Chris Board is heading again to the place he began his NFL profession. Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic reviews that the free-agent linebacker is signing with the Ravens.
The 2018 UDFA out of North Dakota State received his NFL begin with the Ravens. He solely missed a pair of regular-season video games throughout his first 4 years in Baltimore, remodeling into one of many group’s prime particular groups aces. Board additionally received a glance on protection throughout his closing two seasons with the Ravens, compiling 72 tackles and a couple of.5 sacks between these two campaigns.
Board spent the 2022 season with the Lions, serving in an analogous function to his closing years in Baltimore. He reverted again to only a particular groups function with the Patriots in 2023. In 17 video games in New England, Board received into solely a single defensive snap, though he did log a career-high 407 ST snaps.
As Ryan Mink of the Ravens web site factors out, Baltimore has been within the hunt for a participant like Board since they misplaced Del’Shawn Phillips in free company. Phillips received into 81 defensive snaps this previous season however performed on a career-high 375 particular groups snaps. Board will doubtless see an analogous function in 2024 as an inside linebackers choice behind Roquan Smith, Trenton Simpson, and up to date re-signee Malik Harrison.
