Reaction to Patrick Ricard Staying & First 24 Hours of Free Agency

The Ravens Lounge

Baltimore Ravens

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4.9 • 644 Ratings

🗓️ 11 March 2025

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Team insiders Ryan Mink and Garrett Downing talk about the significance of retaining Pro Bowl fullback Patrick Ricard, why the Ravens haven't added any outside free agents yet, how the team's' needs have changed with five early departures, Ronnie Stanley's contract details, and potential fits available.

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0:00.0	Welcome into Lounge, presented by Draft Kings.
0:06.3	I'm Ryan Mink, here with Garrett Downing.
0:08.4	We have some breaking news on the free HSC front.
0:11.6	Ravens have agreed to terms on a contract with fullback Patrick Ricard.
0:17.6	So very good news there.
0:18.9	The Ravens five-time Pro Bowl fullback. Staying in Baltimore.
0:23.1	It's a reported one-year deal, according to athletics, Diana Rossini. And so, Garrett, it, you know,
0:30.2	the Ravens have not added any new players. They're the only team in the league that have not
0:34.0	added any. The Philadelphia Eagles made a trade for one. But again, Baltimore makes a big, important move by retaining one of its own free agents.
0:44.4	Yeah, it's significant. I mean, Pat Ricard is a Pro Bowl fullback, and he's been a player here
0:48.1	who has been a really important player of this offense before Todd Monkin arrived and after.
0:53.7	And I think this is a testament to him.
0:55.6	And we kind of said at the outset of the offseason that we felt like it was just going to
1:01.2	work out, that the Pavar Carver Carver was going to end up in Baltimore.
1:04.5	I think we all felt that way.
1:05.5	Well, he said it himself.
1:06.7	He said he wanted to retire a Raven.
1:08.8	And Eric Acosta said, yeah yeah i'm down for that plan and so it felt
1:12.1	like it was a foregone conclusion that this was going to happen but the the fullback market did
1:16.6	change you know with the san francisco 49ers releasing kyle use check and you're like all right well
1:20.9	how does that impact things and for the ravens and pat it was still you know what we're better
1:26.7	together this is a marriage here.
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