Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey says meeting President Trump inspired him to vote next time, after admitting he does not think he has ever voted.
On Oct. 6, 2026, President Donald Trump spoke at a Baltimore shipyard event at Sparrows Point, and several Baltimore Ravens players showed up to see him. Four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Marlon Humphrey was among them, along with kicker Tyler Loop, long snapper Nick Moore, and punter Ryan Eckley.
OutKick reported that Trump called out the Ravens players during the appearance near Anduril Industries, then asked if they wanted to ride with him. They did. Humphrey later told reporters the motorcade ride was “quite an experience,” and that the encounter left him ready to cast a ballot the next time around.
The team was preparing for a Sunday night matchup with the Atlanta Falcons. The shipyard stop put football next to a presidential visit in a working Maryland industrial setting, and Humphrey did not duck the politics that followed.
Humphrey said the ride itself was not the plan. Trump made the offer, and the cornerback took it.
"That was a little surprising; that's not how things were supposed to go,"
Humphrey said. He added:
"But President Trump asked us if we wanted to ride with him, and I was not going to turn down a ride with the president."
Moore and Eckley looked on as Trump spoke with Humphrey on arrival. Loop was also on hand. OutKick noted there was no word on whether the experience moved those teammates toward the ballot box the way it moved Humphrey.
Trump’s midterm travel has kept a steady focus on turnout and early support, including stops framed as respect for places where his coalition began. A shipyard visit with hometown NFL players fit the same pattern of showing up where working voters live and watch.
When the talk turned to elections, Humphrey was blunt about his record.
"To be honest, I did not vote,"
he said. He went further:
"I don't think I've ever voted. I did try to vote this last time, but my absentee ballot didn't come in."
That is a plain admission from a high-profile athlete in a major media market. He tried once by mail, the ballot never arrived, and he left it there. Now he says the next cycle will be different.
Mail ballots and absentee hiccups remain a live fight in Republican politics, and Trump has warned about mail-in risks while still pushing early and absentee voting for a midterm win. Humphrey’s missed ballot is one more reminder that process failures keep people on the sidelines.
Humphrey also downplayed any party line. “So, I don’t really have any political beliefs,” he said, before closing the door on sitting out again: he does plan on voting “the next time around.”
No campaign speech transcript beyond the Ravens shout-out made the coverage. No policy roll-out. The verified story is simpler: a president invited pro athletes into the motorcade, one of them called it surprising and worthwhile, and that same player said he intends to vote after years of not doing it.
White House allies have spent the midterm season arguing that Trump still moves numbers when elites doubt him, with Rogers saying he always defies the polls as the blitz begins. Humphrey is not a poll. He is a Pro Bowl cornerback who just told cameras he plans to show up at the next election.
Republican figures still catch heat for standing with Trump in public, as when View cohosts clashed with Sen. Thom Tillis over that support on live TV. Humphrey framed his choice in plainer terms. He met the president, took the ride, and decided sitting out no longer made sense.
For a country that needs lawful citizens engaged, a star athlete saying he will finally vote is a small civic win worth noticing. Presidents who show up in shipyards and locker-room towns make that choice easier to see.