The Ravens are signing former Browns center Ethan Pocic, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, adding an experienced veteran to Baltimore‘s training camp battle to replace Tyler Linderbaum.
Pocic, 30, suffered a torn Achilles last December but was cleared to participate in training camp this week. His availability quickly drew connections to the center-needy Ravens, who were set to enter training camp with Danny Pinter, Jovaughn Gwyn, and Corey Bullock competing for the starting job.
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Of that trio, only Pinter has started in the NFL, but never in Week 1 and never more than thrice in a single season. Pocic, meanwhile, was a full-time starter for his last four years in Cleveland and two years in Seattle before that. Across his nine-year career, he has 97 starts, 114 total appearances, and 6,275 snaps – more experience than any Ravens offensive linemen not named Ronnie Stanley.
Pocic’s deal is worth $3 million with another $1.5 million available in incentives (likely tied to playing time), per Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic. For comparison, Pinter signed for $2.75 million back in March.
The Ravens first hosted Pocic for a visit in May, Zrebiec adds. A recent check on his Achilles was the last step in bringing him to Baltimore. Theoretically, he should be ready to take the field at the start of training camp, though he may have a brief ramp-up process as he gets acclimated to Declan Doyle’s offense (and reacclimated to the football field in general).
This is a breaking story that will be updated with more information.
