Weddle softens Ravens-or-retirement stance

Veteran safety Eric Weddle indicated Wednesday at the Pro Bowl he'll consider playing for another team next season if the Baltimore Ravens release him.

Weddle stated after the Ravens' season ended that he would retire if he wasn't retained by Baltimore for the final year of his contract. The 34-year-old is due a base salary of $6.5 million in 2019. The Ravens would absorb a $1.75-million cap hit by cutting him.

"I'm not sure if things are going to get worked out with Baltimore," he said. "Obviously, I want to be back. I signed for four years, and I want to play it out. But obviously, decisions have to be made for the future of the team. The organization has to do what's best for them. I respect that."

Weddle has earned Pro Bowl selections in all three campaigns since joining the Ravens. He made a trio of trips in his nine previous seasons with the San Diego Chargers.

"(We'll) see if there's something to be worked out," he said. "If not, then I've had an unbelievable experience here and loved every second. So if it does happen, we both move on and we'll see if I'll play somewhere else or hang 'em up."

Weddle posted 68 tackles and a sack this season. He failed to register an interception for just the second time in his career.

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