The Baltimore Ravens are set to see some significant changes to their football operations in the near future.
Team owner Steve Bisciotti held a press conference Friday and announced general manager Ozzie Newsome will step down from his role following the 2018 season. Bisciotti also confirmed assistant general manager Eric DeCosta will assume the role following Newsome's departure.
Bisciotti said Newsome will remain with the organization following the move, however, and he will be "the highest paid scout in the league," according to Jamison Hensley of ESPN.
Bisciotti also admitted during the press conference that he had "a thought" about firing head coach John Harbaugh, but that it was only a consideration and "wasn't one (he) was inclined to make."
Newsome has held the position of general manager since 2002 and has been an executive with the organization dating back to 1991 prior to the franchise's relocation from Cleveland to Baltimore.
