By Justin Worsley
With Ed Reed's future still uncertain, the Baltimore Ravens have decided to be better safe than sorry, signing ex-Cowboys safety Ken Hamlin to a one-year contract according to the Associated Press.
Reed, a six-time All-Pro selection, announced immediately after the Ravens season ended last January that he was "50-50" on whether or not he would return in 2010. He has decided to return, but needed hip surgery during the off-season, which is expected to sideline the 2004 Defensive Player of the Year for part of training camp.
Hamlin, 29, made the Pro Bowl for Dallas in 2007, his first season there, however, he was released from the Cowboys last April. Hamlin has also played for the Seattle Seahawks, who drafted him 42nd overall in the 2003 NFL Draft.
Hamlin could also provide help in nickelback situations as well as spell Reed on some plays to help reduce the chances that the 31-year-old suffers a career threatening injury. Hamlin has missed 14 games in his career, 10 of those games stemming from an altercation the former Arkansas star had with a group of unidentified men at a Seattle nightclub. The assault on Hamlin led to a fractured skull amongst other injuries. He missed four games last season with a high ankle sprain.
Hamlin has intercepted 14 passes in his seven-year career
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