Baltimore Ravens Sign Kelley Washington

The Ravens bolstered their WR corps this week, signing former Cincinnati Bengal Kelley Washington, and by doing so showed that maybe, just mayyyyyyyybe, Ozzie & Co. don’t have quite as much faith in Demetrius Williams and Marcus Smith as they’d have us believe.

Washington, 29, spent the last two seasons in New England, after spending 2003-06 as a Bungle.  He had only one catch for three yards during his time as a Patriot.  Kind of surprising considering the rate that NE was racking up passing yards in 2007 (his one catch was in 08), but, to be fair, the Patriots have a bevy of “decent” wide receivers.

At 6′ 3″ and 215 lbs, Washington could be the “size” receiver the Ravens have been lacking, although there are going to be some other big WRs in camp this summer (Ernie Wheelright—6′ 5″, 220 lbs, Marcus Maxwell—6′ 3″, 210 lbs, Edward Williams—6′ 4″, 215 lbs).

Washington’s most productive season was in 2004, when he caught 31 passes for 378 yards and three TDs.  He has caught only 20 passes in the four seasons since.  However, he must have shown something to impress the Ravens’ coaches, having beaten out Jerry Porter and Tab Perry in the mini-camp.

If you want to get excited for Kelley Washington, Ravens fans, just check out this video—not so much for the score as for what comes next (props to Glenn at WNST for the heads-up).