“I was more happy for his mom, but I’m just glad he got it done. pic.twitter.com/zNIKjq2K6V, — Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) October 22, 2020. Marlene Chantelly had raised Ngakoue in Bowie. The Baltimore Ravens sent a major statement to the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday after they landed star defensive end Yannick Ngakoue. Ngakoue, who has 42½ sacks, 16 forced fumbles and two touchdowns over four-plus seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars and Vikings, acknowledged Friday that he was close to ending up in Baltimore last offseason. “Things just happen sometimes,” Ngakoue said, and before he knew it, he was calling his mother to let her know he was on the next flight out to Maryland. — … Chantelly would sometimes tag along. “Yannick is someone who we are very familiar with going back to the draft process years ago. Baltimore to pay workers compensation benefits to family of Det. However, his stay with the Vikings turned out to be a short one, as he’s getting ready to join his third team in the last three months. Ngakoue, now playing for his third team since August, couldn’t answer any questions about his future in Maryland. What we know and don’t know, so far, about Hunter Biden’s laptop, Halloween decoration, hung by a noose in Westminster, raises questions on race, symbols, legality, Rey Rivera’s friend, former Baltimore employer pushes back on Netflix’s ‘Unsolved Mysteries', The killing of another Baltimore teenager puts young people, opportunity and gun violence front and center. With Baltimore, trading for a player of his caliber should give the fanbase even more hope of potentially winning the Super Bowl. Mike Locksley, then Maryland’s offensive coordinator and now the Terps' head coach, ultimately took over Ngakoue’s recruitment. Until a few days ago, he said he was “all packed in” in Minnesota. Ngakoue is tied for fourth in the NFL with five sacks in six games, including two forced fumbles, but the Vikings entered their bye week with a 1-5 record and thus more incentive to focus on the future than stay competitive in 2020. Ravens trade for Julio Jones would be great, but does it work? Become a Ravens Insider and you'll have access to news, notes and analysis from The Sun. With Everson Griffen gone via free agency and Danielle Hunter injured since the beginning of training camp with a potentially season-ending neck injury, the Vikings on Aug. 31 sent a second-round draft pick in 2021 and a conditional fifth-round selection in 2022 for Ngakoue. Here’s what to know. Ravens newest player Yannick Ngakoue talks about coming back home and becoming a Raven. She worked long hours as a nurse. Vikings and Ravens finalizing a trade to send DE Yannick Ngakoue to Baltimore for a 2021 third-round pick and a 2022 conditional fifth-round pick, sources tell ESPN. 9 things to do in Maryland to get into the fall spirit while staying safe from the coronavirus. Maryland coronavirus updates: 796 new cases, 13 deaths announced, a coup for a team with Super Bowl aspirations, [More from sports] Five storylines to watch as Maryland football opens 2020 season, [More from sports] How did Ravens third-string QB Trace McSorley become a TikTok sensation? “It just felt like the best fit and the best thing to do at the time,” said Ngakoue, a pending free agent. That’s because star defensive end Yannick Ngakoue, seemingly out of nowhere, is making his way home back to Maryland to suit up for the Baltimore Ravens. Now, Ngakoue explained, he was about to fly back to Maryland, to play for the Ravens. You can call this a homecoming for him. “They’re really close,” Carrillo said, “and I think he’s motivated and driven strictly so he can help his mom and take care of his mom.”. “She’s definitely a major reason why I’m in the shoes I’m in right now.”. The Ravens knew this, and upgraded their already stacked defense and acquired pass rusher Yannick Ngakoue from the Vikings for a third and fifth round pick. Your privacy is safe with us. It was an emotional call; as a single mother, Chantelly had given Ngakoue everything he needed to find his way. “Which is quite ironic,” Ngakoue said. Hopefully, it is in Baltimore.”. The Ravens have traded for Vikings defensive end Yannick Ngakoue, with sources telling ESPN that Minnesota is getting a 2021 third-round draft pick and a 2022 conditional fifth-round pick. She made sure he stayed on the right path. And with the defense adding Ngakoue, the confidence for the unit just fired up even higher. Kenneth Wonsom, a longtime football operations official at Friendship Collegiate, recalled Ngakoue being someone “you’d have to tell to stop working out and go home.” When he emerged as a four-star linebacker recruit in the Class of 2013, Wonsom initially thought Ngakoue would leave home for South Carolina. The Minnesota Vikings traded Yannick Ngakoue to the Baltimore Ravens for draft picks on Thursday, less than two months after acquiring the pass rusher. But then, so much about this week has caught him by surprise. “So that’s what made me ultimately make the decision to come here.”. I just wanted to give them a positive light, and just try to brighten their day, and just give back and help them further their studies while we’re going through this pandemic.”. 69 overall. 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The Ravens are fourth in the league in sacks per pass attempt. “We are excited to add Yannick Ngakoue to our football team,” Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said in a statement. Can an updated version continue that love affair? Those who knew Ngakoue long before he became a Pro Bowl pass rusher are happy to have him back home. But wherever his career takes him next, Ngakoue is determined to leave an imprint back home. “This was an opportunity that I felt would accomplish both the short and long term as we move forward, but these decisions aren’t easy to make,” Vikings general manager Rick Spielman said. So, in a nutshell, the Vikings swapped their 2021 second-rounder out (which is currently No. Ravens newest player Yannick Ngakoue talks about coming back home and becoming a Raven. Accepted? His allegiances were to the Pittsburgh Steelers — the team Ngakoue will face in his Ravens debut inside M&T Bank Stadium on Nov. 1. He had three of Baltimore’s six sacks last week in a 30-28 win at Philadelphia.

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