Ozzie Newsome has insisted that the Baltimore Ravens will be active in the free agent market this year.

The AFC North side were unable to defend their Super Bowl title after missing out on a place in this season's playoffs.

The general manager told reporters: "We will be active, but let me say something, all of those players that we signed last year were free agents and weren't [unrestricted free agents].

"They were cap causalities of other teams, which allowed us to be able to maintain our compensatory picks for the guys that we lost. So, there is a rhyme and reason in how we acquire players, to continue to maintain our ability to stay strong going forward. And we will do the same [this year].

"We look at everything from an individual standpoint, and then we see what's going to make us better for this year and years going forward. The cap room. You can make the cap as fluid as you want it to be. But again, we're not restructuring contracts. We're not doing that."

According to The Baltimore Sun, the Ravens have just $14.5m (£8.83m) free on their salary cap.