Ravens cornerback Arthur Maulet has beaten the odds at every level of his football career.
Maulet only played two seasons of high school football, then had to prove himself at the junior college level before transferring to Memphis. He is undersized for a corner, standing at just 5-foot-9 and 190 pounds. He went undrafted in 2017 and has played for five teams during a seven-year career.
But Maulet quickly became a cog in Baltimore’s secondary after signing with the team last offseason. He says his role models made him believe in himself, and helped make him the uber-hard worker he is today. He aims to provide the same support to inner-city youth in Baltimore.
That’s why he has organized a football camp for middle and high school students on July 6 at Dunbar High School.
“I want to impact them and show them that if you really want to do this, you have to work your butt off,” Maulet said on Glenn Clark Radio June 26. “… They want instant gratification for their hard work when working hard is the normality in the football world and in the regular world in general. So I just want to be able to push those kids and kind of give them love and discipline and show them that if you really want to do this, you’ve got to work your butt off. And you’re going to be held accountable in the real world and on the football field.”
He sees parallels between Baltimore and his home city of New Orleans.
“Dunbar’s an inner-city school. I’m an inner-city kid from New Orleans,” Maulet said. “The cities are so similar, as far as inner-city struggles and not having opportunities for these kids and not having camps. … So I’m just trying to motivate the city, motivate the kids and show them that I was in your same position.”
Maulet led the Ravens’ cornerback room in snaps from the slot in 2023 and performed at a high level, recording 37 tackles, two sacks and one interception while grading out well in coverage. He signed a two-year extension with the team in March.
Maulet feels embraced by the city, a blessing for a player who has played for so many teams in such a short span.
“I couldn’t even imagine all of the opportunities that the city has given me already within just one year,” Maulet said. “I feel like I played good football last year, but I’ve got a lot more to prove. … I’m more comfortable in the scheme, and I’m going to be able to really help out this team and, with that being said, I’ll be able to help out the city as well.”
The Ravens lost multiple contributors in the secondary this offseason. Ronald Darby, Rock Ya-Sin and Geno Stone all signed elsewhere. That means the 30-year-old Maulet will step into more of a leadership role as the group looks to its youth for support, most notably from two rookies: first-round pick Nate Wiggins and fourth-round pick T.J. Tampa.
“At the end of the day, I’m a vet now. I’m grooming them to take my job,” Maulet said. “I didn’t understand that until I got into this position. … We’ve got a lot of young guys in the secondary and on the team right now. And I’m a guy that’s bounced around and been on different teams, and I just try to also tell them, bro, Baltimore Ravens, the facility, the coaching, the staff, the whole [organization], is one of the best — the best, honestly, that I’ve been a part of.”
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