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I don't know what to believe anymore.

Either Tom Brady, Peyton Manning or Ben Roethlisberger have been featured in 12 of the past 13 Super Bowls. The one exception? Joe Flacco in 2012.

The Ravens have done a good job overall in their selections to the Ring of Honor, which includes Hall of Famer Jonathan Ogden, Ed Reed, Ray Lewis and several of the old Baltimore Colts. But there is someone missing. Where is cornerback Chris McAlister?

Ed Reed will be joining the Buffalo Bills' organization as an assistant defensive backs coach.

Teams need to have leaders on the field, and that's why the presence of veteran players on every roster is so important.

Ravens have become stale and predictable

The Ravens will be represented by at least two players in next month's Pro Bowl as right guard Marshal Yanda and punter Sam Koch were selected.

We always honor the superstars; but there are members of the Ravens staff who came from Cleveland and made the Ravens possible.

An examination of why the Ravens and Seahawks have traveled divergent paths since winning Super Bowls in back-to-back years.

The Ravens haven't played a good, complete game yet in 2015. A lot of people will point to the high number of injuries as the main reason for the 3-7 record, but that's just a convenient excuse. This team has to address a lot of internal problems in the future.

Former Ravens return to the area during the holidays to help those in a community that embraced them as athletes.

A halftime ceremony in which Ed Reed saw his name placed in the team¿s Ring of Honor left the normally loquacious Ravens legend at a seeming loss for words Sunday as he earned the highest honor from his longtime team.

Between the penalties and turnovers, the Ravens came back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to knock off the Rams.

Sure, Ed Reed says, he likes being honored. But, much as he used to pop up in unexpected places to snatch interceptions, the former Ravens great comes at the subject from an oblique angle. Asked what he might reflect upon when he becomes the ninth Raven inducted into the franchise¿s Ring of Honor on Sunday, Reed does not mention his record 107-yard interception return from 2008 or the pass he picked off in Super Bowl XLVII, his last game as a Raven. Instead, he goes back to his rookie season in Baltimore and his decision to switch ¿ financial advisors? As with many of the things Reed says, there is a powerful roundabout logic to this.

Ravens vs. Rams staff predictions by The Baltimore Sun.

Ed Reed, who was often announced second to last before Ray Lewis during his Ravens' career, will be the final one out of the tunnel Sunday.

When the Ravens defense takes the field for the first time Sunday against the Jaguars, it will be burdened by a streak of five consecutive games without a takeaway

After seeing Steve Smith Sr. go down, Joe Flacco looked around and saw a team without its veteran leadership. That's when he stepped up.

Former Ravens safety Ed Reed said he'd listen if the University of Miami called him about their open coaching position.

On the evening of Feb. 3, 2013, the Ravens and San Francisco 49ers met to decide NFL supremacy. On Sunday afternoon, the two teams play again, hoping to stave off 2015 irrelevance. Staying on the NFL mountaintop has proven difficult for both organizations since Super Bowl XLVII. Retirements, free-agent departures and injuries have whittled away talented and deep rosters. There have been off-field issues and on-field deficiencies. After engaging in a classic shootout on the sports' biggest stage,

A few fans noted that the attitude and atmosphere was different at Sunday's game. And most importantly, the music had changed.

The Ravens defense, which was picked apart all day, couldn't get the final stop that would have salvaged an afternoon and a long road trip.

Last week the Ravens' offense was inept; this week the Ravens' defense can't stop a Raiders team that was awful in Week 1.

In many respects, Terrell Suggs was the last man standing, the final link to these Ravens and their great defenses of the past.

The Ravens and Broncos remember their 2013 season-opening matchup, but they dismissed its significance as the Ravens prepare to open another season of lofty expectations in the Mile-High City against the Broncos.

Outside linebacker Terrell Suggs' hit on Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Sam Bradford Saturday night wasn't illegal, just a cheap shot.

The Ravens were already living on the edge when they signed strong safety Will Hill to a contract last July. They moved even closer after Matt Elam tore his biceps during the first week of the 2015 training camp, forcing him to miss the entire season.

In celebration of their 20th season in Baltimore, the Ravens will celebrate the careers of one player in each of their 10 home dates in 2015.

There should no longer be any major concern about Pro Bowl outside linebacker Terrell Suggs being ready to play in the season opener against the Denver Broncos.

With cameras lining the sidewalk near the players' entrance of the Ravens facility in Owings Mills, stalwart outside linebacker Terrell Suggs was, predictably, the only player to acknowledge the attention given to the mundane act of showing up for work. Others entered the building with their head down, but Suggs — who became the Ravens' last remaining defensive star this offseason and spent the time away from the team facility enjoying his celebrity — gave a smile and a wave.

The Ravens upgraded a secondary that ranked 23rd in the NFL last season by signing a few free agents. But the most important change might be the health of Lardarius Webb and Jimmy Smith.

In the past three years, the Ravens have gone from having one of the older rosters in the NFL to being in the middle of the pack.

The Ravens had just 11 interceptions last year, an unacceptable number for a defense that prides itself on taking the ball away.

The latest Pittsburgh Steelers great to be celebrated during a Ravens game is running back Jerome Bettis who will get his Hall of Fame ring on Oct. 1.

Terrell Suggs traditionally doesn't participate in voluntary organized team activities so his arrival at the mandatory minicamp often brings his first public comments since the end of the previous season. After a 2 1/2-hour workout under the hot sun, the 32-year-old and the longest-tenured member of the Ravens was far more introspective than he's been in the past, starting with his acknowledgment that he's yet to completely get over Ngata's departure.

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith has worked hard to play at such a high level into his mid-30s, when a lot of guys are retiring.

Surrounded by his former coaches and general manager Ozzie Newsome, gritty veteran linebacker Jarret Johnson retired with the Ravens during a press conference Wednesday at team headquarters.

Johnny Unitas and Ray Lewis have statues outside of M&T Bank Stadium? Recently retired safety Ed Reed doesn't think he needs to be the third.

Retired Ravens star free safety Ed Reed had a measured take on the controversy surrounding the New England Patriots and Tom Brady following an investigation that found the Super Bowl winning quarterback probably was aware of team employees deflating footballs.

Several players who are in town are scheduled to attend the game, including Webb, wide receiver Steve Smith and former Ravens players Ed Reed, who officially retired from the NFL on Thursday after signing a one-day contract with the Ravens, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Torrey Smith, Detroit Lions safety James Ihedigbo and Lions linebacker Josh Bynes.

Former Ravens star free safety Ed Reed officially retired Thursday during a news conference at the Ravens' training complex.

Former Ravens safety Ed Reed took chances, but the way he occasionally took over a game with turnovers and touchdowns made defense exciting.

After so many of you spent time this week reading about the Star Wars-themed redesign of NFL team helmets, I had to share my recent e-mail exchange with John Raya, the project's mastermind.

The Ravens have a strong track record of finding players in the bottom third of the round. Here's a look at five possible first-round scenarios for the Ravens, including potential trades.

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.

Ravens players will wear a commorative patch on their jerseys this season, the franchise's 20th in Baltimore.

I worked out for the Philadelphia Eagles at Calvert Hall for their head coach, Chip Kelly.

Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu were Super Bowl-winning safeties and fierce competitors who changed the games they played in.

Fans in Baltimore and Pittsburgh long enjoyed arguing about whether the Steelers' Troy Polamalu or the Ravens' Ed Reed was the best safety in the game.

General manager Ozzie Newsome on Wednesday said he did not realize the Ravens had not taken an offensive player in the first round of the NFL draft since selecting Michael Oher in 2009.