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Many years from now, theBaltimore Ravens may laugh about the craziness they endured beforetaking Colorado cornerback Jimmy Smith in the initial roundwith the 2011 NFL Draft.
But for now, they want draft-pick compensation through the Bears forthe failed trade that forced the Ravens to skip the 26th selection,according towards the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Tribune.
The NFL confirmed Friday that it's searching in to the situation,which occurred Thursday night after the Ravens toldthe league they had agreed to send the 26th choose tothe Bears in trade for the 29th selection alongwith a fourth-rounder (127th general). However, Chicago didn'tverify the trade to the league in time, forcing Baltimore to dropback again within the draft purchase.
Ravens proprietor Steve Bisciotti was mad about the fakepas, and he told the Bears and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell as alot,the Tribune reported, citing sources.
Bears common supervisor Jerry Angelo took blame for the situation,calling it a "glitch."
"We had a disconnect," Angelo stated Thursday night."There might be some thing stated about it becauseof not communicating using the league in correct protocol. Whichwas my fault. I called Baltimore and apologized to Baltimore and toldthem it was our fault."
In accordance towards the Tribune, Angelo informed two employeesmembers to inform the league concerning the offer, but everythought the other was performing it. Therefore, thecall was not made, putting the Ravens in a poorspot.
Using the trade not official, Baltimore was told to createits selection or drop back to 27th. While Ravens coachJohn Harbaugh was on the telephone with Smith, common supervisorOzzie Newsome desperately tried to make his choice, buttime ran out, and also the Kansas City Chiefs had been placedon the clock.
Fortunately for your Ravens, the Chiefs took Pittsburgh broadreceiver Jonathan Baldwin at No. 26, allowing Baltimore to pickSmith.
The Bears needed to maneuver up so that they could chooseWisconsin offensive tackle Gabe Carimi. They had been able toland him at No. 29 anyway.


"It turned out all correct," Angelo said.
The Ravens had been pleased the Bears' blunder didn't leadthe Chiefs to take Smith.
"There was a potential for us to shed it, yes,"Newsome acknowledged. "But we acquired the player, and we're just pleasedto possess him."
Newsome stated over one team approached the Ravensabout a trade, however the Bears offered the very best deal.
Newsome also had a trade drop apart in the initial roundof the 2003 draft. He was attempting to seal a offer usingthe Minnesota Vikings to maneuver back again from No. seven,but the Ravens ran out of time and needed to wait untilthe ninth choose to draft defensive tackle Kevin Williams, now asix-time Professional Bowl choice. The Jacksonville Jaguarsrushed to consider quarterback Byron Leftwich at No. seven, andthe Carolina Panthers snuck in at No. 8 to take offensivetackle Jordan Gross.