Ravens re-sign fullback Patrick Ricard to 1-year deal

Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun on Mar 11, 2025

Published in Football

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BALTIMORE — The Ravens broke their free agency silence Tuesday, announcing they agreed to a one-year deal with fullback Patrick Ricard, who has made five Pro Bowls in eight seasons with the team.

Ricard, 30, has not played as large a role in two seasons under offensive coordinator Todd Monken as he did under previous coordinator Greg Roman, but he remains a key blocker in the Ravens’ running game, which led the league in yards per game and per attempt last season. He played 39% of the team’s offensive snaps in 2024 and caught three passes for 22 yards and a touchdown.

Terms of his new deal were not immediately available.

The day after the Ravens’ playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills, Ricard made it clear he wanted to return to the only NFL team he has known.

“I want to stay here,” he said. “I want to be here. I want to retire here.”

He said he’s completely comfortable with his place in Monken’s system: “He understands how to use me. I would like to keep being a part of it as long as everyone wants me here, and he wants to keep using me the way he has been using me.”

General manager Eric DeCosta had expressed confidence Ricard would be back.

“His agent is a good friend of mine, and I think Pat knows how we feel about him, and I would (love) for him to retire as a Raven,” DeCosta said at the team’s season-ending news conference. “He epitomizes everything that we’re all about. And he’s another undrafted guy who just became — in my opinion — the best at his position. … This is not the first time he’s been a free agent. In fact, I think he’s signed at least two deals with us after his rookie deal, so this is probably his fourth contract now with us, if we can get him signed, and I would say that would be the goal.”

DeCosta has followed through on his promise to bring back key players from his 2024 roster rather than spend his limited salary cap room on outside free agents. The Ravens re-signed Ricard three days after they agreed to a three-year, $60 million extension with left tackle Ronnie Stanley.