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Jonathan Ogden was the first player ever selected by the Baltimore Ravens organization when they chose him with the fourth overall pick in the 1996 draft out of UCLA. At 6-foot-9, 345 pounds, Ogden has a rare blend of size and agility that has made him one of the league's best offensive linemen during his career. At left tackle, he has been responsible for protecting the quarterback's blind side for much of his career. Ogden has made the Pro Bowl 10 times and will almost definitely be inducted into the Hall of Fame whenever he retires. He was a key member of the 2000 Ravens team that beat the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV. Ogden was boron in Washington, D.C., on July 31, 1974. He attend...
Jonathan Ogden was the first player ever selected by the Baltimore Ravens organization when they chose him with the fourth overall pick in the 1996 draft out of UCLA. At 6-foot-9, 345 pounds, Ogden has a rare blend of size and agility that has made him one of the league's best offensive linemen during his career. At left tackle, he has been responsible for protecting the quarterback's blind side for much of his career. Ogden has made the Pro Bowl 10 times and will almost definitely be inducted into the Hall of Fame whenever he retires. He was a key member of the 2000 Ravens team that beat the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV. Ogden was boron in Washington, D.C., on July 31, 1974. He attended St. Albans, where he was an All-American in both football and track and field. Ogden attended UCLA and was a four-year starter at left tackle. He was a unanimous first-team All American in 1995. In 1997, the Bruins retired his No. 79, making him only the eighth player in school history to receive that honor.
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Trojans' and Bruins' connections with NFL run deep
Hall pass
There are 11 former USC players and four former UCLA players in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. They are:
USC: Marcus Allen, Morris (Red) Badgro, Frank Gifford, Ronnie Lott, Ron Mix, Anthony Munoz, O.J. Simpson, Lynn Swann, Willie Wood, Ron...Tags: Houston Texans, University of Southern California, Frank Gifford, Maurice Jones-Drew, USC Trojans
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Best in Baltimore football
RAVENS INSIDERNo game is bigger for a Baltimore NFL fan than Colts vs. Ravens. With Sunday's game at M&T Bank Stadium, and the Colts holding a six-game winning streak in the series, we thought we'd look at the best players to grace Baltimore uniforms, either Colts or...Tags: Assault, Art Donovan, Weeb Ewbank, New York Giants, Ray Lewis
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Ravens are middling team at midseason
It's midseason, and it's at this point when the good teams start separating themselves from the bad ones. The Ravens are in no-man's land. They aren't good. They aren't bad. They're average, and no one can tell where they're heading.
It's still too early...Tags: Matt Stover, Derrick Mason, Surgery, Haloti Ngata, Ed Reed
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Rolle warns about sticking your neck out
Ravens cornerback Samari Rolle sits in his home in Florida and wears a neck brace. In 12 years in the NFL, he has never seen so many players at one position with a similar injury. During the past two seasons, starting safeties Ed Reed and Dawan Landry,...Tags: Orlando Brown, Samari Rolle, Surgery, New Orleans Saints, Ed Reed
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Drive by fall's beauty
Last week, Mother Nature made it clear that fall is here. That means there's no time to waste before taking in a fall foliage drive. Maryland has some 19 scenic byways, including the Historic National Road in Western Maryland and the C&O Canal route...Tags: Michael McCrary, Trials, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Oprah Winfrey, AAA
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Decade-long rivalry pits Lewis against Taylor again
Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis and New England Patriots running back Fred Taylor need no introductions. From 1998 through 2001, they regularly bumped heads when the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Ravens both played in the old AFC Central. In the early...Tags: Samari Rolle, Atlanta Falcons, Fred Taylor, Ray Lewis, Jimmy Smith
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For rookie Oher, some nerves, but no hesitation
Baltimore Sun reporterHours before he makes his way to M&T Bank Stadium for the Ravens' season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Michael Oher will experience something that he hasn't felt since he was a precocious freshman trying to find his place at Mississippi....Tags: Employment, NFL Preseason, Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs, Carolina Panthers
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Oher concedes nothing to nerves
Hours before he makes his way to M&T Bank Stadium for the Ravens' season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, Michael Oher will experience something he hasn't felt since he was a precocious freshman trying to find his place at Mississippi....Tags: Employment, NFL Preseason, Washington Redskins, Kansas City Chiefs, Jared Gaither
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Ravens, other teams on the lookout for speed
Every team in the NFL covets speed. Al Davis can't get enough of it. Wide receivers have to have it. Defensive backs' job security depends on it. The best teams all have it in generous supply.
The teams that don't, all draft high.
The Ravens, who have...Tags: Oakland Raiders, NFL Preseason, Ray Lewis, Kansas City Chiefs, Darrius Heyward-Bey
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Ravens Q&A with Michael Oher
Each Wednesday we'll bring you a Q&A with a Ravens player to help you learn a little more about the team. The first guest is rookie tackle Michael Oher, who was part of an offensive line that helped the team set franchise records in yards (501) and...Tags: Employment, Orlando Brown, NFL Preseason, Washington Redskins, Orlando Pace
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UConn-Syracuse 6-OT Thriller Named Game Of The Decade
The Sporting News is out with a new collection of lists, this time focusing on top athletes and teams of the past decade. As one might expect, UConn has its place in college basketball. The 2009 Big East Conference tournament quarterfinal between UConn...Tags: Zdeno Chara, Adam Vinatieri, Ronde Barber, Peyton Manning, Tim Duncan
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Forgotten linebacker comes to the fore
The Ravens have so much depth at linebacker that the competition for a backup position is just as intense as for earning a starting spot. It has gotten extremely fierce on the inside where second-year player Tavares Gooden appears to be a starter, but he...Tags: Samari Rolle, Haloti Ngata, Neck, Ed Reed, Terrell Suggs
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