 Apologies that this video is coming out kind of late. I was in the middle of my Mario striker league game And I ain't want to mess up my momentum, but anyway YouTube team keep it clean before we get into this Two things one timing is everything But then to shout out to the reporters today from jump like from jump Asking the real questions from the beginning of the presser the Ravens had a presser today Started off with John Harbaugh and once I heard this I was done I was done. No, they ain't no offensive mark. Andrews anybody else talking I know it's probably still going on by the time you see this the press is probably not over, but I Heard I needed to hear straight up because they asked about Derek Wolf. What's the status with their wolf? What's going on with him and John Harbaugh was like We reached an injury settlement with Derek Wolf so he ain't with the Ravens anymore and I believe anybody let me know if I'm wrong, but with an injury settlement a Player they get released from a team the team and that player agrees to a lump sum of money and That player is a free agent, but When that player because this is the only way that you can release somebody when they're still hurt is by doing an injury settlement They did it a couple of years ago. Oh, they did it with Ken and Dixon That's the most recent one I can remember But yeah, they did it with Kenneth Dixon the running back because he had an injury and they they released him on an injury settlement So that means when you get healthy You can sign with whatever team you want They know obligations to the previous team the previous team ain't got no obligations to you y'all are officially finished And that is what the status is with Derek Wolf and the Baltimore Ravens They are officially finished and I think this comes as no surprise to anybody This is actually one of the ways that I didn't see it going But I wish I would have explored all avenues because it just makes so much sense It makes it makes so much sense This was probably the best possible move for the Baltimore Ravens For them to sort of just wipe their hands with the situation Not even wipe the hands with the player or the person because there ain't nothing like that Because these are real people you got to remember that at the end of the day But wipe the hands clean of the situation because it was a situation that was just so tricky It was just so confusing like we talked about in the video earlier today I just did not know where this thing was gonna go and I was just like maybe he's gonna retire But at the same time you got two meals sitting in front of you that's guaranteed It's good. It's yours. It's sitting there I don't think you retire you got two meals sitting there and You you ain't even to get that to me You ain't even necessarily got to play now the question that I do have now since Derek Wolf is no longer Raven What is going to be the implications to the salary cap because of this move? What's it gonna be? Now with Derek Wolf, I mean it is it's done now. So I mean we can still talk about it We got a couple minutes with Derek Wolf We talked about earlier like if the Ravens would have tried to trade him Then they probably would have took like a conditional pick or something just to get just to get him off the team Because I just felt like it was just that time. I feel like Ravens were just like done with the situation But this is a different route. So I just wonder what the salary cap implications are gonna be now Another thing that was asked of John Harbaugh, which I just I appreciate it because again They started off with this heat from beginning they wait to oh, let's see Yeah, John Harbaugh is doing let's ask him about the family and not that is anything wrong with that But they got right into it. So Lamar Jackson's back How was it? Was it one of those things where it's like, okay back to work or did you want to ease on? Hey, John, how about say right back to work. It's right back to it. Let's get back at it Okay, cool, but another thing Something that has been getting a little bit of buzz Over the past hour and a half Michael Pierce today is the very first day of mandatory mini camp and Michael Pierce was not there Raven sign Michael Pierce to What was the deal they signed him to is it a one-year deal or to you? I think it's a two or three-year deal actually I think it's a three-year deal but whatever the deal is they sign them to a deal they brought him back They like Michael Pierce you being a Baltimore Raven was so nice that we're gonna do it twice and we bring you back welcome home so Michael Pierce He's an abs he's abs an absentee. I can't even talk right now. My brain is an absentee as well but Michael Pierce is an absentee he is not there and Like I had a lot of people like wondering like man. What's going on with Michael Pierce? Are we seeing some of the same things from last time? Because if you recall the last time Michael Pierce was with the Ravens in the final year of his deal The year before he could became a free agent and went to the Vikings Around mini cam training cam time Michael Pierce. He showed up out of shape He showed up out of shape and it was it was rough. It was rough Um So we hope that that's not the case now for see with John Harbaugh with Harbaugh Initially, he was like a it's a personal thing with Michael Pierce and I was thinking okay Maybe it's something with his family or something like that. Oh, no Okay, cool. How about said it's a personal thing But then he was asked about it again and then he was like It is what it is and I was like, okay now Jonathan Harbaugh was that about Because it's not always what you say is how you say it and So many times especially with Jonathan Harbaugh We have seen where his response is everything his response tells you pretty much everything you need to know And with Michael Pierce, I guess we'll find out when he comes back or maybe we'll find out Maybe even later today or tomorrow if he's still gone But eventually the reason that he was going it'll come up It'll come up and it'll come out. Hopefully there ain't nothing crazy. Hopefully there ain't nothing serious Hopefully it also ain't nothing as far as him being out of shape even though right now for for mini camp Not that there is a good time to be out of shape but Mini camp like cuz cuz you getting ready to have a long break soon You're ready to have a long break before training camp Because what when training camp hits once you really stay out there working a lot of that weight is gonna drop off Anyway, it's gonna drop off once you plan a game a lot of the weight is gonna drop off and whatnot But straining camp so but at the same time there is still that level of concern and this is a lot of speculation right now We don't know what the reason is But if it so happens to be that is for him being out of shape it could be a slight area of concern because Just because of what they went through with him before again Hopefully this is not what it is but because of what they went through with him before which was which why was so Why it was so concerning Back in I think what it was 2018 or 19 whenever his last year was Because it was his contract year and you know like in contract you that's an everybody That's what they really want to show out. They like oh, yeah, I'm about to cash out about to get my bread. Let's go But then he showed up in contract here at a shape and it was like oh hold up now So now um, I think the area of concern would be I Ravens brought you back They got high hopes for you if it is about him being out of shape, which I hope it's not Then it would be a little concerning because it's like oh you a veteran now and this Now you shouldn't be doing that. But hey, we don't know we do we just really don't know They talked about I know Jeff's rebeck. He put it out there Lamar Jack. He said Lamar Jackson looking sharp I know my guy Karl Barber said that Lamar Jackson in his first red zone drill. He threw a 10-yard touchdown to Rashad Bateman Shaw Bateman and speaking of Rashad Bateman. I Think it was Jeff's rebeck again that they asked the real questions from jump I guess these reporters they were tired of this long hiatus They ain't had they ain't got to ask a lot of these questions in a long time So they were like we coming with it for John Hall ball today from the beginning said with you trading Hollywood Brown What does that say about the confidence that you guys have in Rashad Bateman you say oh, yeah We got all the confidence in the world Rashad Bateman and then There goes Rashad right there. Hey, Rashad. Hey So Shaw Bateman just so happened to be walking by. It's a good time and again timing is everything And we've been seeing all these pictures all these videos of Rashad Bateman and James Pro Shae Walking out together some people thinking oh, that could be the Ravens number one and number two receivers Could it be? We won't know till we know we won't know till we know But Rashad Bateman is obviously gonna be on the field a lot James Pro Shae figures to be on the field significantly So you will just see how everything shakes itself out But yeah, man, so shout out to the reporters for getting down to it shout out to Derek Wolf Unfortunate lead. I just Don't be like that fan Don't don't do stupid stuff like some fans do don't don't take it to that level because that's never necessary This is never called forever No matter how much you love your favorite team and you feel like a player is trying to take advantage of the favorite team All that other stuff ain't necessary. It ain't never that serious It never is Anyway, but shout out to Derek Wolf. Um, I still think he's probably gonna retire, but now this could be like a Sort of a little severance package for Derek Wolf With the Ravens. Did he get over on the Ravens? I Don't know man. I don't know. She did say doctors orders doctors orders They ordered them to have the second surgery just yesterday and the previous ones in January. So But I don't know I just with that whole story That's something that completely went Right over my head because I heard a lot of people and saw a lot of people talking about it Oh, yeah, Derek Wolf. He intentionally waited to have his Surgery till a certain point of the season so he wouldn't be healthy yet. So he could get his guaranteed money and I Oh, I think that's what it was he had they said he had a surgery late So he wouldn't be healthy at the start of the new league year because at the start of the new League, yeah, I believe that's when his salary for 2022 became fully guaranteed something like that Whatever it is. It's just it's a mess. But now that whole mess is it's over now. It's a wrap So anyway, team keep it clean appreciate y'all. Love y'all I'm about to get back to my Mario strike a league Hopefully Carter ain't play my game because I'm in the championship round and I'm trying to win and that game is tough But I love it. I appreciate y'all. I love y'all and just like Michael Pierce was today And Derek Wolf is forever when it comes to being about more Raven We out