Ravens Roster Moves: July 28, 2009

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The Baltimore Ravens have placed the following players on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list:



Lamar Divens (DT, 6-3, 338, 2nd-year, Tennessee State)

Davon Drew (TE, 6-4, 255, Rookie, East Carolina)

Yamon Figurs (WR, 5-11, 185, 3rd-year, Kansas State)

Ben Grubbs (G, 6-3, 315, 3rd-year, Auburn)

Willis McGahee (RB, 235, 7th-year, Miami)

Jason Phillips (LB, 6-1, 244, Rookie, TCU)

Joe Reitz (T, 6-7, 305, 2nd-year, Western Michigan)

Samari Rolle (CB, 6-0, 175, 12th-year, Florida State)

Adam Terry (T, 6-8, 335, 5th-year, Syracuse)

Marshal Yanda (G, 6-3, 313, 3rd-year, Iowa)



Baltimore also signed the following player:



Jayson Foster (WR, 5-7, 185, 1st-year, Georgia Southern) – Bio attached



The Ravens waived the following player:



Isaiah Williams (WR, 6-3, 208, Rookie, Maryland)



The Ravens waived (injured) the following player:



Lou Saucedo (T, 6-5, 340, Rookie, Montana State)



Jayson Foster

No. 18

Wide Receiver

Years in NFL: 1

Ht: 5-7

Wt: 175

College: Georgia Southern

HS: Cherokee County (GA)

Born: 7/22/85, Columbus, GA

Joined Ravens: Free Agent, 2009



Games Played/Started: (2008, 0/0) Total 0/0



Transactions: Jayson Foster was signed by the Ravens as a free agent on 7/28/09…Released by Pittsburgh on 6/18/09…Re-signed by the Steelers on 5/1/09…Waived by the Broncos on 4/28/09…Signed to Denver’s practice squad on 11/26/08…Released from the Steelers’ practice squad on 11/6/08…Signed to the Steelers practice squad on 10/14/08…Released from the Dolphins’ practice squad on 9/2/08…Re-signed to Miami’s practice squad on 8/31/08…Waived by the Dolphins on 8/30/08, during the team’s final cuts of training camp…Originally signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent on 5/1/08.



Pro: Speedy, versatile playmaker with good hands and natural skills...Spent his rookie season on NFL practice squads after being signed by the Dolphins as a rookie free agent.



College: Spent his collegiate career at Georgia Southern (2004-07) where he competed as a WR his freshman and junior seasons, and as a QB for his sophomore and senior campaigns…Finished with 50 receptions for 661 yards (13.2 avg.) and 5 TDs, while completing 143 of 233 passes (61.3%) for 2,099 yards and 15 TDs at QB…Also rushed for 3,835 yards and 54 TDs on 569 attempts (6.7 avg.)…Foster also had 3 return TDs (2 PR and 1 KOR) giving him a total of 77 TDs for his collegiate career…Garnered the Walter Payton Award as a senior, given to the top offensive player in Division I FCS as a senior in 2007…Earned All-America honors as a QB, RB and all-purpose player while completing 109 of 170 passes (64.1%) for 1,203 yards and 15 TDs, rushing for 1,844 yards on 569 carries (7.1 avg.) and scored 24 TDs as a senior…His 1,844 yards is an NCAA record for most rushing yards by a QB…Compiled 200-yard rushing performances 4 times during his senior campaign, including 1 in each of his 1st 3 contests…Earned Honorable Mention All-America honors, and earned 1st-team All-Southern Conference as a junior in 2006…Switched back to WR and set a Georgia Southern single-game record with an 85-yard TD reception at The Citadel…Also tied the single-game record with 9 receptions against Elon…Became the 1st Eagle to record a reception, rush, PR and KOR all for 80-plus yards…Finished the year with a team-leading 33 receptions (3 TDs) and finished 2nd with 368 receiving yards…Recorded 346 rushing yards on 43 carries (8.0 avg.) for 5 TDs, and a team-high 1,287 all-purpose yards…Played QB during his sophomore campaign in 2005…Was the only Division I-AA player to register a rushing TD in all 12 games during the season…Recorded 6 consecutive 100-yard games to begin the season…Rushed for 1,481 yards, the 3rd most by a QB in NCAA Division I FCS history (a record he would later break)…Named Southern Conference Freshman of the Year as a redshirt freshman in 2004…Redshirted as a true freshman in 2003…Earned a degree in business logistics.



High School, Personal: Attended Cherokee County High School (GA), where he played WR as a sophomore and QB for his junior and senior seasons…Maintained a 3.73 GPA throughout his high school career…Full name: Jayson Dorell Foster.

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The Baltimore Ravens have placed the following players on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list:



Lamar Divens (DT, 6-3, 338, 2nd-year, Tennessee State)

Davon Drew (TE, 6-4, 255, Rookie, East Carolina)

Yamon Figurs (WR, 5-11, 185, 3rd-year, Kansas State)

Ben Grubbs (G, 6-3, 315, 3rd-year, Auburn)

Willis McGahee (RB, 235, 7th-year, Miami)

Jason Phillips (LB, 6-1, 244, Rookie, TCU)

Joe Reitz (T, 6-7, 305, 2nd-year, Western Michigan)

Samari Rolle (CB, 6-0, 175, 12th-year, Florida State)

Adam Terry (T, 6-8, 335, 5th-year, Syracuse)

Marshal Yanda (G, 6-3, 313, 3rd-year, Iowa)

OUCH!!!

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Keep this in mind...

PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM (“PUP”) LIST RULES: Once players are designated as such, they are prohibited from practicing with the team. They can, however, rehabilitate and participate in team meetings. If a player begins training camp on the PUP list, they can be moved to the active roster at any time, even after one practice. A player is not allowed to be placed on the PUP list if they start training camp on the active roster.
A player who begins the regular season on the PUP list must sit out his team's first six games. After that point, a team has three weeks to start having the player practice; once the player begins practicing, the team has another three weeks to put the player on the active roster. If the player is not activated by that time, or if he does not begin practicing within that three week window, he must remain on the PUP list for the remainder of the season.