Twitter recap of Ravens tight end's Dennis Pitta's press conference

Pitta talked about his new five-year, $32 million deal and what it means to stay with the Ravens.

By Jason Butt Mar 5, 2014, 3:12pm EST

Dennis Pitta spoke with the media about signing a five-year deal with the Ravens.

Last Friday, the Ravens and Dennis Pitta were able to strike a five-year, $32 million contract, keeping the tight end in Ravens for the foreseeable future.

The original plan was to have a press conference Monday. But a bunch of snow fell from the sky and prevented that from happening.

So Pitta and Ravens coach John Harbaugh met with the media on Wednesday. Here's a twitter recap of what was said:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>John Harbaugh on Dennis Pitta: 'I couldn't be more excited for the Ravens and Dennis and his family.'</p>— Aaron Wilson (@RavensInsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/RavensInsider/statuses/441296008681914368">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Harbaugh on Dennis Pitta: "It's definitely something to be celebrated and proud of. He's a great football player and even better person."</p>— WNST (@WNST) <a href="https://twitter.com/WNST/statuses/441296198737997825">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Dennis Pitta: 'Last year was a tough year for me. Coach Harbaugh stood by me.'</p>— Aaron Wilson (@RavensInsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/RavensInsider/statuses/441296478259388416">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Pitta: "I'm incredibly excited to be a Baltimore Raven going forward. This is one of the best franchises around the NFL and in sports."</p>— Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiecsun) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffzrebiecsun/statuses/441296264450146304">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Pitta: "There were a few wks after my surgery last year where I didn't know if I would play football again. That was tough pill to swallow."</p>— Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiecsun) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffzrebiecsun/statuses/441296626334724096">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Pitta-there were times after the surgery I didn't think id play fball again.</p>— Morgan Adsit (@MorganAdsit) <a href="https://twitter.com/MorganAdsit/statuses/441296638574067712">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Pitta said it's a blessing to be where he is after not knowing if he'd be able to play again in the first days after the hip injury. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Ravens&src=hash">#Ravens</a></p>— WNST (@WNST) <a href="https://twitter.com/WNST/statuses/441296833076158464">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Dennis Pitta: "We're all looking forward to getting back to work and being the offense we know we can be."</p>— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ravens/statuses/441297104049553408">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Dennis Pitta quip on Joe Flacco deal: 'I didn't get Joe Flacco deal, so he'll still be paying for dinners.'</p>— Aaron Wilson (@RavensInsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/RavensInsider/statuses/441297148731473920">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Dennis Pitta on the debate of classification for him and Jimmy Graham 'Why because he's labeled as a tight end does that devalue his stock?'</p>— Aaron Wilson (@RavensInsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/RavensInsider/statuses/441297610981511170">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Dennis Pitta said he supports Jimmy Graham if he challenges tight end tag and asks to be classified at wide receiver</p>— Aaron Wilson (@RavensInsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/RavensInsider/statuses/441297701842743296">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Harbaugh on the Pitta injury: "We didn't have to go through the season to know how valuable Dennis is and has been." <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Ravens&src=hash">#Ravens</a></p>— WNST (@WNST) <a href="https://twitter.com/WNST/statuses/441297882029645824">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Pitta said that Flacco wants to meet with his tight ends and wide receivers before OTAs. That would be welcomed by team.</p>— Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiecsun) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffzrebiecsun/statuses/441298370309550080">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>John Harbaugh: 'I thought Pat Moriarty and Dennis' people did a great job. Both sides wanted to get it done.'</p>— Aaron Wilson (@RavensInsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/RavensInsider/statuses/441298479928082432">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Dennis Pitta: 'It starts with the run game and we struggled with that last year. That will be a priority.'</p>— Aaron Wilson (@RavensInsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/RavensInsider/statuses/441298609313972225">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Harbaugh: pittas deal was right at the top of our list. Big priority for us. I had my fingers crossed.</p>— Morgan Adsit (@MorganAdsit) <a href="https://twitter.com/MorganAdsit/statuses/441299019927912449">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Pitta acknowledged that his quickness and explosion wasn't 100 percent when he returned to live-game action last December. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Ravens&src=hash">#Ravens</a></p>— WNST (@WNST) <a href="https://twitter.com/WNST/statuses/441299160155684866">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Dennis Pitta acknowledged his explosiveness wasn't 100% last year after the hip surgery, but he's working to get that back this offseason.</p>— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ravens/statuses/441299352796291072">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Once the Pitta deal talk was complete, Harbaugh was asked about some other items at the presser's conclusion.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Harbaugh said that team has "aggressive offers" out to all the current free agents that they want to keep. Monroe prominent on list.</p>— Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiecsun) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffzrebiecsun/statuses/441299276149161984">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Harbaugh: "We want to keep our guys. We want our guys to be here just like Dennis." <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Ravens&src=hash">#Ravens</a></p>— WNST (@WNST) <a href="https://twitter.com/WNST/statuses/441299389009502208">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>John Harbaugh on increased cap space: 'We have some options. We have a chance to do some things.'</p>— Aaron Wilson (@RavensInsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/RavensInsider/statuses/441299561618079744">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Harbaugh said that team has more salary cap space than at least since '08. And team will be aggressive but focused on own players.</p>— Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiecsun) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffzrebiecsun/statuses/441299616290463744">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>John Harbaugh said he's spoken to Ray Rice several times. "The facts will determine the consequences.'</p>— Aaron Wilson (@RavensInsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/RavensInsider/statuses/441299658993045504">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Harbaugh said that Ray Rice will spend a week at a couples seminar with his fiancee.</p>— Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiecsun) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffzrebiecsun/statuses/441299784742096896">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>John Harbaugh said Ray Rice will spend a week at a seminar for a couples thing. Rice continues to deal with fallout from his legal situation</p>— Aaron Wilson (@RavensInsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/RavensInsider/statuses/441299832138108928">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Said everything that Rice told them about incident is consistent with what team has discovered.</p>— Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiecsun) <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffzrebiecsun/statuses/441299872524685312">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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After that serious moment involving the latest on Rice, Torrey Smith closed the presser with one last question:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Torrey Smith just asked Pitta if he's going to dress like this all the time since he got his new contract. He joked that he might. <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Ravens&src=hash">#Ravens</a></p>— WNST (@WNST) <a href="https://twitter.com/WNST/statuses/441299957631287297">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>TSmith showed up for Pittas presser&asked now with his deal, is he gonna dress like that all the time.Pitta, "why not I look good?"</p>— Morgan Adsit (@MorganAdsit) <a href="https://twitter.com/MorganAdsit/statuses/441301608081924097">March 5, 2014</a></blockquote>
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