The fourth-year inside linebacker has been 'locked in' this summer and is prepared to play his best football during a contract year.
“He has a tremendous mindset,” Smith said. “For the guy to just turn 24 years old and to see how mature he’s become even since I met him last year, I’ve been truly impressed. I think he’s handling it like a pro. At the end of the day, and I’ve told him this many times, you can’t worry about things outside your control. Just focus on the things that you can control and that’s what you do on the field, what you do in the classroom and how you are around your teammates.
Selected with the No. 28 pick in 2020, Queen has started all 50 of his regular-season games for Baltimore. He’s been extremely durable and productive, amassing 321 tackles, 10 sacks, three interceptions, four forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries and a defensive touchdown. He’s one of only three NFL players to have at least 300 tackles, three interceptions and 10 sacks since 2020. Smith andYet, he remains one of the Ravens’ most polarizing players. Some of that is beyond his control.
To his credit, Queen isn’t in denial about some of the challenges he’s faced as a young player. He’s sparred plenty with critics on social media and seems to enjoy the give-and-take, but there have been times when Queen has “liked” a tweet critical of him. That’s his way of conceding that the criticism is fair and even accurate.
“I think understanding split coverage, that’s been the biggest thing,” he said. “A lot of times I was so keyed in on knowing where was, and not truly knowing if we were playing backside, or how the nickel was playing it or how the corner was playing it. Just only knowing certain pieces. That’s why last year, you could see when I was playing Mike, the ball wasn’t being thrown on the hash or in the middle or on my side. I was putting a stop to that stuff.
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