The Baltimore Ravens signed undrafted rookie QB Diego Pavia to a three-year deal, providing him a chance to earn a roster spot. Pavia, a Heisman trophy runner-up, will learn from established leaders Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley.
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The Baltimore Ravens signed undrafted rookie free agent Diego Pavia to a three-year deal, as the Heisman trophy runner-up now gets a chance to earn a spot on the roster.
Going undrafted isn't ideal, but it is far from the end of the road for a player like Pavia, and he lands in Baltimore in perhaps the best position he could.
With Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley, Pavia has two superb leaders to learn from as he navigates life as an NFL quarterback.
And for head coach Jesse Minter, he's made it clear Diego will get a proper run at it this offseason.
"We'll certainly have some talks about maybe how to handle certain things a little bit better," Minter said on Good Morning Football. "But, again, any rookie undrafted free agent -- come in and work. Let what you do on the field and by your actions show who you really are.
"We'll let him come in with a little bit of a clean slate and just give him a platform, along with the rest of the guys coming in, give them a platform to see what they can do."
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As an undrafted free agent, there aren't high expectations for Pavia, but the Ravens, ideally, would like to see him operate the offense reasonably well this offseason.
Diego Pavia was a Heisman trophy runner-up before being signed as an undrafted rookie free agent by the Baltimore Ravens.
Diego Pavia signed a three-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens.
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Able to work on his game in the shadows with the scout team, Pavia has the perfect chance to build his game without the pressure of having to get it right straight away.
His three-year deal gives him some runway to get acclimated to the NFL, and who knows, if things go well, Baltimore might decide to move on from Huntley next offseason and go with Pavia as Lamar's backup.
Pavia has got his chance, has some long-term security, and the backing of his new head coach.
Now he's got to go do it on the field.