Ravens’ offensive line gets help as John Simpson agrees to 3-year, $30 million deal
The Ravens’ porous offensive line is getting some help in the form of a familiar face.
John Simpson, who spent the past two seasons with the New York Jets, is returning to Baltimore. The guard has agreed to a three-year, $30 million contract, a source with direct knowledge of the situation confirmed to The Baltimore Sun.
Simpson, who will turn 29 in August, joined the Ravens’ practice squad late in 2022 and signed with them for the 2023 season before leaving in free agency a year later.
His addition should help bolster the interior of the line with center Tyler Linderbaum expected to leave in free agency and after guards Daniel Faalele and Andrew Vorhees struggled last season.
A fourth-round pick out of Clemson in 2020, Simpson spent his first two-plus seasons with the Raiders.
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