Rams special teams star Jake Hummel signs with the Ravens
Linebacker Jake Hummel signed a one-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens, according to The Athletic's Dianna Russini. Full terms of the deal were not immediately reported.
It's unclear what the Ravens deal is and/or if the Rams tried to retain Hummel, but there is a connection to Baltimore. Hummel played with Ravens tight end Charlie Kolar in college at Iowa State and the two reportedly remained friends.
Jake Hummel & Charlie Kolar were teammates at Iowa State. Their good buddies & Kolar actually sealed Hummel on Tylan Wallace's Punt return TD vs the Rams in 2023.😂The boys are reunited in Baltimore💜 pic.twitter.com/bE1NqpvXlo
— hezzo🧃 (@hezzosmith) March 13, 2025
Hummel, a former undrafted player in 2022, played almost exclusively on special teams over the past three seasons. He played more than 300 special teams snaps in each of the past two seasons and only combined for 117 defensive snaps over that span.
The 26-year-old tallied eight special teams tackles in 2024 and blocked a punt against the Buffalo Bills in Week 14, which was returned for a touchdown by Hunter Long (who recently left for the Jaguars).
PUNT BLOCKED! TO THE HOUSE FOR SIX!📺: @NFLonFox | #RamsHouse pic.twitter.com/862Na3qyim
— Los Angeles Rams (@RamsNFL) December 8, 2024
Hummel's loss shouldn't affect the Rams' linebacker depth much, but his absence will be felt on special teams. The Rams will also need to figure out their linebacker issue soon, too, after losing Christian Rozeboom and Michael Hoecht in free agency.
This article originally appeared on Rams Wire: NFL free agency: Rams special teams star signs with Ravens
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