The Baltimore Ravens spent the offseason loading up on upgrades, but 2026 could still come down to something simpler: getting more out of the players already in the building. That’s especially true for the 2025 draft class, which didn’t exactly pop across the board.
Mike Green sits near the top of that list. After finishing with just 3.5 sacks in 17 games, he’s a prime candidate for a bounce-back if Baltimore wants to look like a dominant team again this season.
Green appears to be attacking the offseason with that in mind. He’s already put together a strong summer, and he recently added a pretty unusual wrinkle to his preparation: a sumo wrestling workout.
On Saturday, Green posted a video on Instagram showing him battling a sumo wrestler.
It’s the kind of clip that looks like a novelty at first, and maybe that’s all it is with training camp still almost a month away. But there’s a real edge to it, too, and some possible carryover to the issues that have followed Green around.
During his college career, Green was repeatedly asked about his ability to set the edge. At 6-foot-3 and 250 pounds with short arms, his build has raised questions in that area. His play strength and contact balance were also flagged in scouting reports coming out of Marshall, and some evaluators believed he would be limited to pass-rush work at the next level.
Sumo wrestling isn’t going to erase those concerns on its own. But the body control and balance required in that sport could, at least in some way, help Green build the kind of grounding and force that edge-setting demands. If nothing else, it’s a creative way to attack a known weakness.
And even if that experiment never shows up on the field, Green still has a path to a big year. His burst, bend and motor give him the kind of traits teams dream on. With Jesse Minter now in the picture and a strong pass-rush group around him in 2026, Green may be set up for the kind of jump Baltimore has been waiting for.
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