The Baltimore Ravens aren’t taking any chances with their quarterback room at the end of the season.
Even though Lamar Jackson is fully healthy and the Ravens have a competent backup in Tyler Huntley, Baltimore reportedly added a third quarterback to their roster – and this one has ties to Jackson.
The Ravens signed Malik Cunningham off the New England Patriots’ practice squad, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, which will reunite the two former Louisville teammates.
A Louisville reunion in Baltimore: the Ravens are signing QB Malik Cunningham off the Patriots’ practice squad and on to their roster, Cunningham told ESPN today. Cunningham now will finish the season in Baltimore and go to the playoffs.
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— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 12, 2023
As Schefter noted above, Jackson and Cunningham were teammates with the Cardinals in 2017
Cunningham redshirted his freshman season, which was also Jackson’s final year at Louisville.
Jackson had won the 2016 Heisman Trophy the year before and was drafted with No. 32 pick by the Ravens in 2018.
Not including his redshirt year, Cunningham played five total seasons at Louisville where he threw for almost 10,000 yards on 1,105 attempts and scored 120 total touchdowns (70 passing and 50 rushing).
Cunningham was drafted by the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL but opted to wait for the NFL Draft.
No team selected Cunningham, though, and he signed with the Patriots’ practice squad.
Cunningham was waived and re-signed to the Patriots’ practice squad on August 29, then promoted to the active roster on a three-year deal on October 14, only to be released and re-signed to the practice squad 10 days later.
Now, he’ll get an opportunity to be Jackson’s teammate once more and perhaps push for the Ravens’ backup quarterback job.
The Ravens, meanwhile, appear to be collecting as many Jackson clones as possible before the end of the season.
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