New Headline: Superstar Danny Pinter Makes Pro Football History by Joining Baltimore Ravens!
Pinter, who played his high school ball in South Bend, has spent his entire career in the state of Indiana.
Until now, Danny Pinter has been able to spend his entire career in Indiana. From John Adams High School in South Bend to four years at Ball State and then six seasons with the Colts , Pinter has always been close to home. The Ravens offered an opportunity that was too good to turn down.
Pinter has agreed to terms on a 1-year, $2. 75 million deal to compete for the starting center job in Baltimore, where the Ravens lost Pro Bowl center Tyler Linderbaum to the Raiders in free agency. Faced with the loss of Linderbaum, the Ravens will almost certainly add another center in free agency or the draft, but it still represents a better chance at starting than returning to the Colts.
The path is blocked in Indianapolis. Colts center Tanor Bortolini was one of the team’s breakout players in 2025, blossoming into an athletic weapon who became a key part of the Indianapolis running game. Pinter took over for an injured Bortolini for almost a full game against San Francisco, then started against Jacksonville, but the job is Bortolini’s for the foreseeable future.
Drafted in the fifth round in 2020 after playing right tackle for Ball State, Pinter found his NFL home at center in Indianapolis. Pinter got a handful of starts in place of an injured Ryan Kelly in his first two seasons, then got a chance to take over as the team’s starting right guard to open the 2022 season. Unfortunately, Pinter struggled at guard, forcing him back to the backup center role for the rest of his time in Indianapolis.