The Ravens are adding some training camp depth at the quarterback position. The team announced on Thursday that they have signed veteran Brett Hundley. 
The soon-to-be 29-year-old was originally a fifth-round pick of the Packers in 2015. He made his Green Bay debut the following year, but didn’t register any starts until 2017. He went 3-6 during that campaign, but that remains the only time where he operated as a No. 1.
After one season as the backup in Seattle, he signed with the Cardinals in 2019. The three appearances he made that year remain the last regular season action he saw. He stayed with Arizona for one more season, though the team looked elsewhere when Kyler Murray needed replacing in-game late in the year. He then spent 2021 bouncing on and off of the Colts’ roster, and recently had a visit with the Vikings which didn’t end in a contract offer.
At the most, Hundley would be in line to compete for the No. 3 role in Baltimore. The Ravens have starter Lamar Jackson under contract for one more season, but his absence from OTAs has left the team thin at the position right now. The Ravens also have backup Tyler Huntley available; the former UDFA filled in for Jackson at the end of last season after his injury, and did enough during that span to secure the No. 2 role.
Baltimore also currently has Anthony Brown, a member of this year’s UDFA class, to take practice reps. In the absence of veteran Josh Johnson, who made one appearance for the Ravens last year, both he and, now, Hundley could find themselves in a competition to land on at least the team’s practice squad.
When will they sign Chet Huntley?
They have their eyes on David Brinkley…
Am I the only one who finds it odd that the Ravens seem to only want to surround Lamar with other QBs with similar profiles? I get that it’s easier to continue the offense in Lamar’s absence if the replacement can do similar things. But that doesn’t mean that they should only sign extremely mobile QBs, either. They seem to have struck gold with Tyler Huntley, but they’ve also recently rostered Trace McSorley (who shouldn’t be near an NFL roster), Josh Johnson and now Brett Hundley. Not a Flacco-like pocket passer to he found; maybe that’s a good thing.
Of course the other upside to signing Hundley: if he makes it behind Huntley, it could saving them on uniform replacement costs.
Hadn’t thought of the name thing. Coaches will have to work on their diction.
I think the profile similarity/scheme fit approach makes sense. McSorley was just a late round flier they didn’t over-indulge. They tend to have so many draft picks that they can throw darts without much downside. Johnson was a last minute emergency more than anything.
Who wouldn’t want a QB who has a passer rating below 50 against half the teams he’s faced?
Just a warm QB body to fill in at OTA’s while Jackson is out brooding.
The Ravens haven’t threatened to trade Lamar to the Vikings so what makes you think he is brooding? Several other players are skipping the OTA’s as well.