Ricard will be a key cog as John Harbaugh rebuilds his machine.
Adding up the head coach's entire run from 2008 through 2025, the Ravens were No. 1 in that span in rushing yards and yards per carry, No. 3 in rushing touchdowns, and No. 6 in points per game.
"He's going to bring just that culture that he had in Baltimore in terms of being together, playing together, going through the adversities that a season brings," Ricard said. "Just being all the things that you want to see in a football team – smart, physical, disciplined, and I think that he's done it for 19 years.
"He's going to continue to bring it here, and I'm happy to be one of the players that's going to kind of just kind of show the guys what he wants, what he expects out of us. think that's the biggest thing is he's a great leader. He understands how to bring a group of men and make them one. And I think that's the biggest thing is that we can all understand that he is our leader, and as long as we do right by him, we'll be all right."
When Harbaugh packed for East Rutherford, there was little doubt he would be bringing his hammer.
"He's been in my corner my whole career," Ricard said. "He's believed in me. And as soon as I saw he got the job here, I was definitely interested. I even told him, like, look, if you were coaching a Pop Warner football team, I'm interested. You know, like I'm there doing something. I don't even know if I'm like the water boy, you know what I'm saying? As soon as he was interested in me coming here, I was all in. I was just ready to just sign the contract and let's get going."
While he would make a good Bobby Boucher, Ricard will be doing more than getting water. He has also been known to catch a few touchdowns, despite his 11 career rushing attempts in 132 games.
"I mean, that doesn't bother me at all," Ricard said. "I've been fortunate enough to play with so many great backs and so many great quarterbacks who can run the ball to where as long as I am blocking and we are getting yards and we're getting touchdowns, that's all I care about. That's all that matters. And for me, I've garnished the nickname Pancake Pat because I pride myself in how physical I am, the point of attack and pancaking defenders. I can continue to do that, that's all I care about.
"It does not bother me if I don't get the ball at all. Sometimes I'd rather have these other guys get the balls because they're just, to be honest, they're better. They're more explosive. They can run a lot faster than me. I'm 300 pounds. So, I'd rather have the ball in their hands and me blocking for them."