After impressing the coaching staff during a tryout with a couple of other veteran defensive backs, Ken Hamlin will be signed to the Ravens roster. Hamlin has spent the majority of his career starting at the free safety position (96 or his 98 games) for various teams such as: the Seattle Seahawks and the Dallas Cowboys.
He is known for his hard hitting style but has had a little trouble with missing games due to injury. His best statistical year was in 2007. Then he started all 16 games of the regular season with the Cowboys, posted 62 tackles, five interceptions and 15 pass deflections.
The word is Hamlin is being brought in as a contigency plan of sorts in case Ed Reed continues to struggle with injuries during the season not as a starter. He is also capable of contributing to special teams. This signing is commendable; the Ravens do have safety Haruki Nakamura on the roster to come behind Reed in case he gets injured but he himself is recovering from a season ending broken ankle and other leg injuries. It is always good to have an able bodied veteran ready-to-go as an insurance policy.
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