Ravens DL Derek Wolfe Considering Retirement?

Ravens’ veteran DL Derek Wolfe said on the “Blood Origins” podcast that he is considering retirement this offseason and is monitoring the progress of his hip injury. 

However, Wolfe announced on Twitter that he “fully” intends on returning for next season. 

I fully intend on coming back this season.

— Derek Wolfe (@Derek_Wolfe95) March 16, 2022

 

“We’ll see what happens with if I retire or not or if I keep playing,” Wolfe said. “I’m not sure yet. We’ve got to see how this hip goes.”

Wolfe mentioned that he is dealing with a slow rehab process after having the soft tissue covering his hip socket “completely reattached” in January. Wolfe indicated that doctors shaved “a bunch of extra bone off my femur and off my pelvis.” 

Wolfe also said he’s dealing with “bulging” and “degenerative” discs in his back.

The defensive lineman was designated to return from injured reserve during the 2021 season, but his back/hip injuries prevented him from officially being activated. 

Wolfe, 31, is a former second-round pick of the Broncos back in 2012. He finished the final year of his four-year, $36.7 million contract that included $17.5 million guaranteed and made a base salary of $8 million for the 2019 season.

Wolfe then signed a one-year deal with the Ravens worth up to $6 million in 2020 and returned to Baltimore on a three-year, $12 million contract last offseason. He’s set to earn a base salary of $2,000,000 in 2022. 

In 2020, Wolfe appeared in 14 games for the Ravens, recording 51 tackles and one sack.