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It looks like the Ravens have their backup quarterback.
The Ravens announced that quarterback Matt Schaub has been signed as Joe Flacco's backup. This followed a visit on Tuesday.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Welcome to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RavensNation?src=hash">#RavensNation</a>, Matt! <a href="https://t.co/kQY89s9j0F">https://t.co/kQY89s9j0F</a></p>— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) <a href="https://twitter.com/Ravens/status/582981441790865409">March 31, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Prior to the team's announcement Sports Illustrated's Peter King was first to report the deal was done.
The Ravens have signed Matt Schaub.
— Peter King (@SI_PeterKing) March 31, 2015
In 11 career seasons with the Falcons, Texans and Raiders, Schaub has thrown for 24,311 yards, 130 touchdowns and 86 interceptions. He offers a veteran presence at backup quarterback, something the Ravens haven't had since Marc Bulger was on the roster.
The transition to Baltimore shouldn't be too difficult for Schaub. A lot of what the Ravens ran under Gary Kubiak is expected to stay in place due to the success the offense generated a year ago. Marc Trestman is also a West Coast principled coordinator, so Schaub should be able to ease into the system quite fine.