The Ravens hosted veteran safety Jordan Whitehead for a workout on Friday, according to KRPC2’s Aaron Wilson.
Whitehead, 28, is a seven-year veteran coming off his second stint with the Buccaneers. He started their first 11 games in 2024 before suffering a pectoral injury and spending four games on the IR. He came back to the field for one game before injuries sustained in an automobile accident forced him onto the non-football injury list to end the season.
The Buccaneers decided not to pick up Whitehead’s option bonus, making him a free agent in March, but they left the door open for a reunion pending his recovery. In late July, Whitehead received full medical clearance to return to the field and visited the Falcons.
Baltimore was Whitehead’s second reported visit. He would bring some veteran experience to a talented young Ravens safety room, led by a pair of first-round picks in Kyle Hamilton and Malaki Starks. They were supposed to be a trio with Ar’Darius Washington, who stabilized the team’s pass defense alongside Hamilton in the second half of the 2024 season, but the former UDFA tore his Achilles during offseason training.
2024 seventh-rounder Sanoussi Kane has been stepping up as the Ravens’ third safety since spring practices. He started alongside Starks with Hamilton held out of the team’s preseason opener against the Colts. Fellow second-year safety Beau Brade led the Ravens with four solo tackles on Thursday night, and undrafted Reuben Lowery got an extended run as well. All three are unproven as defenders at the NFL level, though Kane and Brade performed well on special teams as rookies.
Whitehead, a Buccaneers fourth-round pick in 2018, has been in the pros longer than any Ravens safety. His only absences in the last six years were due to injury; otherwise, he was a preferred starter for the Buccaneers from 2019 to 2021 and the Jets in 2022 and 2023. In Baltimore, he could serve as a third safety in dime packages and provide valuable injury insurance, particularly for Hamilton. Whitehead can’t replicate the All-Pro’s impact if he goes down, but the veteran can ensure that the Ravens still have some safety experience on the field.
The Ravens also hosted undrafted rookie safety Jordan Riley for a workout, per Wilson. Riley starred at Ball State before transferring to Kansas State for his senior year.