 Man, don't let the news of Peyton Manning and ESPN reaching a nine year agreement to continue the Manning cast distract you from the real breaking news that we got right here because the Baltimore Ravens, they made a contract of their own and they are signing Deontay Hardy return specialist to a one year deal. Let's read the reports from Tom Pellicero. And then the more personal report from our guy Jeff Srebent goes as follows. Tom Pellicero said former all pro return man and wide receiver Deontay Hardy is signing with the Ravens on a one year deal per me and rap sheet. So one year deal Ravens like, look, show us, show us. We know that what you can do time to show the world what you can do and help us finish the job. Jeff Srebent said it'll be a homecoming for wide receiver slash return specialist Deontay Hardy who has agreed to a one year deal with the Ravens. That's Tom Pellicero and rap sheet first reported. It's always important when reporters give their credit where credit is due. Somebody else got the story first. If somebody else got the news first, give them their credit and Jeff Srebent always does that. I love when reporters do that they show that respect. Anyway, continue it. He said, Hardy is a Baltimore native who started at Archbishop Curley. Hardy becomes the favorite to replace Devin DuVernay as Ravens return man. And as we all know Devin DuVernay, he is taking his talents, not to South Beach. He ain't going way down south, but I believe he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguar. So he's going to be Duval DuVernay. So that should be real fun to see how that works itself out. Now, Jeremy Fowler. He also reported this deal and he has something that was very interesting to say. He said players like this, like Deontay Hardy, they have added value with the new kickoff rules. And a lot of these players have seen their interest spike since the league passed a new format in late March. Because remember, remember with the Steelers, as soon as this new kickoff league, I mean this new kickoff rule was announced, they signed Cordero Patterson that same day. So they ain't going to deal that same day. So Ravens, like Eric DeCosta said in yesterday's presser, he talked about it. He said, I got a special teams coach. So our special teams got to be on point. And Deontay Hardy, he can help make that happen. Deontay Hardy, with him playing for the Baltimore Ravens, he get to play at the crib. So that's special in itself. Because he can be a hometown hero. Oh, hold up. I think we got a new nickname for our god Deontay Hardy. Hometown Hero Hardy, we're going to call him Triple H. Perfect. Triple H. Hometown Hero Hardy. And we can liken him to Triple H because just like Cody, he's going to help the Baltimore Ravens finish the story. Now continuing in yesterday's video where we covered Eric DeCosta and John Harbaugh's annual pre-draft presser, aka The Liars Luncheon. We made a bold prediction in that video. What was that bold prediction? Well, let me refresh your memories. We said that we thought and think that the Baltimore Ravens before the draft are going to make at least three more moves. Now, when you think about that and you say that out loud, it sounds kind of crazy, right? Them making three more moves, especially how slow they've been moving this offseason, especially with all the holes that they got on a team. That would be a lot because they really been doing much of anything, especially recently. But so far with this move, we're one for three. So just two more moves at least Ravens. If you want to do more, be our guest, but they make it at least two more, two more moves. You heard it here second. And I say you heard it here second because in yesterday's video, that's when you heard it first. But anyway, the Ante Hardy, I think, and on a more serious note, him playing at home, that can really spark somebody like crazy. That can really just rejuvenate the way that somebody feels about playing, whatever they playing, if they playing in front of family, if they playing from where they're from, that can really give them this extra added motivation like crazy. Because they can look around and they can be like, oh, yeah, I'm home. They can look around, see their mom, see their dad, see their brother, see their sister, see their cousin, see their aunt, see their uncle, see whoever and be like, oh, yeah, I'm putting on for them. And then to take it a step further, they can think about the community where they grew up at. They can think about kids that may be living where they used to live at. They can be thinking about what it's like being from there. And they can think about how they can inspire the next person like, oh, I made it from where I'm from. Hopefully I can inject this into somebody else and they can make it from where they from. And maybe they'll get an opportunity to play in the city where they're from too. So this is a real special occasion, in my opinion, for Deontay Hardy. This is a significant signing. Baltimore Ravens, they obviously had a hole on the roster when they lost Devon Duvenay. That presented a challenge. Like we've all talked about before, it was a lot of mixing and matching back at the kick return position. At punt return, it was, I mean, primarily it was Devon Duvenay. They did a little mixing match. Sometimes they would have Justice Hill back there. And then of course, Devon Duvenay, he got hurt. I think he had, what was it, a back injury? Whatever injury it was, he was out for a little bit. Tyler Wallace came in and he went and killed it in that Rams game. His first punt return ever and he went and took it to the house. Yeah, there we go, baby. But we obviously had a need there. But that need is taking care of it. And I like it too, because they could have went into the draft without having failed this position. But it would have given you one more thing to sort of worry about going into the draft. Because you don't necessarily draft a return specialist. You draft somebody who can return, but they usually may specialize in another area. Usually it'll be a wide receiver. It could be a running back. It could be a cornerback. It could be whoever. But you don't normally draft a guy who is just a return specialist. He's usually doing something else on the football team as well. But now that you got this handle, you got this taken care of, you ain't even got to look for somebody to be, all right, let's draft this guy. Because he's a real good, he's a good corner, but he's a real good return specialist. So you ain't even got to worry about that. So this just makes life easier for Eric Acosta and the Baltimore Ravens as they head into the draft. And with this move, it'll be different. But I think it'll be different in a good way. Because we saw with Devin Duvenay, like the same thing we always talk about with Devin Duvenay. Straight line speed, amazing. He got it. He's fast. But when it comes to cutting, when it comes to making people miss, that wasn't his specialty. And that's fine because he obviously did a good enough job. Devin Duvenay was an all pro, all pro return man. So not just pro bowl, but all pro is a higher honor than pro bowl. Because all pro, it doesn't say that you were just popular. That's the pro bowl. But all pro says you were among the best of the best that year. So Devin Duvenay got all pro before. Now Devin Duvenay also got all pro before. So that's a lot about him as well. But with Devin Duvenay, again, straight line speed there. But with Devin Duvenay, he got the straight line speed. I don't know if it's as much as Devin Duvenay. But he got some good straight line speed, but he really too, he's shifted too. He gonna make somebody miss too. And with him, he's smaller than Devin Duvenay. He's a little lower to the ground than Devin Duvenay. So that can make it even harder to tackle him. He might get lost. Like they might be a pile. They might be all this stuff going on over here on special teams on a kickoff return. But Deontay Hardy might be over here. Hey, take it to the house. Let's go. Six. And something that we brought up before too, when they had Deontay Hardy on the visit. These guys are game changers. Return specialists, they are game changers. Now, although it doesn't happen too often, there are still some games where all Baltimore Ravens, all offense, they may not be putting up the points or putting up the yards or just, they may not be doing that thing like we used to them doing. Again, it doesn't happen too often, but it does happen sometimes. And this is where, like, look, the return specialist, they can change all of that. Because the defense could be putting in work, the defense could be holding up offense, the opposing offense down. But if the offense ain't scoring, like the defense could be like, oh my goodness, what are these guys doing? Defense forces three and out. You break off a big punt return. And that's the thing. You ain't even got a score. You ain't even got a score, but you get a good enough punt return that puts you in good field position. Boom. That changes the game. That injects life into your offense. That injects continued life into your defense and that injects hope into the fan base as well. And y'all know us as Ravens fans right now, especially after that AFC championship, a lot of Ravens fans have lost a lot of hope in this team. They really have. A lot of Ravens fans, they do not believe in the Baltimore Ravens all the way right now. A lot of Ravens fans feel like, oh boy, it's just going to be a lot of the same old stuff. It's going to be a repeat of the same stuff that's been going on for years with the Baltimore Ravens. So this is an important move. This is not the end all be all, but this is certainly a positive move in the right direction. So I'm looking forward to it. We talked about how it can inject life in the offense and the defense. And that could be another thing too. It ain't even got to be in games where the offense is struggling because at a good return, man, they just do so much for the team. Say for instance, the offense is going crazy. Say for instance, the offense is going wild in a good way. And say that they just crushing the team. The game ain't even close. A return, man, they could be, they could be the dagger. They could crush a team after that. Like you say your offense put up like 30 some points opposing a team. They only got like 14 or something. And they trying, they fighting, they kicking, they scratching, clawing their way back in the game. They trying. And then, oh, their quarterback throw in completion on third down. Now they got to punt the ball. They punt the ball. Good return, man. Take it back to the house. Oh, man, that's the dag. Oh, whoa, that'll be a game, folks. So a return man is just that a return specialist because they are special at returning. And hopefully Deontay Hardy can take a lot of the kicks back for touchdowns, take a lot of pumps back for touchdown. And I know it's obviously easier said than done. It is for sure. But this is part of the formula. This is part of the recipe that is going to take for the Baltimore Ravens to finish the job.