The Baltimore Ravens remained patient with edge rusher David Ojabo through two injury-riddled seasons, expecting that patience to pay off when he was finally healthy.

Before the season, the Ravens showed a lot of faith in the former Michigan star, with many immediately predicting he would have a breakout season. He also started the season well, making a sack on Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes as early as Week 1.

Since then, however, Ojabo has failed to make much of an impact at all. In the Ravens’ last six games, he has recorded just four total tackles, two quarterback hits and no tackles for loss or sacks. His number of snaps also steadily declined, as he played just 14 snaps in Week 5 and 12 in Week 6. He played 31 snaps in Week 7 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, presumably because the Ravens built a huge lead in the second half.

Now it appears the Ravens have had enough as Ojabo is officially inactive for Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns. He didn’t appear on the injury report all week, meaning he’s a healthy scratch at a position Baltimore isn’t very deep at.

However, it is not just Ojabo’s play that made him a healthy scratch. Veteran Yannick Ngakoue, who signed to the practice squad early in the season and later worked his way up to the active roster, has played well in a limited role, as has second-year pro Tavius ​​Robinson.

Still, it speaks volumes that a former training camp player and a younger player with less invested draft capital passed over Ojabo for playing time.

It’s not that Ojabo doesn’t have talent. He had 11 sacks in his final season at Michigan and still went in the second round despite suffering a torn Achilles at his pro day. But after two devastating injuries and his underwhelming performance this season, it’s fair to wonder if he’ll ever reach his potential in Baltimore.

On that note, it is also possible that something is happening behind the scenes. It’s not uncommon for teams to hold out players before a trade, so maybe the Ravens have something going on, as they usually do at the trade deadline. Doesn’t seem very likely, but still a possibility worth mentioning.

Either way, the Ravens are hoping this benching can be a wake-up call for Ojabo going forward.

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