Ravens Sign WR to Reserve/Future Contract
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 12, 2011 6:00 PM EST
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PrintThe Baltimore Ravens signed WR James Hardy to a Reserve/Future Contract. He is their first player signed to such a deal by the team. The Reserve/Future contract is designed to allow a team to acquire a player they might want to get under contract for the future, but the player cannot practice with the team until the current year is completely over. Therefore, Hardy will not be able to practice with the Ravens until the playoffs are over.
Hardy is a 6'5" receiver out of Indiana, who was drafted by the Buffalo Bills, yet rarely played before being released. Four other former Ravens were signed by other teams. WR Eron RIley and FB Mike McLaughlin were signed by the Denver Broncos. QB Drew Willy was signed by the New York Jets and TE/LB Edgar Jones was signed by the Washington Redskins.
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6’5…can he be any faster than Dickson and Pita? I know its just a little signing but I hope we find a speed guy. I guess Stallworth isn’t that answer.
Why can't that be David Reed? Definitely has speed.
Stallworth only has 2 receptions on the seasons but I doubt he has all that many targets either and he has a 40+yd average so he is definitely a deep threat just not used at all.
Hardy is a wideout
We need a tall WR to make it tough to match-up for DBs.
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by Bruce Raffel on Jan 12, 2011 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
Hardy doesn’t have great speed.
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by MattRichWarren on Jan 13, 2011 6:13 AM EST up reply actions
Neither does B Marshall. Just got kno how to use his size.
by Raven_all_day on Jan 13, 2011 9:04 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Every report I can find has Hardy running somewhere around a 4.45, which isn’t bad at all for somebody his size.
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Thats amazing actually. Possession receiver is an insult to guy who can run 4.45 and is 6’5.
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by Zachary Beard on Jan 14, 2011 2:14 PM EST up reply actions
Wow, this was actually a guy I really wanted Ozzie to draft when he came out. His career was run down the drain in Buffalo, maybe a resurgence in Baltimore?
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I did too!
He went in the second round.
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by Bruce Raffel on Jan 12, 2011 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
Kind of Related
At least in the sense of interesting potential signings, check this out: AD in Cincy?
Is it Halloween? Full Moon? Lots of strange labor/contract stuff going on: this, guys declaring they are FA’s, high profile guys not leaving college early… Amazing the ripple effect of labor strife…
I thought that named sound familiar
by Raven_all_day on Jan 12, 2011 9:09 PM EST via mobile reply actions
I really liked this guy coming out of college
After he went into the NFL he kind of went AWOL. Hopefully he will make an impact here in Baltimore.
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The book on Hardy in Buffalo was he had an injury and then he just never quite “got it”. He struggles running routes and catching passes. He was a 2nd rounder in 2009 and two UDFAs made the roster ahead of him in 2010.
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The book on Hardy in Buffalo was he had an injury and then he just never quite "got it".
I guess you could say the same thing about Willis McGahee.
He was a 2nd rounder in 2009 and two UDFAs made the roster ahead of him in 2010.
You’ll excuse me if I look for a second opinion on the Bills’ personnel diagnosis.
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He's worth a shot
considering who knows what out WR corps will look like next year. Housh will likely be gone, I think Mason will be back, but he could easily decide to retire, especially if we end up winning the Super Bowl. After that, it’s a bunch of question marks. If he doesn’t work out, no big deal, if he does, good for Ozzie.
I’ve never even heard of this “Reserve/Future contract” before, is it a new thing, or did I somehow miss it all these years?
He is worth a shot but will he be just another prospect like Eron Riley and Justin Harper?
by Raven_all_day on Jan 13, 2011 10:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yeah if anything he has nowhere to go but up. Because he already has no NFL career to speak of. SO worse case scenario we cut him if he doesn’t make an impact.
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by Zachary Beard on Jan 14, 2011 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
Justin Harper man-love still exists on this website, thank you.
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by Zachary Beard on Jan 14, 2011 2:12 PM EST up reply actions
trouble running routes and catching? so, whats the problem. that kept travis taylor in the nfl for years. a brian billick pick that haunted us for years thank you.
raven: always bringing the pain.
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by Zachary Beard on Jan 14, 2011 2:11 PM EST up reply actions
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