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Since Pitta signed his tender today.

The Baltimore Ravens have announced on their twitter account that tight end Dennis Pitta has signed his restricted free agent tender. Pitta is the Ravens best tight end and one of Joe Flacco’s favorite targets.

Pitta had seven regular season touchdowns last season for the Ravens and a touchdown in the Super Bowl.

The Ravens also announced that they have signed the following undrafted rookie free agents after tryouts on this tweet.

#Ravens sign four undrafted rookies who had tryouts: WR Rashaad Carter, CB Moe Lee, S Gary Walker, OLB Meshak Williams

— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) May 13, 2013

The Ravens have also released wide receiver Tori Gurley.

The Baltimore Ravens added depth on their offensive line by adding center A.Q. Shipley from the Indianapolis professional football team.  Shipley was traded for a conditional 2014 draft pick.  I do not expect Shipley to start at center but he will add depth to the team and has a solid chance of making the team.  Here is the Ravens press release on Shipley.

The Baltimore Ravens have acquired C A.Q. Shipley, pending passing a physical, from the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for a conditional 2014 draft pick, general manager and executive vice president Ozzie Newsome announced Thursday morning.

 

Shipley, a 6-1, 309-pounder, enters his second NFL season having seen action in 14 games (five starts) with the Colts in 2012. He also played on special teams in the Colts’ Wild Card contest at Baltimore last season.

 

Originally selected by the Steelers in the seventh round (226th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft, Shipley had been a practice squad member with Pittsburgh (2009) and Philadelphia (2010) before signing with Indianapolis in 2012.

 

A four-year letterman at Penn State, Shipley was an All-America selection, Rimington Trophy winner and Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year as a senior.

 

Shipley is a native of Moon Township, Pa., and attended Moon Area High School in Pittsburgh.

The Baltimore Ravens reached an agreement with tackle Bryant McKinnie last week and the deal has now become official.  McKinnie had to pass his physical like every player that signs a contract.

McKinnie played great in the playoffs for the Ravens last postseason and helped the Ravens win the Super Bowl.  McKinnie was a key figure protecting Joe Flacco and is a big offensive tackle that is hard to move around.

Here is the Ravens press release on the deal.

The Baltimore Ravens have agreed in principle to a two-year deal with T Bryant McKinnie, general manager and executive vice president Ozzie Newsome announced Thursday afternoon.

 

McKinnie, an 11-year NFL veteran, has spent the past two seasons with the Ravens, seeing action in all 32 regular season games (16 starts). Though he did not start a regular season contest in 2012, McKinnie started at left tackle for the Ravens in each of their four playoff games, helping Baltimore average 410.3 yards of offense per game.

 

During the Ravens’ Super Bowl XLVII Championship run, QB Joe Flacco became the second player ever (Joe Montana – 1989) to throw 11 touchdowns and zero interceptions in an NFL postseason.

 

McKinnie, 33, has seen action in 164 career games (148 starts), also playing in 11 playoff contests, starting each.

 

Here is the Ravens press release on the draft picks and undrafted free agent signings.

RAVENS SIGN DRAFT PICKS & ROOKIE FREE AGENTS

 

The Baltimore Ravens have signed the following 2013 draft picks:

 

Player	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	School
Anthony, Marc	CB	5-11	196	California
Jensen, Ryan	C	6-4	304	Colorado State-Pueblo
Juszczyk, Kyle	FB	6-1	248	Harvard
Lewis-Moore, Kapron	DE	6-4	300	Notre Dame
Mellette, Aaron	WR	6-2	217	Elon
Wagner, Rick	G/T	6-6	310	Wisconsin

 

Baltimore has also signed the following 14 rookie free agent players: