{"id":53060,"date":"2025-06-03T03:57:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T03:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53060"},"modified":"2025-06-03T03:57:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T03:57:10","slug":"breaking-ravens-announce-signing-of-dt-john-jenkins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53060","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Ravens announce signing of DT John Jenkins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nbcsports.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/a8a3abf\/2147483647\/strip\/false\/crop\/5713x3808+0+0\/resize\/1486x990!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnbc-sports-production-nbc-sports.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F34%2F21%2F588bd48c4bf78f605e08fdc9248c%2Fhttps-delivery-gettyimages.com%2Fdownloads%2F2192062213\" alt=\"Ravens announce signing of DT John Jenkins - NBC Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One move that was reported weeks ago has now become official.<\/p>\n<p>Baltimore announced on Monday that the club has signed defensive tackle John Jenkins.<\/p>\n<p>Jenkins, 35, is set to help the Ravens replace the now-retired Michael Pierce at nose tackle.<\/p>\n<p>A third-round pick in 2013, Jenkins has appeared in 150 games with 64 starts in 12 seasons. 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