Overview
- The Ravens agreed Friday to a one-year contract with Ethan Pocic that carries up to $4.5 million, including a reported $3 million base and $1.5 million in incentives.
- Pocic, who started 97 games over nine NFL seasons with Seattle and Cleveland, was medically cleared this month by Dr. Norman Waldrop after tearing his Achilles in December 2025.
- His arrival immediately shifts the center competition in Baltimore and makes him the presumptive favorite to start if his recovery holds up under practice and game workloads.
- Baltimore views the deal as a short-term, low-risk move to restore interior-line leadership and protect quarterback Lamar Jackson while younger or less-proven candidates such as Danny Pinter, Jovaughn Gwyn, and Corey Bullock are evaluated.
- The signing fills the vacancy left when three-time Pro Bowl center Tyler Linderbaum signed with the Las Vegas Raiders in March 2026 and gives Pocic a chance to reestablish value for a longer-term contract if he performs.