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The Baltimore Ravens selected linebacker Ray Lewis with the 26th pick in the 1996 draft, making him the second player ever chosen by the franchise behind Jonathan Ogden. Lewis instantly became the face of the Ravens, leading the team in tackles as a rookie and making the Pro Bowl. He led the entire NFL in tackles during his second season. In 2000, he helped lead the Ravens to a Super Bowl victory over the Giants, and was named the game's Most Valuable Player. He was also named the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year and was a unanimous All-Pro selection. The Ravens' defense set a single-season record by allowing just 165 points during the 2000 season, and Lewis called the unit the best defens...
The Baltimore Ravens selected linebacker Ray Lewis with the 26th pick in the 1996 draft, making him the second player ever chosen by the franchise behind Jonathan Ogden. Lewis instantly became the face of the Ravens, leading the team in tackles as a rookie and making the Pro Bowl. He led the entire NFL in tackles during his second season. In 2000, he helped lead the Ravens to a Super Bowl victory over the Giants, and was named the game's Most Valuable Player. He was also named the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year and was a unanimous All-Pro selection. The Ravens' defense set a single-season record by allowing just 165 points during the 2000 season, and Lewis called the unit the best defense in the history of the league. In 2003, Lewis was named the NFL's Defensive Player of the Year for the second time. Overall, he's appeared in eight Pro Bowls and been named an All-Pro seven times. Lewis' career has not been without controversy, however. He and two friends were arrested and charged with the murder of two men in January 2000 after a fight outside a nightclub in Atlanta. Lewis had the murder charge dismissed and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of obstruction of justice for initially lying to police about knowing his two co-defendants. NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue fined Lewis $250,000 for conduct detrimental to the league. Lewis attended the University of Miami, where he was a two-time All-American before skipping his senior season to go pro.
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Q&A with Ravens linebacker Tavares Gooden
Each Wednesday we'll bring you a Q&A with a Ravens player to help you learn a little more about the team. Today's guest is linebacker Tavares Gooden, who ranks sixth on the team in tackles with 36. Gooden offers answers about his first season as a full-...Tags: Dawan Landry, Brendon Ayanbadejo, Adrian Peterson, Health and Safety at School, Brett Favre
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Sleepwalking Ravens need Ray Lewis to sound alarm
I just listened to an old Vince Lombardi speech on the Internet. Lombardi is addressing the Green Bay Packers in the locker room moments before they take the field against the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl II. Gradually he works himself into a lather....Tags: Ray Rice, Super Bowl, Forrest Gregg, Multi-Sport Events, Oakland Raiders
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Bengals clip Ravens' wings
- It now seems appropriate that Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco sent deodorant to the Ravens a couple of days ago. Maybe it's time for the Ravens to start sweating. Showing no sense of urgency for a critical AFC North game, the Ravens fell apart...Tags: Cedric Benson, Joe Flacco, Terrell Suggs, Shayne Graham, Ricky Williams
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Benson's play silences Ravens' Lewis
The Cincinnati EnquirerThe man who is the face of the Baltimore Ravens defense was not impressed with Cedric Benson's Week 5 performance in which the running back gained 120 yards on 27 carries, chalking most of those yards up to a couple long runs. "You give up two big runs...Tags: Cedric Benson, Defense, Laveranues Coles, Bobbie Williams, NFL
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Doctor gives risky drugs at high rate
Inside Chicago's Maxwell Manor nursing home, Dr. Michael Reinstein's patients suffered from side effects so severe that they trembled, hallucinated or lost control of their bladders.
Staffers told state investigators that so many patients were...Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Health Insurance, Family, Health Treatments, Drugs and Medicines
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Reading between the lines of the Dixon indictment
Dec. 21, 2006, was a long and busy day for then-City Council President Sheila Dixon. According to an article in The Baltimore Sun, she arrived at a meeting of the Baltimore Development Corp. just as it was about to end. Its members had voted to recommend...Tags: Sheila Dixon, Sony Corp., Family, Michigan Avenue, Lawyers
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Say it if you must: Ravens need this one
In the NFL, what they drum into your head daily is this: Every game is a big game. There's never a game for which the head coach gathers his team around him and says: "Men, we don't need this one. It's just another game. So take this week to hit your...Tags: Cedric Benson, Joe Flacco, Pittsburgh Steelers, Kyle Orton, Paul Brown
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Mike Preston's key matchups: Ravens vs. Bengals
Bengals QB Carson Palmer vs. Ravens S Ed Reed Reading middle linebacker Ray Lewis and safety Ed Reed are the keys to solving the Ravens' pass defense. Reed, though, is the last line of defense. The Bengals will attempt to throw long a lot, and Palmer,...Tags: Cedric Benson, Fabian Washington, Ed Reed
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Ravens defense gets back on the same page
During the Ravens' bye week, their defense didn't really change. It communicated.
Greg Mattison, the team's first-year defensive coordinator, invited his players to speak to him and other coaches about their thoughts on improving the struggling unit....Tags: Cedric Benson, Colleges and Universities, Family, Terrell Suggs, University of Florida
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Ravens' Chester solidly planted at right guard
Chris Chester has started the Ravens' past 18 games at right guard, cementing his status at that position.
John Matsko came to a similar conclusion - more than three years ago.
While preparing for the 2006 draft as the offensive line coach for the...Tags: Illnesses, Michael Oher, Terrell Suggs, Ankles, Kansas City Chiefs
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Remember when: Ravens vs. Bengals, 2009
The Ravens were penalized three times on the Cincinnati Bengals' game-winning drive, setting up quarterback Carson Palmer's 20-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Andre Caldwell with 22 seconds left in front of 71,161 at M&T Bank Stadium on Oct. 11. It...Tags: New England Patriots, Cedric Benson, Joe Flacco, Ray Rice, Pittsburgh Steelers
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Ravens' secondary can't catch a break
After grounding a potent Denver Broncos air attack, the Ravens' secondary has little time to bask in any adulation. That's because the unit must now prepare for the Cincinnati Bengals, who feature quarterback Carson Palmer and wide receivers Chad...Tags: Illnesses, Terrell Suggs, Le'Ron McClain, Denver Broncos, Cincinnati Bengals
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