The Giants add linebacker depth and special teams help
The New York Giants have agreed to terms with linebacker Chris Board, formerly of the Baltimore Ravens. The Giants have agreed to a two-year deal worth up to $6 million.
Another #Ravens departure: LB Chris Board signing with NY Giants for 2 years and up to $6 million. He was special teams captain last year and contributed at ILB. #RavensFlock
— Brian Wacker (@brianwacker1.bsky.social) 2025-03-11T00:28:37.820Z
Board, 29, has primarily been a special teams player over his 7 years at the NFL, though he played 168 snaps on defense for the Ravens last year.
Board is a good-sized linebacker at 6-foot-2, 240 pounds, and should help reinforce the Giants’ special teams as well as defense. He’s played 2,510 special teams snaps over the last 7 seasons, as opposed to 1,008 on defense.
He originally signed with the Ravens as an undrafted free agent out of North Dakota State in 2018. Board spent the first four seasons of his career with the Ravens until signing with the Detroit Lions in 2022 and New England Patriots in 2023, before returning to the Ravens in 2024.
This isn’t the first milestone in Board’s career which he’s shared with the Giants. He recorded the first two sacks of his career (3.5 total) came against the Giants when he sacked Daniel Jones twice in the Ravens’ 27-13 win.
