Ravens Go Undisciplined For Hits on Hunter Renfrow (Which is Becoming a Trend For Baltimore)

The Ravens have done it again.

They are the NFL’s darlings when it comes to avoiding punishment from the league and for the second consecutive year, the league is turning a blind eye to their questionable behavior.

This week the Raiders filed a complaint with the league asking them to review illegal hits by the Ravens on Hunter Renfrow. On Saturday, the league announced that the plays were reviewed and no violations of rules were found.

At least two of the hits on Renfrow were picked up by ESPN cameras.

Raiders Report Mitchell Renz on Twitter: “Wait the refs missed a call against the Raiders? That never happens 🙄 pic.twitter.com/xTkemgwydU / Twitter”

Wait the refs missed a call against the Raiders? That never happens 🙄 pic.twitter.com/xTkemgwydU

A flag was thrown for another hit…

Now a little context.

Last year, the Ravens were known to have violated the league’s COVID-19 rules as much as any team in the NFL and appeared to conceal close contacts with a COVID-positive player prior to one of their games.

It was the Ravens editorial director who posted a tweet showing Dez Bryant hugging members of the Cowboys prior to a game In December. When the team learned that Bryant had tested positive for COVID-19, the tweet was deleted and no one other than Bryant was removed from the game, despite plenty of evidence of close contact.

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The NFL’s response?

Nothing.

Remember it was also last year during the peak of the pandemic that Ravens CB Marcus Peters spit on an opponent during a game. He was fined $12.5K, but didn’t miss a game.

For reference, the league fined Maxx Crosby $21k in 2019 for a routine tackle of Patrick Mahomes.

Raiders Report Mitchell Renz on Twitter: “Here’s the hit the NFL is fining my dude Maxx Crosby over 21k for. Keep doing your thing @CrosbyMaxx, you got #RaiderNation behind you 💪🏻🏴‍☠️pic.twitter.com/WUjCcnVMpI / Twitter”

Here’s the hit the NFL is fining my dude Maxx Crosby over 21k for. Keep doing your thing @CrosbyMaxx, you got #RaiderNation behind you 💪🏻🏴‍☠️pic.twitter.com/WUjCcnVMpI

Why was the penalty and fine so steep?

Well, because the standard for the Raiders is often different than it is for everyone else… and in particular, the Ravens.

Raiders Report Mitchell Renz on Twitter: “Derek Carr hit late in the throat. No Flag. Raiders vs. Vikings Week 3 #OAKvsMIN pic.twitter.com/niwzTGhtEs / Twitter”

Derek Carr hit late in the throat. No Flag. Raiders vs. Vikings Week 3 #OAKvsMIN pic.twitter.com/niwzTGhtEs

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