Jetfan13 Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 Veteran returns to team 20 days after being waived By Ken Murray | ken.murray@baltsun.com 4:30 PM EDT, April 6, 2009 Twenty days after he was released by the Ravens, veteran cornerback Samari Rolle signed a new, four-year contract with the team on Monday. It took a face-to-face meeting with team officials -- soon after the release -- to clear the air and keep Rolle, 32, in Baltimore. "At first, with all the rumors out there, I wasn't sure if I would ever be back in this building," Rolle told BaltimoreRavens.com, which first reported the signing. "It's been a few weeks, but eventually I knew that this was where I needed to be. I'm happy to be back with the Ravens." At the team's draft luncheon last week, general manager Ozzie Newsome talked about the meeting with Rolle that paved the way for his return. "What we experienced with Samari two weeks ago ... when he came in and sat down and talked with us and expressed some things to us, and we were able to express some things back to him ... it broke a lot of barriers," Newsome said. Rolle has spent four of his 11 NFL seasons with the Ravens, and earned the team's Ed Block Courage Award in 2007 after he came back from an adverse reaction to epilepsy medication to play that season. Last year, he started 10 games and had three interceptions and 13 passes defensed Where Rolle fits is uncertain. Already this offseason, the Ravens signed Domonique Foxworth to start at right cornerback and Chris Carr to play nickel back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted April 7, 2009 Share Posted April 7, 2009 I will take Sheppard over Rolle anytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted April 8, 2009 Share Posted April 8, 2009 I will take Sheppard over Rolle anytime. At this point in their careers yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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