BALTIMORE, MD – With a growing list of sexual assault allegations piling against him, Bill Cosby’s lawyer announced Friday that he has signed with the Baltimore Ravens.

“We are looking forward to what Bill Cosby brings to our organization,” the Ravens announced in an official statement. “With the loss of Ray Rice earlier this year we needed a player that filled that role for us and could be a veteran leader who espoused the values of this franchise and the NFL in general. We feel strongly that Bill Cosby and his veteran legal team will fulfill that role.”

“The Ravens have really lacked that utility guy whose legal team could deliver crushing blows to their opponents on any range of charges. It’s clear that Ray Rice wasn’t up to that challenge,” ESPN Analyst Roger Cossack reported. “The signing of Cosby makes sense to fill this gap.”

Bill Cosby refused to break his silence throughout the signing and his lawyer defended his client’s position saying Cosby’s “athletic prowess and successful legal history clearly speaks for itself.”

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell released an official statement shortly after the signing: “the NFL supports the [Raven’s] decision to sign Bill Cosby. He is the upstanding player without any kind of videotaped criminal activity that we welcome in this league.”

“From hereon out the NFL will take the lead in disciplining him for any misconduct.”

Activists have raised concerns over the signing of Cosby and the enforcement of the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy in the future.

The NFL responded with an official statement saying that “our new Personal Conduct Policy is a significant step forward in addressing concerns raised by law enforcement officials. The new policy includes a substantial investment in a private legal team and investigators that will improve the league’s ability to hide evidence and shame potential victims before the stories reach the press.”