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Nicholas Ryan Boyle (born February 17, 1993) is an American former professional
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. He played
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and was selected by the
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in the fifth round of the
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. Boyle was a talented blocker and was a major contributor to the success that the Ravens had with their run game during his time with the team. He is considered one of the top NFL blocking tight ends of his era.


College career

Boyle played
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from 2011 to 2014.


Professional career


Pre-draft

On November 24, 2014, it was announced that Boyle had accepted his invitation to play in the
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. He became the fourth player from Delaware to appear in the Senior Bowl and first since
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in
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. Throughout the week leading up to the
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, Boyle performed well at practice and showed scouts and teams his versatility, blocking capability, and his receiving ability. On January 24, 2015, Boyle caught two passes for 31 yards, leading all
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, and helped the North defeat the South 34–13. He accepted his invitation to the
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and was one of the 19 tight ends invited. Boyle completed all of the required combine and positional drills. His performance was described by media and analysts as mediocre as he finished last in the
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among tight ends and dropped a few passes during positional drills. Boyle finished first among tight ends in the 60-yard shuttle and 20-yard shuttle, eighth in the
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, ninth in the
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, and tied for fifth in the
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. On March 12, 2015, Boyle opted to participate at Delaware's
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, along with 11 other teammates. He ran his 40-yard dash (5.00), 20-yard dash (2.85), 10-yard dash (1.65), and also performed positional drills. Scouts and representatives from 22 NFL teams attended, including tight ends coaches from the
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,
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, and
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. At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Boyle was projected to be a fifth or sixth round pick by the majority of
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experts and scouts. He was ranked the 11th best tight end prospect in the draft by NFLDraftScout.com.


2015

The
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selected Boyle in the fifth round with the 171st overall pick in the
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. He was the ninth tight end selected in the draft and the second tight end selected by the Ravens, with the first being Minnesota's
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(second round, 55th overall). He was the 27th player to be drafted from Delaware and became teammates with fellow Delaware alumnus
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. On May 7, 2015, the Baltimore Ravens signed Boyle to a four-year, $2.44 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $166,254. He competed with Maxx Williams, Crockett Gilmore, Dennis Pitta, and
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throughout training camp for the vacant starting tight end position left by the departure of
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. He made his professional regular season debut in the Ravens' season-opening 19–13 loss to the
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. On September 27, 2015, Boyle caught two passes for 19 yards during a 28–24 loss to the
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. He made the first reception of his career on a six-yard pass from
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in the second quarter. On October 1, 2015, Boyle made his first career start and caught three passes for 12 receiving yards in a 23–20 victory at the
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. During a Week 10 matchup against the
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, he had three receptions for a season-high 35 receiving yards in the Ravens' 22–20 loss. On December 7, 2015, it was reported that the NFL would suspend Boyle for four games after violating the NFL's performance-enhancing drug policy. He was required to forfeit his salary for four games, equaling $112,132. Boyle was immediately suspended and missed Weeks 14–17. He finished the season with a total of 18 receptions for 153 receiving yards in 11 games and two starts.


2016

On February 19, 2016, it was announced that Boyle would be suspended for the first ten games of the 2016 season for his second violation of the performance-enhancing drug policy. His was activated to the Ravens' active roster on November 26, 2016, prior to Week 12. On December 4, 2016, Boyle caught two passes for a season-high 24 yards as the Ravens routed the
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38–6. The following week, he had a season-high three receptions for 15 yards in a 30–23 loss against the
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. Boyle finished the season with six receptions for 44 receiving yards in six games and zero starts.


2017

Throughout training camp, Boyle competed with
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, Dennis Pitta, Crockett Gilmore,
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,
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, and Ryan Malleck for the job as the starting tight end. Head coach
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named him the starter for the beginning of the season after Gilmore suffered a torn MCL and Pitta retired after suffering another hip injury. He started the Ravens' season-opener at the Bengals and had one catch for 14 yards in their 20–0 victory. On October 1, 2017, he caught a career-high five passes for 36 receiving yards in the Ravens 26–9 loss to the Steelers. He missed a Week 9 contest at the
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after suffering a toe injury. He finished the 2017 season with 28 receptions for 203 receiving yards.


2018–2022

After competing with
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and rookies
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and Mark Andrews, Boyle was named the starting tight end to begin the season. Despite being outplayed by the rookie Andrews, Boyle finished the season with 23 receptions for a career-high 213 yards. On March 7, 2019, Boyle signed a three-year, $18 million contract extension with the Ravens through the 2021 season. Boyle caught his first career
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during a Week 9 37–20 victory over the Patriots. He caught his second career touchdown in a Week 14 24-17 win over the
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. Overall, Boyle finished the 2019 season with 31 receptions for 321 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns. In Week 10, Boyle was tackled at the knees, causing the left knee to dislocate inward. He was placed on
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on November 17, 2020. Boyle had 13 receptions for 109 yards and two touchdowns on the season. On January 29, 2021, Boyle agreed to a two-year, $13 million contract extension with the Ravens. This new deal keeps Boyle in contract through the end of the 2023 season. On September 10, 2021, Boyle was placed on short-term injured reserve to start the season. He was activated on November 8, 2021. Boyle was waived by the Ravens on January 7, 2023, but re-signed to the team's
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three days later. On March 30, 2023, Boyle announced that he was switching from tight end to
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. On May 15, Boyle was hosted by the
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for a free agent workout, his first professional action as a long snapper. Boyle primarily acts as a blocker on offense and
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, rather than an offensive target, and was considered a key part of the Ravens' rushing success since
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became the team's starting
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. He is considered one of the top blocking tight ends in the NFL.


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External links


Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens bio
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boyle, Nick 1993 births Living people American football tight ends Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football players Baltimore Ravens players Doping cases in American football People from Wantage Township, New Jersey Players of American football from Sussex County, New Jersey