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Ravens lure Birk from Vikings

By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

After 11 seasons and six Pro Bowl appearances for the Minnesota Vikings, free-agent center Matt Birk is leaving the team. Birk agreed to a contract with the Baltimore Ravens on Wednesday afternoon. He will replace center Jason Brown, who this week signed a five-year, $37.5 million contract with the St. Louis Rams. Birk will provide stability to Baltimore's blocking unit. Birk's contract is worth $12 million over four years, sources told ESPN.com, with $6 million of the deal guaranteed. Birk wi ...

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