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Fullback Patrick Ricard is introduced before the start of the Ravens\u2019 blowout win over Dolphins at M&T Bank Stadium on Dec. 31, 2023 in Baltimore. Getty Images<\/p>\n
There are not many unique players in the league; Ricard is one of them. He plays a position many offenses simply do not utilize. He does not fit a mold.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It should come as no surprise that at 6-foot-3 and 300 pounds, he was a defensive lineman in college for the Maine Black Bears. It should come as little surprise that he was not selected in the 2017 draft. He signed with the Ravens and replaced valued fullback Kyle Juszczyk, who moved on to the 49ers. For three seasons, Ricard played some offense, defense and special teams.<\/p>\n
In 2020, he evolved into a full-time fullback. When he takes the field, there is an actual football out there with him. But he rarely gets to touch it.<\/p>\n
In nine seasons and 132 games for the Ravens, Ricard had 11 rushing attempts for 22 yards. He did not score a rushing touchdown. Not one. He is the opposite of a fantasy football keeper \u2014 unless there is a league out there that awards points to those who clear the way for others to plow into the end zone.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Patrick Ricard (42) celebrates after running back Derrick Henry runs for a touchdown during the Ravens\u2019 win over the Browns on Nov. 16 2025. AP<\/p>\n
\u201cIt does not bother me if I do not get the ball at all,\u201d Ricard said. \u201cSometimes I\u2019d rather have these other guys get the ball because they\u2019re, just to be honest, they\u2019re better, they\u2019re more explosive, they can run a lot faster than me.\u201d<\/p>\n
That is how someone gets the nickname \u201cPancake Pat.\u201d He flattens defenders.<\/p>\n
Ricard does have 49 career receptions for 323 yards and seven touchdowns. His longest catch and run is 28 yards, and that was the source of some good-natured ribbing.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe one thing that really stuck with me with Pat is when he was kind of bickering with me in 2023, because he had the longest reception in the room for about two weeks until I jumped him,\u201d said tight end Isaiah Likely \u2014 who, like Ricard, went from the Ravens to the Giants this past week.<\/p>\n
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Ricard, 31, did not miss a game for three consecutive seasons before sitting out the first six games in 2025 with a calf strain. The Ravens averaged 126.2 rushing yards in the games missed by Ricard. In the 11 games with him, they averaged an NFL-high 173.2 yards.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the season, Ricard was selected for his sixth Pro Bowl. He has been a first or second-team All Pro in each of the past three seasons. His blocking enhanced the stats for Derrick Henry, Mark Ingram, Gus Edwards and J.K. Dobbins. Coming soon: Skattebo, Tyrone Tracy Jr. and any other running back the Giants add to the mix.<\/p>\n
Ricard leads the way on the ground, but he is a follower when it comes to Harbaugh.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cVery grateful for Coach Harbaugh,\u201d Ricard said. \u201cHe\u2019s been in my corner my whole career, he\u2019s believed in me. And as soon as I saw he got the job here, I was definitely interested. I even told him, \u2018Look, if you were coaching a Pop Warner football team, I\u2019m interested.\u2019 I\u2019m there doing something, I don\u2019t even know if I\u2019m the water boy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Browns, with former Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken, also wanted Ricard. That was tempting.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited for the Browns,\u201d Ricard said, \u201cbut I\u2019m more excited for the Giants.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As he watched casually from the outside, Patrick Ricard saw Cam Skattebo doing his thing for the Giants…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":809233,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2067],"tags":[746,7,519,1917,56,2321,2469,6,9],"class_list":{"0":"post-809232","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-giants","8":"tag-cam-skattebo","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-giants","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-giants","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkgiants","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116219433692904651","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809232","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=809232"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/809232\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/809233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=809232"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=809232"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=809232"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}