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- The Ravens enter Thursday's draft with seven of the top 135 picks for the first time in franchise history.
- Brad Craddock arrived at Maryland from Australia in 2012 with no experience kicking at a competitive level. Three years later, he has been selected as the top kicker in college football.
- When the first round of the NFL draft launches next Thursday, the Ravens could be on the move and looking to maneuver backward to stockpile draft picks.
- Pittsburgh All-American defensive tackle Aaron Donald dominated offensive linemen all week at the Senior Bowl.
- As impressive a career Chicago Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher put together in 13 seasons before retiring Wednesday, the former NFL Defensive Player of the Year acknowledged his accomplishments were trumped by legendary Ravens star Ray Lewis.
- The news of Ravens legendary middle linebacker Ray Lewis' upcoming retirement triggered plenty of reactions around the league.
- There is really only one more appropriate ending for the Ravens' Ray Lewis, and that won't come for another five years when he takes his place in the NFL Hall of Fame as the greatest middle linebacker ever.
- An interesting e-mail was sent today to members of the Baltimore-Washington media covering Maryland athletics. It came from former Terps football coach Ralph Friedgen.