered the league as a third-round pick of the Jaguars in 2016. Ngakoue will now play for seven teams in his nine-year career in the NFL. NFL, competing with the Jaguars (2016-2019), the Vikings (2020), the Ravens (2020, 2024), the Raiders (2021), the Colts (2022), the Bears (2023) and the Patriots (2024).
