Ravens Have Now Made Two Swing Tackle Moves in Two Weeks, and the Offensive Line Still Isn't Settled

Kendall Lamm is a Raven, which is the direct result of Hakeem Adeniji no longer being one. Baltimore signed Lamm on August 4 after Adeniji's sudden retirement created another hole in a depth chart the organization has been patching all offseason. I already noted the Lamm signing when it happened — the Ravens moved quickly, same day — but it's worth stepping back and looking at what this stretch actually represents.

This is the second swing tackle scramble in two weeks. Adeniji himself had only been signed in mid-July as part of the broader offensive line reinforcement push that also brought in center Ethan Pocic and, earlier, first-round guard Vega Ioane. The Ravens drafted Ioane with the 14th overall pick — only the second first-round offensive lineman in franchise history — because protecting Lamar Jackson was the stated top priority after a 2025 season in which the line's failures at home were central to an 8–9 finish. The plan was deliberate. The execution has required more improvisation than anyone drew up.

Lamm is a veteran who knows the role. He's not a starter, and nobody is presenting him as one. But the fact that Baltimore has had to replace a swing tackle it signed less than three weeks ago, before a single training camp snap was taken, illustrates how thin the margin is on this line outside of Ronnie Stanley and whatever Ioane becomes. The Zay Flowers extension — four years, $140 million — landed the same day as the Lamm signing, which means the Ravens had a genuinely good news story and a depth scramble running simultaneously. That's been the offseason in miniature.