Center Nick Mangold is visiting the Ravens, according to a source who spoke with ESPN.com’s Jamison Hensley (Twitter link). The veteran arrived late Tuesday afternoon and will stay with the team through Wednesday. 
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The Ravens shook things up at center this offseason when they traded Jeremy Zuttah to the 49ers. As it stands, their only options are the unproven John Urschel and Ryan Jensen. Mangold, of course, would offer tons of experience and a resume that includes seven Pro Bowl nods.
The Jets cut the 33-year-old in February after he missed half of the 2016 season. Before that, however, he missed just four regular season Jets games over the previous nine seasons. Mangold was ranked as Pro Football Focus’ 25th best center last year, but he has posted several top ten and top five seasons over his career.
Even if he’s no longer an elite center, Mangold still stands as the best option available in free agency. If the Ravens pass on signing him, they could instead look to the draft and consider players like LSU’s Ethan Pocic, Ohio State’s Pat Elflein, and West Virginia’s Tyler Orlosky.
this would be the only reason i can see why they traded jernigan, who was only making 1.4 million, n cut zuttah, who was at 2.4…making cap room for mangold n hopefully clady or dunlap
I like this fit here. I see the Ravens being a scary underrated team this season(but they won’t beat the Pats)
crazysull, i’d luv 2 agree w/u, but the ravens have gotten rid of 3/5 of the OL, 2/3 of the DL, n basically 3/4 of the LB unit, since orr had to retire, they released dumervil, n suggs is a situational pass rusher at his age, not a starter…hello 6-10