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05-10-2013, 02:14 PM
COMMENTARY | In a move that benefits everyone involved, the Indianapolis Colts have traded center A.Q. Shipley to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for a conditional fourth-round draft pick in 2014.
Shipley (6-foot-1, 309 pounds) was originally a seventh-round draft pick out of Penn State by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2009, spent some time on the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad, and then came to the Colts in 2012. He appeared in 14 games for Indianapolis last season, starting five of them.
For Baltimore, it's a wise investment in an up-and-coming center with some NFL experience. The Ravens' starting center for four years, Matt Birk, retired after winning Super Bowl XLVII in February, leaving the team with only their fourth-round pick from 2011, Gino Gradkowski, and their sixth-round pick from April, Ryan Jensen, on their roster at the position.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/indianapolis-colts-shrewdly-trade-center-baltimore-ravens-153000238.html
Shipley (6-foot-1, 309 pounds) was originally a seventh-round draft pick out of Penn State by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2009, spent some time on the Philadelphia Eagles practice squad, and then came to the Colts in 2012. He appeared in 14 games for Indianapolis last season, starting five of them.
For Baltimore, it's a wise investment in an up-and-coming center with some NFL experience. The Ravens' starting center for four years, Matt Birk, retired after winning Super Bowl XLVII in February, leaving the team with only their fourth-round pick from 2011, Gino Gradkowski, and their sixth-round pick from April, Ryan Jensen, on their roster at the position.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/indianapolis-colts-shrewdly-trade-center-baltimore-ravens-153000238.html