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PositionTackle

Experience3 years

Height6-9

Weight330

CollegeMaryland

High SchoolEleanor Roosevelt (MD)

HometownWhite Plains, Maryland

Birthdate3/18/1986

Joined RavensSupplemental Draft, Round 5, 2007

Joined NFL2007

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Games Played/Started: (2007, 6/2); (2008, 16/15); (2009, 4/4) Total 27/22
Playoffs: (2008, 3/3) Total: 3/3
Massive, athletic and powerful offensive tackle
Enters 2009 having played in 22 games, including 17 starts
Saw action in all 16 games, starting 15 (missed 1 start with a shoulder injury, but did play in the game) at LT in 2008
Helped pave the way for the Ravens to rush for 2,376 yards and a franchise-record 20 TDs, including 902 yards and 10 TDs by Pro Bowl FB Le’Ron McClain
Saw action in 6 games, starting 2 as a rookie in 2007 and helped protect Ravens QBs, allowing them time to complete a franchise-record 341 passes (61.2%) for 3,308 yards.

Gaither was selected by Baltimore in the 5th round (31st selection overall) of the 2007 supplemental draft
Joined the Ravens with 2 years of college eligibility remaining

2009: Game 7 vs. Den. (11/1): Started his 1st game in 3 weeks (neck injury) at LT and was part of a line that helped pave the way for 125 team rushing yards and 1 TD against the Broncos...Also protected QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to complete a franchise record-tying 80% of his passes (20 of 25) in the 30-7 victory.
Game 6 at Min. (10/18): Listed as a game-day inactive against the Vikings.
Game 5 vs. Cin. (10/11): Was a game-day inactive (neck) against the Bengals.
Game 4 at NE (10/4): Started at LT and helped the Ravens average 6.8 yards per rush (17 att. for 116 yards), before leaving the game with a neck/shoulder injury against the Patriots.
Game 3 vs. Cle. (9/27): Started at LT and helped protect Flacco, allowing him to complete 71.4% of his passes (25 of 35) for career-high a 342 yards and 1 TD in the 34-3 victory...The offense racked up 479 total yards against the Browns.
Game 2 at SD (9/20): Started at LT and helped protect Flacco, allowing him to post a 96.6 QB rating, throwing for 190 yards and 2 TDs in the 31-26 win...Also helped open holes, helping the Ravens to rush for 130 yards and 2 TDs against the Chargers.
Game 1 vs. KC (9/13): Started at LT and helped set a Ravens’ franchise record with 501 total yards...Helped pave the way for 198 yards rushing and protected Flacco, allowing him to throw for a career-high 307 yards and 3 TDs in the 38-24 win.
2008: Saw action in all 16 games, starting 15 (missed 1 start with a shoulder injury, but did play in the game) at LT, and helped pave the way for the Ravens to rush for 2,376 yards and a franchise-record 20 TDs, including 902 yards and 10 TDs by Pro Bowl FB Le’Ron McClain
Also helped protect rookie QB Joe Flacco, allowing him to complete 257 for 428 passes (60.0%) for 2,971 yards and 14 TDs for an 80.3 QB rating (4th-best single-season mark in franchise history)
The O-line also allowed the 2nd-fewest sacks in franchise history (33)
In the playoffs, Gaither started all 3 games and helped pave the way for the Ravens to rush for 274 yards and 4 TDs
Also was part of a line that allowed just 3 sacks in 75 pass attempts.

Started 17 of his final 21 games at Maryland
In 1,101 career plays in college, Gaither allowed only 1.5 sacks
Made at least 1 TD-resulting block in 12 of the 17 games he started for Maryland
In 24 games, he registered 76 key blocks, including 40 knockdowns and 15 TD-resulting blocks
Played in 12 games, including 9 starts, at RT as a sophomore (2006)
Part of an OL that allowed just 19 sacks (2nd-lowest total in the ACC) and paved the way for RBs Keon Lattimore and Lance Ball to rush for over 700 yards each for the season
Earned 3rd-team Freshman All-American honors by College Football News and honorable mention by The Sporting News
Was a member of the 2006 preseason watch list for the Outland Trophy
Was also a consensus preseason All-ACC choice
Third-team Freshman All-American by College Football News and honorable mention by The Sporting News, seeing action in all 11 games, starting 8 at LT as a freshman in 2005
Did not allow a sack and was only whistled for 2 penalties in 583 plays
Finished the season with a 1.122 grade, 2nd highest on the team.

Started every game at RT and was rated as the No. 3 prep school prospect in the nation by Rivals.com out of Hargrave Military Academy (Chatham, VA)
Played just 1 season of football at Eleanor Roosevelt (Greenbelt, MD) HS, starting on the DL
Played basketball for 3 years, participating in football for the 1st time as a senior
Played DT and TE for one of the top teams in the state
Recorded 89 tackles, including 9 sacks, and 1 FF while batting down 4 passes at the line of scrimmage
Ranked as the 36th-best DT in the nation by Rivals.com
Was an honorable mention All-Met selection by the Washington Post, a SuperPrep All-American and Mid-Atlantic all-region pick and a PrepStar honorable mention selection
Was also selected to play for Maryland in the Super 44 All-Star game
Was 1st team all-league and all-county
Helped lead his team to a 12-1 record in 2003 (only loss came in 4A state semifinals)
Lettered 3 years in basketball
Was a major D-I recruit in basketball and had verbally committed to South Carolina in hoops before deciding to play football
Along with former Ravens teammate P.J. Daniels, Jared spoke to 5th-grade students at Woodholme Elementary in May 2008
Gaither attended A Purple Evening in Oct. 2008, an annual event for female Ravens fans held at M&T Bank Stadium where he participated in fan forums, autograph signings, and on-field football skills challenges
Full name: Jared Dwight Gaither.

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