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OWINGS MILLS, MD — Diego Pavia has taken his first professional steps toward potentially being an NFL quarterback.
The former Vanderbilt star and 2025 Heisman Trophy finalist was on the field and in front of reporters during the second and final day of the Baltimore Ravens' rookie minicamp Saturday, May 2. Working out under cloudy skies on a cool day with fellow incoming players, Pavia wore a black jersey with No. 17. The 5-foot-10, 203-pounder, who recently signed a three-year deal with the team as an undrafted free agent, spent the portion of practice open to media members basically getting acclimated to the playbook and his new teammates.
Wearing a helmet but no pads, Pavia split the reps with fellow UDFA Joe Fagnano, who played for UConn, and former James Madison quarterback Billy Atkins, who attended the minicamp on a tryout basis. They predictably cycled through a mix of run, pass and play-action plays, though Pavia didn't actually throw the ball downfield as his receivers learned their routes. He did uncork passes during individual drills.
Rookie head coach Jesse Minter ran practice, while general manager Eric DeCosta and former Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome, who still holds an executive vice president title under DeCosta, his protégé whom he still advises, observed from various vantage points from the team's suburban training facility.
Pavia is not expected to speak with reporters Saturday, however Minter will.
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The former Vanderbilt star and 2025 Heisman Trophy finalist was on the field and in front of reporters during the second and final day of the Baltimore Ravens' rookie minicamp Saturday, May 2. Working out under cloudy skies on a cool day with fellow incoming players, Pavia wore a black jersey with No. 17. The 5-foot-10, 203-pounder, who recently signed a three-year deal with the team as an undrafted free agent, spent the portion of practice open to media members basically getting acclimated to the playbook and his new teammates.
Wearing a helmet but no pads, Pavia split the reps with fellow UDFA Joe Fagnano, who played for UConn, and former James Madison quarterback Billy Atkins, who attended the minicamp on a tryout basis. They predictably cycled through a mix of run, pass and play-action plays, though Pavia didn't actually throw the ball downfield as his receivers learned their routes. He did uncork passes during individual drills.
Rookie head coach Jesse Minter ran practice, while general manager Eric DeCosta and former Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome, who still holds an executive vice president title under DeCosta, his protégé whom he still advises, observed from various vantage points from the team's suburban training facility.
Pavia is not expected to speak with reporters Saturday, however Minter will.
This story will be updated
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Diego Pavia makes NFL debut at Ravens rookie minicamp: How he looked
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