Baltimore Ravens bring CB Brandon Carr into fold

The Baltimore Ravens reached an agreement in principle with veteran cornerback Brandon Carr on a four-year contract, the team announced Thursday.

ESPN reported that Carr's contract is actually a one-year deal with a series of options that make it a four-year deal worth $24 million.

Carr, a 10-year NFL veteran who turns 31 in May, is coming off his best season, when he had one interception, nine pass deflections, a quarterback pressure, a tackle for loss and 61 tackles for the Dallas Cowboys.

Carr, a fifth-round pick in 2008 by the Kansas City Chiefs, has started and played in every game of his career, a string of 144 consecutive starts, the longest active streak among cornerbacks.

"This is a good football player. We got better today," Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome said in a statement.