Linebacker Patrick Queen is well aware that he will not be a popular figure in Baltimore after leaving the Ravens to join the Pittsburgh Steelers. Not only that, but he sounds ready to embrace it.
Queen offered something of a warning to the Ravens when he was introduced as a member of the Steelers on Friday. When asked about facing his former team twice per season, the linebacker said he was ready to become the “villain.”
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“I want to be that villain. I want to be that guy,” Queen told reporters. “I’m going to do some stuff to them.”
Queen presumably knows he will get a reaction in Baltimore, and has since he made the decision to jump to the Steelers. A four-year starter for Baltimore, he is coming off his best season, which saw him collect 133 total tackles while being named an All-Pro for the first time.
The Steelers will likely have Queen occupy a big role in the middle of their defense. The Ravens will see plenty of him, as he signed a three-year deal with Pittsburgh.
