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Years from now, theBaltimore Ravens may laugh about the craziness they endured beforetaking Colorado cornerback Jimmy Smith in the initial roundof the 2011 NFL Draft.
But for now, they want draft-pick compensation from the Bears foryour failed trade that pressured the Ravens to skip the 26th choice,in accordance to the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune.
The NFL confirmed Friday that it's searching into the scenario,which happened Thursday evening following the Ravens toldthe league they had agreed to deliver the 26th pick tothe Bears in exchange for the 29th selection alongwith a fourth-rounder (127th general). Nevertheless, Chicago didn'tconfirm the trade towards the league in time, forcing Baltimoreto fall back again within the draft order.
Ravens proprietor Steve Bisciotti was mad about the fauxpas, and he told the Bears and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell as much,theTribune noted, citing sources.
Bears common manager Jerry Angelo took blame for the scenario,calling it a "glitch."
"We had a disconnect," Angelo said Thursday night."There might be some thing said about it becauseof not communicating using the league in proper protocol. Thatwas my fault. I called Baltimore and apologized to Baltimore and informedthem it was our fault."
In accordance to the Tribune, Angelo told two employeesmembers to inform the league concerning the deal, but eachthought the other was doing it. Thus, the contactwas not made, putting the Ravens inside a poorspot.
Using the trade not official, Baltimore was informed to makeits choice or drop back to 27th. While Ravens coach JohnHarbaugh was on the phone with Smith, general supervisorOzzie Newsome desperately attempted to make his choice,but time ran out, and the Kansas City Chiefs were placedon the clock.
Thankfully for your Ravens, the Chiefs took Pittsburgh widereceiver Jonathan Baldwin at No. 26, allowing Baltimore to selectSmith.
The Bears wanted to maneuver up so they could chooseWisconsin offensive tackle Gabe Carimi. They were able to landhim at No. 29 anyway.


"It turned out all right," Angelo said.
The Ravens were pleased the Bears' blunder didn't lead theChiefs to consider Smith.
"There was a possible for us to shed it, indeed,"Newsome acknowledged. "But we got the player, and we're just happyto have him."
Newsome stated more than 1 team approached theRavens about a trade, however the Bears provided the best offer.
Newsome also had a trade drop apart within the initial sphericalof the 2003 draft. He was attempting to seal a deal usingthe Minnesota Vikings to maneuver back again from No. 7,but the Ravens ran out of time and had to wait tillthe ninth pick to draft defensive tackle Kevin Williams, now a six-time ProfessionalBowl selection. The Jacksonville Jaguars rushed to takequarterback Byron Leftwich at No. 7, and also the CarolinaPanthers snuck in at No. eight to consider offensive tackleJordan Gross.