Ten years ago this September, the Ravens started over. Owner Steve Bisciotti had fired Brian Billick, an emotionally rending decision that led to him hiring a largely unproven coach named John Harbaugh. Meanwhile, the team prepared to test its latest solution at quarterback, an unassuming, lightly...
The rookie cannot stop to talk on the practice field. Too loud. “Lamar! Lamar! Sign this, Lamar! Please!” This is the soundtrack of his nascent NFL existence, sung by a chorus of children who see in him their own wildest fantasies of athletic improvisation. And Lamar Jackson loves it. Seems that...
Ozzie Newsome was director of pro personnel for the Cleveland Browns before the team moved to Baltimore for the 1996 season. Then-owner Art Modell named him vice president of player personnel once the team became the Ravens and six years later, Newsome became the NFL’s first African-American general...
In 2004, the Washington Redskins gave a seven-year, $43 million contract to a quarterback described by one unnamed AFC general manager as “on his last legs.” The next year, late in the first round of the NFL draft, Washington took his heir apparent. It was business as usual in the league. For as...
The nickname was bestowed on Don Martindale the first day he arrived at little Defiance College. A roommate and teammate named Donald Brown saw Martindale’s athletic bag and made reference to a popular TV game-show host. “I walked in and I had ‘Martindale’ on my bag and he said, ‘Hey ‘Wink,’ ”...
If expectations around the Ravens’ three new wide receivers are dangerously high, they seem to match what Michael Crabtree has been telling John Brown and Willie Snead IV. “Crab tells me every day, ‘We’re going to be doing something serious this year,’ ” Snead said. “And I believe it, too.” While...
On fourth-and-long, the rookie sensed the kill. At the snap, Ed Reed bolted through the Denver line, hurtled toward the punter and blocked the kick with a thud heard nationwide on “Monday Night Football.” Four plays later, the Ravens scored a touchdown en route to a 34-23 upset of the Broncos. ...
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is trying to be coy about which quarterback, veteran Joe Flacco (hip injury) or rookie Lamar Jackson, will be his starter Sunday, but Cincinnati Bengals coach Marvin Lewis probably doesn’t care. He has he is own problems to be worried about. The Bengals have owned...
The Ravens have designated cornerback Maurice Canady, who suffered a thigh injury in the team’s season opener, to return from injured reserve. Canady is eligible to practice, but he must be added to the Ravens' active roster within 21 days or will revert back to IR. NFL teams can designate only...
Ravens coach John Harbaugh indicated Monday that the availability of injured starting quarterback Joe Flacco for Sunday’s rematch with the Cincinnati Bengals will be a game-time decision. Flacco injured his hip early in the Ravens’ Nov. 4 loss to Pittsburgh after a Steelers hit forced him to land...
The Cincinnati Bengals have fired defensive coordinator Teryl Austin ahead of their crucial Week 11 rematch Sunday with the Ravens, according to multiple media reports Monday. After a bye in Week 9, the Bengals (5-4) allowed a season-worst 51 points Sunday in their blowout loss to the New Orleans...
From Joe Flacco's uncertain health to the outlook for a Lamar Jackson-led offense, here are five storylines to watch as the Ravens prepare for their final seven games. Has Joe Flacco started his last game for the Ravens? As concerns emerged last week about the state of Flacco’s hip, it was impossible...