Ravens Sign WR David Tyree

by Bruce Raffel on Oct 13, 2009 4:03 PM EDT

Direct from the Baltimore Ravens PR Department:

Oct. 13, 2009

For Immediate Release

RAVENS SIGN TYREE

The Baltimore Ravens signed WR David Tyree Tuesday afternoon, general manager/executive vice president Ozzie Newsome announced.
Tyree, originally a sixth-round draft pick by the Giants in 2003, enters 2009 having played in 73 games, posting 54 receptions for 650 yards and four touchdowns in the regular season.
The 6-0, 206-pounder also has four catches for 47 yards and one touchdown in the playoffs. Those postseason receptions include one of the most memorable catches in NFL history, when he pulled in a leaping 32-yard pass on third-and-five, trapping the ball against his helmet, to keep the Giants’ game-winning drive alive in Super Bowl XLII.
Tyree also has special team prowess, recording 85 tackles in his 6 seasons with the Giants.

To make room for Tyree on the active roster, Baltimore waived TE Tony Curtis.

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Does this basically rule D-Williams out? Or was this more of a special teams move? I think Special Teams, but we have also yet to see a 4th WR on the field this year.

Limp and dangling.

by Joe Flaccid on Oct 13, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions

D-Will is obviously inthe doghouse

and if he can’t make it here on the receiver-starved Ravens, he can’t make it anywhere!

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Oct 13, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions

Thank You

Now if we could just sign a bigger corner…

by On3 Man Army on Oct 13, 2009 4:22 PM EDT reply actions

maybe

this could get williams pump up to keep his spot as the 4th wr look what ray rice did for willis mcgahee it got willis to get back into shape and work even harder

by jazz20 on Oct 13, 2009 4:29 PM EDT reply actions

D-williams hasn’t been healthy since high school. tyree is a reach. there’s a reason he’s available this late in the season. i though he was taller than 6’. that’s pretty much mason/clayton size. maybe we got him strictly for special teams. what about a LB signing? I see NE got Junior tied up.

by raven on Oct 13, 2009 5:05 PM EDT reply actions

Mason and Clayoton are 5-10

THE MEXICAN RAVEN

by JORGE NITALES on Oct 13, 2009 5:15 PM EDT up reply actions

and we have no problems at LB

honestly we don’t. Underperformance maybe but that’s not where we need to replace dudes. We need a corner who stands at least 5’11" and can tackle.

"I know where you're at, man. You had it all, and now it's gone. It's torn a hole in your soul bigger than my Escalade. So you turned to the drugs, the alcohol. Pornography, free-basing with OJ, human trafficking, dog fights slash orgies... darkness."
-- Craig Robinson as Reg Mackworthy in Season 1, Episode 5 of Eastbound & Down

by jackmca on Oct 14, 2009 4:00 AM EDT up reply actions

should've re-signed C-mac

Say what you want about him, the man can ball. Harbaugh really needs to give that guy another chance.

FEAR THE NEVERMORE DEFENSE!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Benji5203 on Oct 14, 2009 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions

I agree

At this point, we can use any help we can get. C-Mac will at least put a body on someone, unlike Foxworth has. However, Samari was cleared to practice next week, so that is a plus.

http://www.baltimoreravens.com/News/Articles/2009/10/Rolle_Eligible_To_Return_Next_Week.aspx

Limp and dangling.

by Joe Flaccid on Oct 14, 2009 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Foxworth went to my highschool

It’s hard for me to h8 the guy :/

by ravsagain on Oct 14, 2009 6:19 PM EDT up reply actions

C-Mac still injured

his knee has not healed from surgery that he had last year that takes at least a year to recover. Besides there’s a reason no one wants him.

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Oct 14, 2009 6:56 PM EDT up reply actions

I asked

And, apparently, I shall receive. I think it might be more Special Teams oriented than WR too, but I’m sure he’ll get a few shots there as well. At least we’ve finally got a receiver that can look Flacco straight in the chin…

"Talk’s cheap. Let’s go play." - Unitas

by D-Fensive on Oct 13, 2009 5:48 PM EDT reply actions