EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsAnother familiar face is following John Harbaugh to New York, as longtime Baltimore Ravens fullback Patrick Ricard agreed to a two-year deal with the Giants, a source told ESPN's Jordan Raanan on Tuesday.Ricard, 31, had been a physical tone-setter for the Ravens, opening holes for their dominant rushing attack.Nicknamed "Pancake Pat" after repeatedly putting defenders on their backs, Ricard has made the Pro Bowl six times, the seventh most in Ravens history. Since he became a full-time fullback in 2019, Baltimore has produced 20,078 yards on the ground, which are 3,662 more than any other team during that span.Over the past seven seasons, his 668 run block wins rank second among fullbacks to the San Francisco 49ers' Kyle Juszczyk. Ricard has helped four running backs gain at least 800 yards rushing in a single season: Derrick Henry, Mark Ingram, Gus Edwards and J.K. Dobbins.Last season, the Ravens felt the void of not having Ricard, who was sidelined for the first six games because of a calf injury he suffered in training camp. During his absence, Baltimore averaged 126.2 yards rushing per game, which was seventh best in the NFL. In the Ravens' 11 games with Ricard, their rushing average increased to a league-leading 173.2 yards per game.An undrafted defensive lineman out of Maine in 2017, Ricard was a rare two-way player for his first three seasons in the NFL, splitting time between fullback and defensive tackle.In 2019, he became the first NFL player in a decade to play over 100 snaps on offense and defense in the same season. But Ricard switched exclusively to offense after that, playing in at least 39% of Baltimore's offensive snaps from 2020 to 2025.Harbaugh, in his first season with the Giants after 18 with the Ravens, already has had ex-Baltimore players Isaiah Likely, Jordan Stout and Ar'Darius Washington agree to deals with New York this week.ESPN's Jamison Hensley contributed to this report.
