Ravens Add Line Help with Pickup of Slaughter

Posted by Matt Loede on July 30th, 2008 filed in News

The Baltimore Sun is reporting that the Ravens have signed six-year veteran Chad Slaughter to a one-year contract.  The O-lineman will add depth to a line that has already had some injuries.  The team tried to come to terms with lineman with John Welbourn, a four-year starter for the Chiefs, but nothing could be reached.  The paper is reporting that  Welbourn sat in the team hotel for hours as the sides tried to agree to a contract, and Welbourn walked away from a one-year deal worth the NFL minimum. Slaughter can play on either side of the line, and is a big boy at 6-8, 340 pounds.  “I think they were looking to find someone with experience,” said Angelo Wright, Slaughter’s agent.



One Response to “Ravens Add Line Help with Pickup of Slaughter”

  1. Raven Football Says:

    They offered Welbourn one-year for the league minimum, and this took hours of negotiations? That’s the lowest offer possible! Someone needs to teach the Ravens how to negotiate.

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