First-year Ravens defensive coordinator Zach Orr has welcomed one of his former mentors back to the team.
Orr shared with Jeff Zrebiec of TheAthletic.com that Dean Pees is returning to Baltimore as a senior advisor. Pees served as the defensive coordinator in Baltimore from 2012 to 2017, during which time Orr played linebacker for the team for three seasons.
“He’s a guy who knows me as a person, knows the system, knows the culture here,” Orr said. “He’s a Raven.”
Pees retired after the 2018 season, but soon returned to work with Mike Vrabel at the Titans. He retired again in January 2020 but then came back to serve as the Falcons’ defensive coordinator in 2021. Pees retired once more in January 2023, but that retirement didn’t last either.