On Thursday afternoon, Ravens safety Ed Reed told Sirius/XM NFL Radio that he wasn’t 100 percent committed to the 2012 season and that he has considered retirement this offseason and the two previous. He quickly backtracked, releasing a statement later in the day that said he wasn’t...
The NFL Players Association filed a lawsuit Wednesday that accused NFL owners and the league of collusion during the 2010 season.
Though the idea that the Ravens could put injured linebacker Terrell Suggs on the non-football injury list and not pay him all of his $4.9 million base salary during the coming season has picked up steam this week, there has been no indication that it’s something the Ravens would consider...
If you were wondering what Ray Rice's reaction was to LeSean McCoy's new contract extension with the Philadelphia Eagles, the Ravens' running back wasted little time responding to the news.
When several teams, including the Oakland Raiders and Chicago Bears, expressed interest in Baltimore director of player personnel Eric DeCosta for their general manager opening earlier this offseason, the Ravens responded by giving their long-time executive a contract extension...
Reflects the Tebow trend
Former Ravens cornerback and current NFLPA president Domonique Foxworth is “probably” going to retire.
AÂ day after making a handful of roster additions and cuts, the Ravens announced on Wednesday that they had released fullback Chad Diehl, an undrafted free agent who had participated in the team's rookie minicamp over the weekend.
It was a far different inspirational speech than the one O.J. Briganceand his Ravens teammates heard before their triumph in Super Bowl XXXV, but the NFL champion had an uplifting message to deliver at the year's final meeting of Calvert Hall's Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
Nearly two weeks ago, when it was revealed that Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs had sustained a season-threatening tear of his Achilles tendon while training in Arizona, we reported that the Ravens could, theoretically, put Suggs on the non-football injury list if he was injured while...
The Ravens may lack experience at the wide receiver position, but they certainly don’t lack depth. How much quality exists within that depth remains to be seen.
Former Ravens running back Ricky Williams, who retired from the NFL earlier this offseason, kept a low profile during his one season in Baltimore. But now that Williams has walked away from football -- for forever, he swears -- he has used his celebrity to speak out against the way the NFL is...
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The Ravens today signed five undrafted free agents after getting a look at them at their rookie minicamp over the weekend.
Former Ravens offensive lineman Jonathan Ogden is considered a strong candidate to be part of the 2013 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.
The final practice of the Ravens' three-day rookie minicamp had finally ended, and Courtney Upshaw looked and sounded like a player who had made good use of the time.
As of Sunday, it still hadn’t quite set in to Ravens rookie cornerback Asa Jackson that he was practicing on an NFL football field. “I’m working toward getting in that mindset every day,” he said of making the transition to the professional ranks. But Jackson, a fifth-round...
Ravens rookie safety Christian Thompson knows that most of the playing time he earns this season will be on special teams. That’s how most rookies first make their mark in the NFL, but it will be especially true for Thompson here in Baltimore. The Ravens, who are deep in the secondary,...
Eagles quaterback Michael Vick is getting hitched. He and longtime fiance Kijafa Frink will wed this June. Vick, who was part of a dog fighting scandal and served time in prison has been fairly quiet these days.
Tommy Streeter will never forget the pain he felt the weekend of the NFL draft. Projected by some analysts to be a second-day pick, Streeter remained on the board until late in the sixth round. But shortly after the Ravens ended his disappointment, his phone rang. Linebacker Ray Lewis was reaching...
Kelechi Osemele and Gino Gradkowski were drafted by the Ravens, in part, because of their ability to play multiple offensive line positions, but they spent the majority of the minicamp at guard. Both rookies will compete with Jah Reid for the vacant starting lineup spot at left guard.
Texas kicker Justin Tucker was one of a handful of players who attended this weekend's rookie minicamp on a tryout basis. During Sunday’s practice, he booted all four of his field-goal attempts from inside the 55-yard line between the uprights, but was unsuccessful on two kicks from beyond...
For the second week in a row, Baltimore got some prime-time, Sunday-night love on high-end cable TV.
The host of honor took the microphone, thanked the adults in the crowd and provided a few words of wisdom for the kids. And before he was finished, Ray Rice left little doubt where his focus will be once the Ravens’ 2012 season begins. Â
For six seasons, Derrick Mason left cornerbacks slipping on the turf with his signature comeback routes — cuts that were sharp, surgical, and effective. Now, as he sprints into life after football, Mason may soon swerve back to Baltimore to retire as a member of the Ravens.
The reassurance that he was 100 percent healthy following an offseason operation on a double hernia didn’t come for Torrey Smith while running a route or going up to catch a pass.
When the Ravens’ 2012 draft class takes the field Friday for the start of a three-day rookie mini-camp in Owings Mills, everybody will be accounted for and newly signed.
Ray Lewis is the oldest Raven — he turns 37 on Tuesday — but as one of The Baltimore Sun's top 10 all-time Maryland athletes, he's just a kid. Eight of his peers are Hall of Famers in their respective sports. Seven were stars before Lewis was born.
The Ravens have officially announced their full list of undrafted free agent signings, which includes 20 players. It became official when these rookies passed physicals and signed contracts with the team.
