Baltimore Ravens: Top 15 free agent signings of all-time

One of the biggest men and biggest personalities on the Ravens Super Bowl XXXV team was Tony Siragusa. Siragusa played with the Ravens for five seasons. He’s best known for his sack on Rich Gannon in the AFC Championship Game. Siragusa fell onto Gannon in one of the fiercest hits you’ll ever see. Siragusa was a perfect combination of a run-stuffing defensive tackle and pass rusher.

In the Super Bowl run, Siragusa and Adams preoccupied offensive linemen in a way that unleashed the best most athletic linebacker group you’ll ever see. The best compliment you can give to Siragusa is that he played a big role in helping Ray Lewis be the NFL Defensive Player of the Year in the 2000 season.

Siragusa was part of the foundation of the 2000 defense, a defense that many consider to be the best defense of all-time. He came to the Ravens when they were starting to figure things out. He was one of the building blocks of a new team in a new city.

That’s why Siragusa gets ahead of Sam Adams on this list. He was there, almost from the beginning. Every time he made a play, fans chanted “Goose” with pride and joy.

The Ravens have a long history of great defensive linemen and their predilection for massive players upfront is rooted in their first world championship run. There’s a reason the Ravens have drafted so many gigantic athletes for the defensive line from Haloti Ngata to Brandon Williams.

The Ravens are always looking for a player like Siragusa who can clog up the rushing lanes, take offensive linemen out of the play and rush the passer a bit.