The New York Jets have intercepted the Ravens' plans to re-sign defensive end Trevor Pryce, who was waived by Baltimore on Wednesday.
New York has agreed to a contract with Pryce, league sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The Jets' Rex Ryan coached Pryce when he was an assistant in Baltimore.
Baltimore is on the hook to pay him his $2 million in guaranteed salary, plus whatever the Jets have paid him on his new one-year deal, a source told Schefter.
Pryce ranks third in sacks among active players but has only one tackle this season. The 35-year-old has not started any of Baltimore's three games.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday that there was a "high possibility" that Pryce would return.
Pryce was waived to make room for safety Ken Hamlin, who was released by Baltimore last week. Hamlin will probably contribute on special teams in Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
You've got roster issues that you deal with. It's not something we wanted to do," Harbaugh said of the move. "Trevor is a big part of what we're doing here, and we anticipate getting him back. It's just what we had to do for now."
Harbaugh insisted that Hamlin was simply a better fit on the roster for this week.
"We're going to put the 45 best guys out there," he said. "I would rather have Trevor here this week playing, but we're not able to do that. We just have a numbers situation."
Pryce's locker had not been cleared out at the Ravens' facility Wednesday.
New York has agreed to a contract with Pryce, league sources told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. The Jets' Rex Ryan coached Pryce when he was an assistant in Baltimore.
Baltimore is on the hook to pay him his $2 million in guaranteed salary, plus whatever the Jets have paid him on his new one-year deal, a source told Schefter.
Pryce ranks third in sacks among active players but has only one tackle this season. The 35-year-old has not started any of Baltimore's three games.
Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Wednesday that there was a "high possibility" that Pryce would return.
Pryce was waived to make room for safety Ken Hamlin, who was released by Baltimore last week. Hamlin will probably contribute on special teams in Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
You've got roster issues that you deal with. It's not something we wanted to do," Harbaugh said of the move. "Trevor is a big part of what we're doing here, and we anticipate getting him back. It's just what we had to do for now."
Harbaugh insisted that Hamlin was simply a better fit on the roster for this week.
"We're going to put the 45 best guys out there," he said. "I would rather have Trevor here this week playing, but we're not able to do that. We just have a numbers situation."
Pryce's locker had not been cleared out at the Ravens' facility Wednesday.
