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Jamison Hensley, ESPN writer
The Baltimore Ravens traded for Los Angeles Rams cornerback Tre’Davious White on Tuesday.
The Ravens sent a 2026 seventh-round pick to the Rams in exchange for White and Los Angeles’ 2027 seventh-round pick.
The addition of White provides more experienced depth for the Ravens, who rank last in the NFL in pass defense (280.9 yards per game) and completions of 20 yards or more (21). Baltimore has also allowed 13 touchdown passes to wide receivers this season, second most in the league.
The Ravens have established starters at cornerback in Marlon Humphrey, who is tied for third in the NFL with four interceptions, and Brandon Stephens. Baltimore also selected cornerback Nate Wiggins in the first round. But Humphrey has missed nine games over the past two seasons and Wiggins has been sidelined for two games this year.
White has been inactive for the Rams since Week 4, a move made after cornerback Darious Williams returned from a hamstring injury. Rams coach Sean McVay said White “has been very professional in the way he handled a situation that obviously wasn’t ideal for him.”
The Rams gave White and his agent permission to pursue a trade last month. McVay said last week that White “wants to be able to compete and I can understand that.”
“He’s been a great player in this league,” McVay said. “I can’t say enough about the way he’s handled himself as a man, as a player, as a leader and as a mentor. It just hasn’t gone the way I think any of us would have liked.” up to this point.”
In four games this season, White has 12 tackles and two passes defended.
White had signed a one-year, $8.5 million contract with a maximum value of up to $10 million with the Rams.
White, 29, has dealt with several serious injuries, tore his left ACL on Thanksgiving Day 2021, returned for six regular season games and two playoff games in 2022, and then tore Achilles tendon four games into last season.
Before the injuries, the 2017 first-round pick and two-time Pro Bowl selection had missed just three games in his NFL career and had never had major surgery.
He tied the NFL lead with six interceptions in 2019, when he was a first-team All-Pro selection.
Winners of six of their last seven games, the Ravens (6-3) host the Cincinnati Bengals (4-5) on Thursday night.
ESPN’s Sarah Barshop contributed to this report.
