If It Walks Like a Duck...

According to the Baltimore Sun (via PFT), an interesting situation is developing with Ravens OLB/DE Terrell Suggs:

Terrell Suggs has filed a grievance against the Ravens, saying he should be designated as a defensive end instead of a linebacker.

The Ravens used the franchise tag on Suggs on Feb. 19, keeping him off the free-agent market with a one-year tender worth $8.065 million (the average of the five highest-paid linebackers in the NFL).

But Suggs wants the one-year tag of $8.879 million for defensive ends -- which is $814,000 more than what linebackers receive...

Suggs contends that he should be considered a defensive end because he estimated that over half of his snaps came as a pass-rushing end. But the Ravens argue that Suggs plays linebacker in the team's base defense and has always been listed on the Pro Bowl ballot as a linebacker.

Readers who have been around for awhile may remember that I raised this potential issue back in January in regards to TE/WR Dallas Clark.  At the time, I couldn't find any information about it anywhere -- and none of y'all came through for me.

Personally, this seems a no brainer.  He's both, so split the difference.  Always hard to tell what an arbitrator will do, though. 

Chris Gocong awaits this decision with bated breath.