The Baltimore Ravens have signed TE Visanthe Shiancoe to a one-year contract, general manager and executive vice president Ozzie Newsome announced Sunday afternoon.
Shiancoe, a 10-year NFL veteran, has played in 148 career games (90 starts), most recently spending time with the New England Patriots in 2012. The 6-4, 250-pounder was on the club's active roster for five weeks, seeing action in four games while being inactive for another.
Posting 243 catches for 2,677 yards (11.0 avg.) and 27 touchdowns in his career, the Morgan State (Baltimore) product was selected in the third round of the 2003 draft (91st overall) by the New York Giants.
Shiancoe, 33, spent four seasons (2003-06) in New York before playing five years (2007-11) with the Minnesota Vikings. In 2009, he totaled a career-high 56 catches for 566 yards (second most of his career – 596 in 2008) and a career-best 11 touchdowns.
Name pronounced: vih-SAHNTH SHANK-oh
Year
Team
G
GS
Rec.
Yards
Avg.
Lg.
TD
2003
NYG
16
7
10
56
5.6
10
2
2004
NYG
16
7
5
25
5.0
9
1
2005
NYG
16
5
8
91
11.4
17
0
2006
NYG
16
4
12
81
6.8
16
0
2007
Min.
16
15
27
323
12.0
79
1
2008
Min.
16
15
42
596
14.2
40
7
2009
Min.
16
14
56
566
10.1
27
11
2010
Min.
16
9
47
530
11.3
33
2
2011
Min.
16
14
36
409
11.4
37
3
2012
NE
4
0
0
0
-
-
0
Totals
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148
90
243
2,677
11.0
79
27
