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- Trainer Jay Johnson said heās optimistic Matt Skura, who tore his ACL, MCL and PCL last season, will be ready for training camp, which is scheduled to begin in late July.
- "Everything is in front of me," Ravens running back Gus Edwards said Wednesday. "I just have [to take] another step forward.ā It will have to be a big one.
- The Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills will be closed Friday as the team observes the day slavery effectively ended in the United States.
- While people with diabetes like Ravens tight end Mark Andrews are not more likely to contract COVID-19 than the general population, they could be more vulnerable to dangerous complications.
- āDonāt underestimate your opponents. They caught us surprise. Thatās all it was,ā Jackson said on Complex's "Load Management" podcast.
- āItās always been a dream of mine since I was a little kid, since I first started playing āMadden,ā ā Jackson said of being named the popular video game's cover athlete.
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As deadline nears for Ravens OLB Matthew Judon, heās focused on matters ābigger than footballā
Matthew Judon made one thing clear Monday: Heās more worried about Americaās social contract than he is the Ravensā contract offers. - āOSU Athletics and University need major change,ā the Ravens' Justice Hill wrote on Twitter.
- These probably arenāt the offseason workouts the Ravens want Lamar Jackson organizing.
- As the Ravensā offseason program winds down and training camp slowly approaches, itās worth remembering what weāre missing.
- Steve Bisciotti voiced his support for the Black Lives Matter movement Friday, saying he would be āthe worst kind of hypocriteā if he didnāt speak out against racial injustice.
- "You can tell by my voice, Iām a little frustrated with what Iām hearing there," Harbaugh said in an interview Thursday on WJZ-FM.
- Ryan, 28, tore his ACL in 2018 with the Green Bay Packers and appeared in just two games last season for the Jacksonville Jaguars
- The letter was released Wednesday by the Players Coalition, a group co-founded in 2017 by former Ravens wide receiver Anquan Boldin.
- The position changes for three significant contributors are not dramatic, but the difference in responsibilities cannot be overlooked.
- Amid the coronavirus pandemic, players are still barred from team facilities, although those rehabilitating injuries are allowed.
- "To me, itās been a very emotional time, but itās something thatās not new, so itās almost expected," the former Maryland and Ravens standout said in an interview.
- āMy only real question is, when does black lives matter?ā Ray Lewis said Thursday.
- The moment will last for 8 minutes, 46 seconds, the amount of time that video footage showed former Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floydās neck.
- The Ravens have held camp at their team facility in Baltimore County since 2011.
- āThere is nothing I can say to ease the pain felt by African-American communities across our country," Ravens owner Steve Biscotti said.
- Who could be this yearās Patrick Mekari? The Baltimore Sun reached out to college coaches for insights on some of the teamās higher-profile undrafted rookies.
- Who could be this yearās Patrick Mekari? We reached out to college coaches for insights on some of the teamās higher-profile undrafted rookies.
- After a record-breaking career as a Dukes defensive end, Daka signed this month with the Ravens as an undrafted free agent, becoming the first player from the south-central African country to make it to the NFL.
- With the help of Kahoot, an online, game-based learning platform that allows users to build their own quizzes, the Ravens can evaluate playersā progress.
- According to ESPN, former St. Frances football star Luke Hill allegedly fired a gun multiple times from a car Monday night, targeting Rhode Island basketball recruit Ishmael Leggett.
- Ravens coaches, players and officials have worked remotely since March 13, and the wait to return could last much longer.
- The Ravens donāt know what their preseason will look like this year. But at least they know what their preseason schedule does.
- The Ravens' most important newcomers for the 2020 season -- Patrick Queen, Calais Campbell and Derek Wolfe -- play on the defensive side of the ball.
- Itās the second signification public donation from Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti.
- "We think that we can conduct training camp safely in Maryland," Cass said. "But if circumstances donāt allow that, we will explore the options that are available to us."
- With the Ravens' running back battle a little more complicated, Maurice Jones-Drew says it's on the players to make the most of their opportunities.
- Ravens inside linebacker Patrick Queen will wear No. 48, while running back J.K. Dobbins takes over Ray Rice's old No. 27.
- āThat's the only person I really had as my support system growing up,ā Ravens rookie Geno Stone said of his mother. āI had a bunch more people, but that was who I was closest to.ā
- Fluker and the Ravens agreed to terms April 28, a day after the Seattle Seahawks released the 29-year-old.
- With the draft done and free agency winding down, hereās a way-too-early projection of what the Ravens' initial 53-man roster could look like.
- The coronavirus pandemic might be the Ravensā most formidable opponent this season. The defending Super Bowl champions, though, are at least a close second.
- North Carolina defensive tackle Aaron Crawford and Syracuse guard Evan Adams were the latest undrafted rookies to sign.
- After arriving at a rental home in Austin, Texas, and finding Thomas in bed with another woman, Nina Thomas told police she held his pistol to his head, charging documents said.
- After four months of evaluating, signing, trading and drafting players, the Ravens are no longer in a position to be buyers this offseason, DeCosta said.
- Wake Forest punter and Monkton native Dom Maggio and Oregon tight end Jake Breeland highlighted the teamās latest wave of undrafted-rookie signings.
- For Queen to become the first LSU player ever drafted by the Ravens, he needed a coach whose career was shaped by the franchise.
- McPhee, 31, had a strong season last year in his return to Baltimore before suffering a season-ending triceps injury.
- Hereās what you need to know about the most important forces driving the Ravensā next few months.
- With the Ravensā open competition to replace All-Pro Marshal Yanda at right guard, Bredeson might prove the smart choice.
- After tearing his ACL in training camp in 2018 with Green Bay, where he spent his first four years, Ryan played in just two games for the Jacksonville Jaguars last season.
- The Ravens donāt appear to be considering signing the controversial receiver. But Brownās willing to at least show what his offseason addition might look like.
- Kennesaw State fullback Bronson Rechsteiner, the son of "The Dog-Faced Gremlin," finished with 112 carries for 909 yards and seven touchdowns last season.
- Dick Cass isn't certain when the Ravens will come back to work. But in an interview Friday, Cass shared a framework for how they might come back.
- The 6-foot-1, 196-pound Huntley started 33 games for the Utes over his career and was named first-team All-Pac-12 Conference last season.