{"id":44453,"date":"2026-04-29T00:40:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T00:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=44453"},"modified":"2026-04-29T00:40:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T00:40:04","slug":"%f0%9f%9a%a8breaking-the-baltimore-ravens-have-sparked-league-wide-debate-after-signing-polarizing-undrafted-quarterbacks-diego-pavia-and-joe-fagnano-to-three-year-deals-while-critics-question-pavia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=44453","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: The Baltimore Ravens have sparked league-wide debate after signing polarizing undrafted quarterbacks Diego Pavia and Joe Fagnano to three-year deals. While critics question Pavia\u2019s historic size and Fagnano\u2019s age, Baltimore is betting big on their unique skill sets to bolster the depth behind Lamar Jackson for 2026.\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Less than two full days after the\u00a0conclusion of the 2026 NFL Draft, the Baltimore Ravens signed one of the most polarizing undrafted rookie free agents. On Tuesday, ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter reported that Baltimore is signing former Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia&#8230; and Pittsburgh Steelers fans can only laugh at the details.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_374,y_61,w_5508,h_3098\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/58\/01kqamc0cx6n6sqz09cn.jpg\" alt=\"Vanderbilt quarterback Diego Pavia\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Instead of bringing in Pavia on a try-out basis or signing him to a one-year, minimum UDFA contract, the Ravens showed misplaced confidence in the 24-year-old undrafted free agent by\u00a0inking him to a three-year contract, which is the standard deal for a UDFA, to be fair.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">This deal came just after news broke that the Ravens signed UConn quarterback Joe Fagnano\u00a0to a three-year deal. With Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley already on the roster, what&#8217;s the plan with a pair of UDFAs at the position? This is hard to make sense of.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">The Ravens just handed out a pair of contracts to UDFAs&#8230; and neither may be deserving of a spot on an NFL roster.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Pittsburgh Steelers fans can only laugh at the Baltimore Ravens&#8217; UDFA signings<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Pavia is not only a 24-year-old rookie, but he&#8217;s perhaps the smallest quarterback in NFL history. At 5&#8217;10&#8221; on the dot at the NFL Combine, Pavia somehow seems even smaller on the field than his listed height. This is the\u00a0second-shortest QB on record\u00a0at the NFL Combine since 1999, per Mockdraftable.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">While Pavia has enough mass packed onto his frame (203 pounds), his 28 3\/8&#8221; arms are also the second-shortest in Combine history. On top of that, his 4.83 speed at his Vanderbilt Pro Day makes him a very modest athlete (and for his tiny QB frame, that&#8217;s simply not good enough). And some analysts had already toyed with the idea of the undersized QB changing positions in the NFL.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mm-ad-placeholder-inarticle_d_1_6\" class=\"mm-slot-content\">\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_6_slot0_slot1\" data-gpid=\"23162276296\/fansided\/nfl\/stillcurtain.com\/inarticle_d_3\" data-google-query-id=\"CNqEvPHokZQDFeKnVgEdKisp8g\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_23162276296\/fansided\/nfl\/stillcurtain.com\/inarticle_d_2__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">Not only does Pavia have the ultimate uphill battle to earn a roster spot as one of the smallest quarterbacks in modern NFL history, but he also lacks youth or upside. Outside of some nice highlights at New Mexico State and Vanderbilt and some respectable college numbers, Pavia doesn&#8217;t have much going for him.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">The same is the case for Ravens&#8217; other UDFA signing, Joe Fagnano. At 6&#8217;3&#8221; and 226 pounds, Fagnano actually has an NFL frame for the QB position, but he&#8217;s already 25 years old, and he&#8217;s coming from an independent conference that didn&#8217;t play against a tough schedule.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">I understand the Ravens wanted to add QB depth, but between Pavia and Fagnano, both quarterbacks could miss the final roster. Suddenly, taking Drew Allar at pick No. 76\u00a0doesn&#8217;t look so bad\u00a0for the Pittsburgh Steelers.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mm-ad-placeholder-inarticle_d_1_7\" class=\"mm-slot-content\">\n<div id=\"inarticle_d_1_7_slot0_slot1\" data-gpid=\"23162276296\/fansided\/nfl\/stillcurtain.com\/inarticle_d_4\" data-google-query-id=\"CNLvzPHokZQDFXK9VgEdZcEiUg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_23162276296\/fansided\/nfl\/stillcurtain.com\/inarticle_d_3__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-blue my-f-1\">There&#8217;s almost always low risk involved in signing UDFAs, but the Baltimore Ravens&#8217; decision to hand out a pair of three-year contracts to quarterbacks who may not make their roster is comedy gold for Steelers fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Less than two full days after the\u00a0conclusion of the 2026 NFL Draft, the Baltimore Ravens signed one of the most polarizing undrafted rookie free agents. 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