The Facts: Peter King freely admits he has no insider knowledge. He hasn't spoken to HC John Harbaugh, GM Ozzie Newsome or Smith. But the respected Sports Illustrated MMQB.com reporter has a hunch that Smith could find more money outside of Baltimore. It's just a matter of how much more, and whether it's enough for Smith to leave. "My gut feeling is Torrey Smith absolutely is going to get a bigger offer somewhere else. And the question is: Is he going to take it?" King said at the NFL Scouting Combine yesterday.
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King continued: "I'm making this up because I don't know what the numbers are … would he take four years, $28 million from the Ravens? Or, if somebody offers him four years, $35 million would he take that? Again, I don't know what he would do because I don't really know Torrey Smith. ..." An unconfirmed report from CBSSports.com's Jason La Canfora said the Ravens already offered Smith $35 million, but it was for five years instead of four. Regardless of the actual figures, the point King is making is that he believes Smith can find slightly more money elsewhere, and then he'll have to weigh whether he'd take less to remain a Raven.