[CBFF] It's official: Ayanbadejo a Raven

[Kenny Claxton]

He's a good guy and good luck to him.

On 3/6/08, Victor Waldron <victor19 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Ayanbadejo agrees to four-year deal with Ravens
> By Larry Mayer
>
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> LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Bears unrestricted free agent Brendon Ayanbadejo
> on Thursday agreed to a four-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens.
> The 31-year-old played three seasons in Chicago after being acquired
> in a trade with the Miami Dolphins on Aug. 28, 2005 in exchange for
> tight end John Owens and a conditional draft pick.
>
> On Monday, the Bears decided to move forward without Ayanbadejo, a
> two-time Pro Bowler who also visited the New York Jets before reaching
> an agreement with the Ravens.
>
> With Adrian Peterson, Rod Wilson, Israel Idonije, Nick Roach and Jamar
> Williams all expected to help fill the void on the coverage and return
> teams, the Bears hope to maintain their ranking as the NFL's No. 1
> special teams unit.
>
> Chicago claimed that crown for the second straight year in 2007 after
> losing three key players in Cameron Worrell, Todd Johnson and Dante
> Wesley during the offseason. Worrell tied with Ayanbadejo for the team
> lead with 28 special-teams tackles in 2006, matching the team record
> set by Peterson in 2004.
>
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