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- After gaining 64 yards on 15 carries in his first four games, the undrafted rookie exploded for 115 yards and a touchdown on 17 attempts on Sunday.
- Defensive coordinator Dean Pees would not be surprised if Green Bay used a pair of wide receivers in the backfield.
- After a rough initial year, including violently strong rain and unseasonably cold weather, the Rock For Jake Benefit Concert is returning for another year,
- The visible reminders of general manager Ozzie Newsome’s drafting and team-building prowess have remained untouched during the ongoing $45 million renovation
- The Ravens' 2012 draft class, which is all gone now, is generally viewed as a disappointment. But the organization may not have won a second Super Bowl without it.
- The Ravens have traditionally been slow to move in free agency, and they may need to be more cautious than usual because this is one of the most critical off-seasons in team history.
- Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs was arrested early Friday in Arizona and charged with driving on a suspended license and leaving the scene of an accident.
- Three Baltimore natives will get the opportunity to improve their draft status at the NFL scouting combine later this month.
- It was only three years ago when the Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers, 34-31, to capture Super Bowl XLVII. So much has changed since.
- Ravens running back Terrance West (Towson), who was added to the active roster Wednesday, changed his number from No. 42 to No. 27 on Thursday.
- Ravens wide reciever Kamar Aiken, the focal point of the team's post-bye offense without star wide receiver Steve Smith Sr., suffered a right knee sprain on the first play of the second half.
- Analysis of the Ravens' and Jaguars' offense, defense, special teams and intangibles.
- Reserve offensive lineman John Urschel was emphatic that his issues with snaps from the shotgun formation wouldn¿t return if he¿s called into action Sunday.
- At the end of last season, after Ravens coach John Harbaugh broke down his final team meeting, he asked the rookies and second-year players to remain in the room for a challenge.
- Pass rusher Jason Babin was probably the best that the Ravens were going to do given the circumstances.
- Ravens running back Lorenzo Taliaferro, slated for a larger role in the offense as the primary backup to starter Justin Forsett this season, suffered a sprained MCL Saturday night against the Philadelphia Eagles and will be out several weeks, coach John Harbaugh said.
- Ravens running back Lorenzo Taliaferro has transformed his body this offseason as he competes with rookie Javorious "Buck" Allen to be the primary backup to starter Justin Forsett.
- This year, the Ravens aren't at the center of the ugly storm caused by offseason arrests and the national debate over the punishment of a star performer. That circus has moved to New England Patriots training camp.
- Former Ravens backup running back Bernard Pierce requested a trial by jury and was assigned an Oct. 27 trial court date in his driving-under-the-influence case, according to his attorney, Warren Alperstein.
- The sad fact that free time has not been the Ravens' friend is well-documented. But the message has been sent from owner Steve Bisciotti, general manager Ozzie Newsome and coach John Harbaugh that the Ravens have reached the end of their patience with the kind of off-field idiocy that has badly scarred the image of the franchise.
- Lion Hearted, who stood his entire stud career at Northview Stallion Station in Chesapeake City, Maryland, died of an apparent heart attack after breeding a mare Thursday.
- Former Ravens backup running back Bernard Pierce has been assigned a July court date in his driving while intoxicated case, according to Maryland court records.
- The start of the first of three weeks of voluntary OTAs brought the annual questions about the state of the Ravens' offense, which again will have a different look in the upcoming season. But quarterback Joe Flacco, who has started every game for the team over the past seven seasons, remains one of the few constants.
- Gretchen and Roy Jackson's Lael Stables is set to enter Lexington Stakes winner Divining Rod in the Preakness.
- Former Ravens backup running back Bernard Pierce has been assigned a June court date in a pending driving under the influence case, according to Maryland court records.
- Now with the Jacksonville Jaguars after being claimed off waivers one day after the Ravens cut him from the roster, Pierce broke his silence in discussing the incident for the first time as he met with Jacksonville reporters this week.
- The Ravens' organizational focus is on next month's draft, but they are still trying to plug some holes with some veteran free agents.
- Ravens head coach John Harbaugh reiterated that the organization doesn't have a zero tolerance policy in dealing with player misconduct. Instead, they use common sense.
- The Ravens officials had hoped that the arrest last offseason of five players was an aberration. However, team president Dick Cass admits the latest off-the-field issues are disturbing.
- The frenzied start of the free agency and trade season has slowed in recent days, but the annual league meetings will get things going again.
- Baltimore County detectives looked through advertisements on the website Backpage.com for a St. Patrick's Day prostitution sting that ended in the arrest of a prominent Baltimore attorney's son and another man on human-trafficking charges, court documents show.
- When the Ravens cut backup running back Bernard Pierce this week following his driving under the influence arrest, they did so with the knowledge that he was already the likely odd man out on their depth chart.
- Two men — one of them a former Temple running back who is the son of a prominent Baltimore lawyer — were charged with prostituting three underage teenagers, police said.
- Running back Bernard Pierce was claimed by the Jacksonville Jaguars off waivers from the Ravens one day after he was released following his arrest for driving under the influence, according to an NFL source.
- Did the Ravens' Bernard Pierce deserve to be cut from the team for being arrested on DUI charges?
- As they continue to evaluate running back draft prospects, sources said they have scheduled a predraft visit at team headquarters with Wisconsin running back Melvin Gordon.
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Bernard Pierce cut by Ravens following DUI arrest, third player released after arrest this offseason
The Ravens released backup running back Bernard Pierce following his arrest early Wednesday morning on driving under the influence charges. - The Ravens on Wednesday released running back Bernard Pierce just 12 hours after he arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol in Towson.
- Veteran running back Justin Forsett is drawing interest from several teams with the free agency signing period set to start Tuesday afternoon.
- Now that his one-year, $730,000 contract has expired, Justin Forsett iis hoping to negotiate a new contract with the Ravens and surpass his career-high production next season.
- Former Ravens star running back Ray Rice remains a free agent one year after his high-profile domestic violence incident.
- The Ravens are still confident that offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak will stay, but the Denver Broncos' head-coaching opening could give him something to consider.
- Welcome to the Ravens 10-Pack, where reporter Jon Meoli hits on 10 stats, notes, and thoughts after the New England Patriots ended the Ravens' season with a 35-31 win Saturday.
- For all the talk about quarterback Joe Flacco's recent postseason play, the Ravens know they are going to need to run the ball in Saturday's AFC divisional playoff game against the Patriots, and doing so successfully starts with containing Vince Wilfork, a five-time Pro Bowl selection.
- It's been 166 postseason passes since Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco threw an interception, the fourth-longest streak in NFL history.
- When backup running back Bernard Pierce waited on his blocks to develop and cut back to his left for touchdown run against the Pittsburgh Steelers last Saturday, he displayed better patience than he'd shown in previous red-zone forays.
- A block by Kelechi Osemele bought Joe Flacco the time he needed to escape the pressure and find wide receiver Torrey Smith in the end zone for an 11-yard touchdown pass during the Ravens' 30-17 AFC wild-card playoff win at Heinz Field.
- The Ravens warned anybody who would listen that things would be different if they made it to the postseason.