Multiple Teams Have Called Ravens About Surprise Quarterback Trade

Nobody expected Joe Fagnano to be a name teams were fighting over.

The undrafted rookie out of UConn didn't get drafted back in April, and the Ravens have only carried three quarterbacks on their initial roster once in the past five years. 

Fagnano changed that math himself.

Three Teams Called

Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic said on the Ravens Collective podcast that at least three teams reached out to Baltimore about a potential trade for Fagnano after his preseason performance turned heads. 

It's unclear if any of those calls turned into real offers, but the fact that a market existed at all for an undrafted rookie says a lot.

Joe Fagnano is the first undrafted rookie QB in Ravens history to make the initial 53-man roster.

Finished preseason:

56/75
509 yards
3 TD
1 INT
100.0 passer rating

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Instead of risking him on waivers and losing him for nothing, the Ravens just kept him. 

Third Quarterback Behind Jackson

Baltimore now carries Fagnano as its third quarterback behind Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley, a decision that looks smarter by the week. 

He beat out Diego Pavia, last year's Heisman runner-up finalist type of name, for a roster spot, and he did it with pretty solid preseason tape backing him up. 

He finished the preseason with 509 yards, three touchdowns, one interception, and a 100.0 passer rating.