It probably took him longer than he wanted, but cornerback Jerraud Powers has found a team for the 2016 season. As it had been apparent for a while, it isn't the Cardinals. Powers signed a one-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens Friday, ending whatever possibility -- at at this point, it probably was unlikely -- that he return to the Cards for a fourth season.

It's hard to imagine Powers thought he'd end up signing a one-year deal anywhere in mid-May when he was heading into free agency. He wanted to return, but said multiple times he knew it was a business. For a player who had already been a free agent once (the Cardinals made sure he didn't leave on his 2013 visit, even though he was supposed to check out the Chargers as well), Powers knew exactly what the league is about.

While he was here, he was a solid piece in the secondary. No, he wasn't Patrick Peterson. But he, along with Rashad Johnson, provided an important veteran presence and leadership back there. Now that he and Johnson are gone, that falls to Peterson and Tyrann Mathieu, in a secondary that will be much more inexperienced this season. That could still change if the Cards decide to try and find themselves another vet, but more likely, the team is going to try and grow with their youth. Meanwhile, Powers will play in Baltimore and try again at free agency in 2017.