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- The Ravens continued to fill out their roster with veteran free agents Friday, signing Shane Ray and Michael Floyd.
- A second-round draft pick in 2015, Maxx Williams had 16 catches for 143 yards and a touchdown last season.
- The NFL draft is the most exciting event of the offseason, and it always lives up to the hype — since that's pretty much all it is.
- The Ravens will play in three prime-time games and face five teams that advanced to the playoffs last season.
- The NFL will release the upcoming season schedule at 8 p.m. Wednesday.
- The Ravens haven’t signed a pass rusher in free agency, and the team could pass on taking one in the first round of the draft. Eric DeCosta hopes Bowser and Williams can “take the next step."
- In a matter of hours Friday, Justin Bethel, the former Falcon and three-time Pro Bowl selection, had a new NFL home in Baltimore.
- He said after the Ravens’ playoff loss to the Los Angeles Chargers that he “would love to be a Raven for life."
- Chargers running back Melvin Gordon is expected to bolster Los Angeles’ rushing attack against a Ravens defense that ranks third in the NFL against the run.
- Welcome to your Ravens-Buccaneers watching companion. Return here throughout Sunday’s 1 p.m. game for real-time recaps and analysis.
- Jameis Winston has been sacked a lot recently, and the Buccaneers have allowed 94 quarterback hits this season, fourth most overall. The Ravens match up well with a high-performing pass rush.
- Injured Ravens right tackle James Hurst will be unavailable for Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons but could play in Week 14, coach John Harbaugh said Friday.
- John Harbaugh declined to say whether Joe Flacco has been cleared to practice, offering only that the longtime starter is "progressing very well."
- Washington Redskins tackle Trent Williams practiced Monday and has been fully cleared after being taken to the hospital in an ambulance following the team’s game at Dallas on Thanksgiving Day.
- With a win Sunday, the Ravens would keep their distance in the playoff race from the glut of teams nipping at their heels.
- It’s the first time the Ravens have been favored by more than eight points this season.
- Ravens coach John Harbaugh and cornerback Jimmy Smith agree Marlon Humphrey is becoming one of the top cornerbacks in the NFL. Free safety Eric Weddle isn’t quite in that camp just yet.
- If the Ravens had to play a game Tuesday, offensive line coach Joe D'Alessandris said, Brown would start. Beyond that, he could not say.
- The Ravens on Tuesday acquired Green Bay Packers running back Ty Montgomery in the franchise’s first NFL trade deadline deal.
- After five weeks, three fumbles and two demotions to the practice squad, the Ravens are wary of anything else going wrong on punt returns.
- Losing games they should have won cost the Ravens the past couple of seasons. If they miss the playoffs again in 2018, they'll look back at Sunday's loss in Cleveland as an unforgivable missed opportunity.
- September ended with 37 homicides and 64 non-fatal shootings, according to the Baltimore Police Department.
- Ravens wide receiver John Brown has three touchdown catches in his first four games, matching a pace set by Mike Wallace two years ago.
- While the Ravens rank eighth in the NFL in yards per game, they have had their fair share of troubles on first down-and-10 through their first two games.
- The Ravens opened their first day of practice this week without three starters in running back Alex Collins (illness), middle linebacker C.J. Mosley (bone bruise in left knee) and nose tackle Michael Pierce (foot).
- From Joe Flacco's struggles with pressure to the Ravens' confusion in the absence of C.J. Mosley, here are five things we learned from a 34-23 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals.
- When Lamar Jackson was taken No. 32 overall in the draft this year, Ozzie Newsome acknowledged they were “building for the future” with the Heisman Trophy winner. But, he added, “In order for us to win this year, we need Joe Flacco.”
- The suspension of cornerback Jimmy Smith for the first four games of the 2018 season has turned what many thought to be a strength for the Ravens into a question mark, at least for the short term.
- Junior defensive back Antoine Brooks Jr. and freshman wide receiver Jeshaun Jones were recognized by the Big Ten Conference for their play in Maryland's 34-29
- There will be two first-round quarterbacks on the sidelines of the Ravens’ season opener Sunday.
- Out are Mike Wallace, Jeremy Maclin and Michael Campanaro. In are Michael Crabtree, John Brown and Willie Snead IV, along with expectations that they will be able to spark the Ravens’ dormant passing game.
- It’s only the preseason, but the defense finds itself in a familiar position, ranking in the top 10 in third-down percentage.
- With most of the Ravens and Colts whisked away on golf carts at the end of a partly drenched practice, Willie Snead IV drew a crowd of reporters near one end zone.
- "I just want to go out there and be dominant every time I take the field," Judon said.
- Ravens receiver John Brown doesn't say a lot, but no player has made a bigger impression during training camp. Brown hopes to put two injury-riddled seasons behind him, and he's no stranger to fighting back from difficult times.
- More than a half-century before Lamar Jackson made his Ravens preseason debut, another Lamar — McHan — backed up Johnny Unitas in Baltimore.
- In Thursday’s practice, former Arizona Cardinals receiver John Brown caught two passes for touchdowns and another for a long gain from quarterback Joe Flacco, which might be a promising sign of their budding cohesion.
- With a 79 overall rating in “Madden NFL 19,” Jackson is the second-best rookie quarterback in the series’ coming installment.
- Harbaugh is up to three infractions in his NFL career, but he's still not at Pete Carroll's level.
- Justin Shockey has bounced back Maryland men’s lacrosse, Duke’s John Danowski said he can’t compare Justin Guterding to others, Andy Shay said Yale is the underdog, Salisbury is hoping to lean on its experience, and Wesleyan may feel right at home at Gillette Stadium thanks to a famous alum.
- The key players on both defense and special teams return for the Ravens.
- Washington Wizards president Ernie Grunfeld received a contract extension months before the team concluded its inconsistent 2017-18 season and bowed out in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs as the eighth seed.
- If you think Ravens rookie quarterback Lamar Jackson will start one game this season, here's the bet for you.
- Turner wasn't recruited out of Glen Burnie High, but he made sure that he got on the radar of top college programs.
- The NFL has named Dr. Nicholas Theodore of Johns Hopkins as chairman of the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee, a board of independent and NFL-affiliated physicians and scientists, that advises the league on neuroscience, concussion and other health issues.
- The Ravens are still looking at upgrading Joe Flacco's receiving options.
- Football Outsiders has a metric called "adjusted games lost" to gauge how much teams were affected by injuries. The Ravens finished with the sixth most.
- Former Arizona Cardinals receiver said he wanted just a 1-year deal after he was disappointed with the way the previous two seasons had gone.
- Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse added three assistants — Bob Shillinglaw (Severna Park), Mark Goers (Towson) and Jack Bernhardt — to head coach
- The Ravens have reached agreements with former Redskins wide receiver Ryan Grant and former Cardinals receiver John Brown. Who are they and will they make the Ravens better?