Article: Boller staying: Backup quarterback agrees to one-year extension.

Byline: Jamison Hensley

Sep. 7--In a move that is expected to take the Ravens out of the Byron Leftwich hunt, backup quarterback Kyle Boller agreed to a one-year contract extension yesterday, which will keep him with the team through next season.

A first-round pick by the Ravens in 2003, Boller would have been an unrestricted free agent in March.

Although financial terms were not immediately available, it is believed Boller could earn more than $3 million next season, which would nearly double his salary this year ($1.79 million).

If the Ravens hadn't reached a deal with Boller this week, they likely would have pursued Leftwich, who ...

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