Eric Weddle provides a Junior Seau-like influence on Ravens defense

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OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The way safety Eric Weddle has taken over a leadership role with the Baltimore Ravens reminds defensive coordinator Dean Pees of another longtime San Diego Chargers player who once joined his defense.

“Who I compare him to is Junior Seau,” Pees said. “Junior Seau was a guy that was in New England and we had a bunch of leaders in [linebackers Mike] Vrabel and [Tedy] Bruschi. You get a guy who walks in the door and he’s an automatic leader and is accepted. That’s the same way Eric Weddle is.”

The Ravens can only hope that Weddle has the same type of impact on the defensive production. When Seau joined New …

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