{"id":805630,"date":"2026-03-11T03:15:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T03:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/805630\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T03:15:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T03:15:31","slug":"ny-giants-news-fb-patrick-ricard-agrees-to-terms-what-it-means-for-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/805630\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Giants news: FB Patrick Ricard agrees to terms; what it means for New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The two-year deal with Ricard will reportedly make him the highest-paid fullback in the NFL. <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeGarafolo\/status\/2031519350834766058\" rel=\"nofollow\">Per NFL insider Mike Garafolo<\/a>, the deal will be worth a maximum of $8.5 million, with a base value of $7.63 million that will make Ricard the league\u2019s highest-paid fullback on a per-year basis.<\/p>\n<p>What it means for the Giants<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">While the majority of NFL teams have moved away from relying heavily on a fullback, or having one at all, Harbaugh\u2019s teams in Baltimore almost always had a quality fullback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">For the last nine years with the Ravens, that has been the 6-foot-3, 300-pound soon-to-be 32-year-old Ricard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Early in his career in Baltimore, Ricard played both fullback and defensive tackle. He has been a full-time fullback since 2019. Since that time, he has been named to six Pro Bowls, been a First-Team All-Pro once, and a Second-Team All-Pro twice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Harbaugh wants a team built around power and the ability to win in the trenches on both side of the ball. Ricard is the epitome of that, and there seemed to be an inevitability about his joining Harbaugh with the Giants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Ricard is the second former Raven who has received a market-setting contract to join Harbaugh\u2019s Giants. The other was punter Jordan Stout, another signing that speaks to what Harbaugh believes is important in building a winning team.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">In addition to Ricard and Stout, the Giants have also added former Ravens tight end Isaiah Likely and former Ravens safety Ar\u2019Darius Washington. There is also chatter that they may be consider Baltimore guard Daniel Faalele in an effort to upgrade the interior of the offensive line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The two-year deal with Ricard will reportedly make him the highest-paid fullback in the NFL. 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