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Same number, different role for former Raven Arthur Brown

The Ravens insist they'd be comfortable with relying on Arthur Brown and Zachary Orr at inside linebacker.

With an extra week to look at their personnel and defensive schemes, the Ravens coaching staff found a place in a new third-down package for inside linebacker Arthur Brown.

It is hard to believe that in this day and age the Ravens can¿t find a return specialist.

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In recent weeks, Arthur Brown has been a second-team inside linebacker and his spike in defensive and special teams snaps — both in practices and preseason games — suggest that the Ravens are trying to figure out where the 25-year-old fits in.

Roster cuts loom for the Ravens who will have to weigh several injuries in their decision-making process.

Ravens third-year inside linebacker Arthur Brown, a second-round NFL draft pick in 2013, has worked with the third team for the majority of training camp, but was with the second team Monday.

For all the angst about Matt Schaub's play in training camp, he wouldn't be in Baltimore Sun reporter Jeff Zrebiec's top five of players/issues to be concerned about if he was a Ravens official.

Retirement announcements can often be sad, but I was happy for Ravens receiver Steve Smith Sr., who said Monday he will retire at the end of this season, his 15th in the NFL.

It was a relatively sloppy practice, characterized by several offside penalties and a flurry of drops.

Observations from the Ravens' open practice Monday night at M&T Bank Stadium.

Ravens inside linebacker Arthur Brown alertly diagnosed a pass thrown over the middle by backup quarterback Matt Schaub intended for running back Javorius "Buck" Allen.

Ravens' officials won't have to make roster decisions for nearly 2 1/2 months, but past trends could provide a glimpse to what direction they'll go.

Whether that translates into more playing time remains to be seen, but Ravens defensive coordinator Dean Pees has identified a lot of progress from Brown.

Ravens rookie wide receiver Breshad Perriman is as advertised so far.

Heading into his third season, the former Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year is up to roughly 242 pounds and says he hasn't sacrificed any speed in the process.

The Ravens had generally high attendance at their organized team activity with the exception of the entire starting offensive line being absent from the voluntary practice Thursday.

With organized team activities set to begin, several Ravens' veterans will be under the microscope.

The Ravens will have their first of three weeks of organized team activities, starting Tuesday at the Under Armour Performance Center. More than anything, the workouts will give the Ravens coaching staff a glimpse of what kind of shape certain players are in and how the rookie class acclimates with the veterans, along with providing players a precursor to the mandatory June 16-18 minicamp.

Until April 30, the first round of the 2015 NFL draft, The Baltimore Sun will examine the Ravens¿ depth at each position, the potential of them adding to that spot early in the draft and some of the players who they could target.

As they prepare for this year's draft, which gets underway with Thursday's first round, the Ravens seemingly have more needs on offense than defense. They want another running back and a tight end and they are thin on outside targets for quarterback Joe Flacco. If there was a draft where the Ravens would target offense, this would seemingly be it.

The Ravens have placed five-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Haloti Ngata on the active roster and placed reserve inside linebacker Arthur Brown on injured reserve.

The Ravens made it official, ruling out left offensive tackle Eugene Monroe, rookie defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan and reserve linebacker Arthur Brown.

Ravens left tackle Eugene Monroe remains sidelined with an ankle injury that's expected to prevent him from playing in Saturday night's AFC wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said that it will be tough for Eugene Monroe and Timmy Jernigan to play Saturday and both remained out of practice.

Ravens five-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Haloti Ngata returned to practice Tuesday after serving a four-game suspension for violating the NFL performance-enhancing drug policy.

Baltimore Sun reporter Aaron Wilson breaks down the game film from Sunday's game between the Ravens and the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium.

An untimely left foot injury that forced Ravens rookie defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan out of the game Sunday coincides with the impending return of veteran defensive tackle Haloti Ngata.

Ravens rookie defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan was carted off the field to the locker room after injuring his left leg in the third quarter.

Ravens offensive tackle Eugene Monroe was scratched due to an ankle injury for Sunday's regular-season finale against the Cleveland Browns.

With a must-win game facing the Ravens next Sunday, they could be without their starting offensive tackles.

Ravens veteran defensive end Chris Canty is active for Sunday's road game against the Houston Texans despite an ankle injury that sidelined him in practice all week.

After returning to practice Friday, running back Justin Forsett and wide receiver Torrey Smith both active for Ravens against Dolphins.

Ravens rookie wide receiver Michael Campanaro has been scratched for his fourth consecutive game Sunday due to a pulled hamstring.

Baltimore Sun reporter Aaron Wilson breaks down the game film from Monday night's game between the Ravens and the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Ravens veteran running back Justin Forsett kept smiling on the sideline while blood ran down his nose Monday night at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.

Two of the Ravens' former second-round draft picks were healthy scratches for Monday night's game against the New Orleans Saints.

The Ravens traded up to select linebacker Arthur Brown in the second round of the 2013 NFL draft, but the 2012 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year's highlight reel has effectively been put on pause at the professional level.

The main difference between the strong Ravens defensive efforts of the first two months of the season and what we saw in the last two games? That would be the red-zone defense.

Ravens veteran tight end Owen Daniels is active one week removed from undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery.

The 2013 second-round draft pick from Kansas State was relieved to remain with the Ravens.

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers readers' questions about the Ravens' Week 8 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals and other topics about the team heading into Week 9.

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Although offensive tackle Eugene Monroe was rested for one series when rookie James Hurst replaced him and offensive guard Kelechi Osemele was out briefly with an eye injury, the left side of the Ravens¿ offensive line emerged relatively unscathed during their first game back from knee injuries.

The Ravens scratched backup running back Bernard Pierce for today's game against the Cincinnati Bengals after he struggled to gain many yards the past few games.

Pernell McPhee appears to be the latest Ravens' defensive player headed for a big contract in free agency.

Ravens Pro Bowl kick returner Jacoby Jones muffed a punt for the second time in three weeks.

The Ravens scratched left tackle Eugene Monroe and left guard Kelechi Osmele for Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons. Rookie tackle James Hurst and rookie guard John Urschel will start in their places.

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers readers' questions about the Ravens' Week 6 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and other topics about the team heading into Week 7.