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The team didn't announce terms but it's reportedly worth $4
million, plus incentives, per season. It keeps Ricard as the
second-highest paid fullback in the league behind San
Francisco's Kyle Juszczyk.
"Pat Ricard is an important cog in our offense and the type of
player we always seek to retain," Ravens general manager Eric
DeCosta said in a statement. "We admire his unique skills and
the physical presence he brings to the Ravens and look forward
to three more years of Project Pat."
Ricard plays all over the field, lining up in the backfield and
as a tight end. He caught eight passes and a touchdown in 13
games (11 starts) in 2021. But it's his blocking that has earned
him Pro Bowl honors the past three seasons.
He signed with Baltimore as an undrafted free agent in May 2017.
--The Buffalo Bills signed backup quarterback Matt Barkley on a
one-year deal.
Barkley, 31, spent three seasons in Buffalo from 2018-20. He
spent time with the Tennessee Titans, Carolina Panthers and
Atlanta Falcons in 2021.
In his previous tenure with the Bills, Barkley played in eight
games and completed 53 of 97 passes for 788 yards and three
touchdowns.
The Bills also added a pair of veterans on offense with running
back Duke Johnson and wide receiver Jamison Crowder, reports
said.
Per Johnson's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, he signed with Buffalo on a
one-year deal. NFL Network reported later Monday that Crowder
was signing a one-year deal worth up to $4 million.
Johnson, 28, was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the third
round in 2015 and also has spent time with the Houston Texans
and Miami Dolphins. In 96 career games (21 starts), he has
gained 5,131 yards from scrimmage and scored 23 touchdowns.
In limited action with the Dolphins last season, Johnson ran for
330 yards and scored three touchdowns in five games (four
starts).
Crowder spent the past three seasons with the AFC East rival New
York Jets, catching 188 passes for 1,979 yards and 14 touchdowns
in 40 games (23 starts). In seven NFL seasons with Washington
and New York, Crowder has tallied 409 receptions for 4,607 yards
and 28 scores.
--The New York Giants signed running back Matt Breida to a
free-agent deal, according to reports.
It's a one-year deal, according to SNY.
Breida, 27, follows new head coach Brian Daboll from Buffalo to
the Giants. He rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown in 2021
under Daboll's system with the Bills. He appeared in nine games.
Breida spent his first three seasons in San Francisco, rushing
for 1,902 yards and six TDs. He signed with the 49ers as an
undrafted free agent in May 2017.
The Giants also signed linebacker Jihad Ward. The team didn't
announce contract terms.
Ward, a second-round pick by the then-Oakland Raiders in the
2016 draft, has played in 68 regular season games (15 starts)
with the Raiders (2016-17), Indianapolis Colts (2018-19),
Baltimore Ravens (2019-20) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2021),
recording 91 tackles, 10 sacks, 37 quarterback hits, 12 tackles
for loss and three fumble recoveries.
The move reunites him with new defensive coordinator Don "Wink"
Martindale, with whom he worked in Baltimore.
--The Cincinnati Bengals released injury-prone cornerback Trae
Waynes.
Waynes played in just five games over the past two seasons and
was entering the final season of a three-year, $42 million deal.
The move reportedly clears $10.85 million in salary cap space.
Waynes spent his first five seasons with the Minnesota Vikings
before joining the Bengals before the 2020 season. But he missed
his entire first season due to a pectoral injury and then saw
action in just five games last season after sustaining a
hamstring injury. He was placed on injured reserve in
mid-October.
The 29-year-old Waynes has 259 tackles and seven interceptions
in 79 games (57 starts) during six NFL seasons. He was the 11th
overall pick in 2015 out of Michigan State by the Vikings.
--The Las Vegas Raiders announced a pair of signings at
linebacker, adding Kyler Fackrell and Micah Kiser.
Terms of the deals were not disclosed, though NFL Network
reported Fackrell inked a one-year contract.
Fackrell will join his fourth team in as many years. He played
for the Los Angeles Chargers in 2021, getting into 13 games (one
start) and totaling 17 tackles, three sacks and a forced fumble.
In six seasons with the Green Bay Packers (2016-19), New York
Giants (2020) and Chargers, Fackrell has amassed 162 tackles,
23.5 sacks, four pass breakups, three forced fumbles and two
fumble recoveries.
Kiser split 2021 between the Los Angeles Rams and Denver
Broncos, including starting two games for Denver before being
placed on injured reserve in October. In 36 career games (11
starts) in Los Angeles and Denver, the 2018 fifth-round draft
pick has recorded 100 tackles, three pass breakups and one
forced fumble.
--Field Level Media
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