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As diminutive Ravens running back Bobby Rainey and punter Sam Koch belted several home runs at Ripken Stadium, cornerback Lardarius Webb came away even more impressed by what surrounded his teammates Sunday in Aberdeen.

Jeff Zrebiec offers his impressions from the Baltimore Ravens' first OTA opened to the media.

Ravens assistant general manager answers questions about the Ravens at Baltimore Sun Sports Forum

The grind of being an NFL nose guard is embraced by Ravens rookie Brandon Williams, a heavyweight defensive lineman accustomed to dirty work.

The Ravens made it official, signing 14 undrafted rookies to contracts.

The Ravens drafted 10 players, a rookie class headlined by first-round safety Arthur Brown and second-round middle linebacker Arthur Brown.

The Baltimore sports scene is blessed with a bunch of talented bloggers who bring their unique perspective to the conversation. This week, we exchanged emails with blogger Gordon McGuiness, who writes about the Ravens for Pro Football Focus and also contributes to Russell Street Report and the Purple Reign Show.

Five NFL analysts chimed in on the Baltimore Ravens' draft class, and the consensus is they did a good job with a 10-player class that includes Florida safety Matt Elam and Kansas State inside linebacker Arthur Brown.

Ryan Jensen is another example of the Baltimore Ravens' recent drafting trend of investing a significant amount of resources into scouting smaller colleges.

Ravens get offensive and defensive line depth in final day of draft

The 2013 NFL draft is over, and looking back at what the Ravens have accomplished this weekend, it's fairly obvious that they wanted to focus on defense after slowly rebuilding the offense over the past few years.

Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome always talks about taking the best player available, but the early picks in this year's NFL draft have fit perfectly into the blueprint that he laid out during the team's postseason news conference in early February.

Baltimore Sun staffers analyze the Baltimore Ravens on Day 2 of the 2013 NFL draft.

The Ravens drafted Missouri Southern defensive tackle Brandon Williams in the third round with the 94th overall selection.

In exchange for Brown, the Ravens exchanged their 62nd overall pick, 165th overall (fifth round) and 199th (sixth round) to grab the Seattle Seahawks' 56th overall pick and select Brown.

Reports from games played by teams from Maryland City Mustangs soccer, Greater Laurel United Soccer and West Laurel Stallions football league.