The Ravens kept working the waiver-wire edge of their roster on Wednesday, adding center Andre James and guard Kyle Hergel to the practice squad as injuries continue to thin out the interior offensive line.
Baltimore needed the help after losses at center to Jovaughn Gwyn and Ethan Pocic. To make room, the team moved safety K’Von Wallace from the practice squad to the 53-man roster.
Wallace, as a vested veteran, can be released and brought back to the practice squad whenever the Ravens need the flexibility. He was elevated for the Week 3 game in Brazil, but he did not play.
James is the more established piece of the two additions. The 29-year-old has spent seven seasons in the league and brings the kind of experience teams look for when the middle of the line starts breaking down.
He entered the NFL with the Raiders in 2019 as an undrafted free agent after four years at UCLA, played 12 games as a rookie with one start at center, then held the backup job in 2020 before becoming the starter in 2021. Over the next four years in Las Vegas, he started 59 games and turned in his best season in 2023, when Pro Football Focus gave him a 74.6 overall grade, including 75.0 in run blocking and 71.2 in pass blocking.
Las Vegas cut bait with James in March 2025, even after signing him to a three-year, $24 million extension nearly a year earlier. He landed with the Chargers and played in all 17 games, though he made only one start despite that team’s issues up front.
He later joined the Titans this year but was released during final roster cuts. That Tennessee stop could also give Baltimore a little extra insight before the Ravens face the Titans.
For now, James gives the Ravens another candidate to sort through as they try to stabilize the center spot. The team will see how quickly he can get comfortable in Declan Doyle’s offense, and he’ll be part of the evaluation alongside rookie guard Vega Ioane, who is lined up to start at center in Week 4. Doyle and offensive line coach Dwayne Ledford still have to settle on the best center/right guard pairing from the options in front of them.
Hergel is more of a developmental add, though he isn’t starting from zero. The 26-year-old entered the league with the Saints in 2024 as an undrafted free agent and got into eight games as a rookie, but he logged only 45 offensive snaps, all at left guard, while filling in because of injuries.
New Orleans waived Hergel during final cuts in 2025, and he later signed with the Bears’ practice squad. He spent a few months under Doyle there, so he already has some familiarity with Baltimore’s new offense. That should help him settle in, even if his chances of immediate game-day work remain slim.
Hergel also worked out in Baltimore on Tuesday with Graham Glasgow and Kingsley Eguakun. The Ravens are expected to keep checking the market for more offensive line help, even though the pool will only get smaller as the season goes on.
Former Ravens guard Kevin Zeitler signed with the Packers on Tuesday, drawing plenty of frustration from Baltimore fans, but a reunion was never realistic. According to Cole Jackson of Baltimore Film Breakdown, Zeitler had interest, but the Ravens did not.
Baltimore let him walk in 2024 because of concerns about his knee, and the team also would not have matched the $5 million deal he got from Green Bay.
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