Diego Pavia will get 'clean slate' with Baltimore Ravens, per Jesse Minter

Former Vanderbilt football quarterback Diego Pavia’s past antics won’t follow him to the Baltimore Ravens, at least as far as his new coach is concerned. 

Ravens coach Jesse Minter, a former assistant under Vanderbilt football coach Clark Lea, said Pavia will get something similar to a do-over after not being selected in the 2026 NFL Draft.

Pavia, an undrafted free agent who signed a three-year deal with Baltimore this week, sometimes drew negative publicity at New Mexico State and Vandy. The most recent headline was when lashed out at Heisman Trophy voters on social media in December. 

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“We’ll certainly have some talks about how to handle certain things a little better,” Minter told NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football” show. “But again, any rookie, undrafted free agent, come in and work, let what you do on the field and by your actions show who you are, and we’ll let him come in with a little bit of a clean slate and give him a platform, along with the rest of the guys coming in.”

Pavia wasn’t taken in the 2026 NFL Draft due to concerns about his size and playing style. He initially was just invited to the Ravens’ rookie minicamp but wound up signing a deal. His contract is not fully guaranteed.