During his playing days with the Baltimore Ravens, the legendary Ray Lewis was one of the top linebackers and overall defensive players in the league. And now, it looks like he’s going to be giving back to his former team in an incredibly unique way by working with current star linebacker Roquan Smith.
During this weekend’s broadcast of the Pro Bowl games, Ray Lewis revealed that he plans to spend the offseason helping Roquan Smith get better and watching film with the current Ravens star.
“Roquan, if he takes his game and takes just one more step up, I just think he can be freaking phenomenal,” Lewis said during the Pro Bowl, according to Pro Football Talk. “Now when I’m watching him I’m saying, How can I help him get better? That’s why I think this offseason we’re really going to sit down and go through film, so I can teach him those little things.”
It’s certainly a big move that should help Smith take another step toward super star status, and the NFL world had plenty to say about it on Twitter.
Former Ravens MLB Ray Lewis on working with Roquan Smith:
“This offseason, we’re going to sit down and really go through film.” pic.twitter.com/IA7KjqStjD
— 𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝙇𝙄𝙑𝙀 (@LIVERavenNation) February 5, 2023
This is what NFL teams should do more also respect to Ray Lewis for this https://t.co/tXwVQfxAnA
— Not.ICEY (@TwitchNotICEY) February 6, 2023
https://twitter.com/MPaddack99/status/1622374062755299328?s=20&t=ivLBxdI3-Kkj_3WFz63Jag
Can we just hire him as a LB coach https://t.co/TnCHlceQI7
— Mr.Wright (@ShabbaWright52) February 5, 2023
https://twitter.com/ant_banx/status/1622318444321579008?s=20&t=ivLBxdI3-Kkj_3WFz63Jag
52 is training Roquan Smith 👀👀lmao it’s Over for the rest of the league https://t.co/VMHVVKXzaT
— Tyler (@ThisKid_Tyler) February 5, 2023
Smith has already emerged as one of the top linebackers in the NFL and just signed a massive new deal with the Ravens that makes him the highest-paid linebacker in the league’s history.
With Lewis helping him this offseason, it sounds like he’s only going to get better.
