A pair of well-regarded prospects dismissed from college teams have taken pre-draft visits to Baltimore.
The Ravens have met with former Washington cornerback Marcus Peters and ex-Missouri wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, General Manager Ozzie Newsome said at the club’s pre-draft press conference Wednesday.
The Ravens select 26th in Round One, and Peters and Green-Beckham are both regarded as first-round talents.
However, both come with off-field concerns.
At Missouri, Green-Beckham was twice cited on marijuana charges, and he was kicked out of the program after an incident in which he is alleged to have pushed a woman, causing her to fall down some stairs. Charges were never filed in the case, with witnesses reportedly declining to pursue the matter against Green-Beckham.
Green-Beckham later transferred to Oklahoma, but he never played for the Sooners before declaring for the draft.
Peters, meanwhile, was said to clash with coaches before his dismissal from Washington.
Pre-draft visits do not necessarily signal a club’s interest in a prospect. They do, however, allow a team to better learn about the player. In the cases of Peters and Green-Beckham, gathering more information seems prudent — and particularly so in the case of Green-Beckham, considering the aftermath of the Ray Rice incident in Baltimore.