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With the 130th pick (fourth round) in the 2012 NFL draft, the Ravens selected South Carolina State safety Christian Thompson. He moved to free safety in his senior year there after playing strong safety as a junior. - I love mocking, which is why I have produced five first-round mock drafts in the past two months (and it's why I have greeted your criticism of said mock drafts with an aw-shucks shrug of the shoulders). In my latest first-round mock, which was released Tuesday night, I had the Baltimore Ravens selecting Alabama Crimson Tide linebacker Dont'a Hightower with the 29th pick in the NFL draft. Why stop there? How about I project all eight of their picks?
- With a number of needs, Ravens head into one of the most important drafts in franchise history.
- In a couple of our recent NFL draft stories, we quoted Matt Williamson of ESPN's Scouts Inc. Williamson is a former scout for the Cleveland Browns who now evaluates current NFL players and college draft prospects for ESPN.com. He and I had a long conversation about the Ravens and their draft needs two weeks ago. Instead of focusing on just a few things that I asked Williamson about, here is the transcript of our entire conversation.
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- Every weekday until tomorrow, the day before the first round of the NFL draft, The Sun will examine where the Ravens stand at each position, the likelihood that they will address that spot early in the draft and some of the prospects that they may consider. Today is defensive backs.
- While doing my homework on the Ravens and their history in the NFL draft, I spent a little time exploring our Ravens draft database (sorry for the shameless plug, but it's pretty neat feature if you haven't checked it out). In no particular order, here are some trends and random factoids from the 126 picks they've made in 16 years.
- The Ravens could use their 29th overall draft pick in next Thursday's first round on a guard or they could just as easily sign one of the available free agents at the position. Reid, however, isn't spending a whole lot of time thinking about either scenario. He's too busy trying to earn the position for himself.
- When Ravens running back Ray Rice doesn't show up to voluntary minicamp next week, there will undoubtedly be plenty of attention paid to his absence by fans and the media.
- Cornerback Lardarius Webb reached agreement on a five-year, $50 million extension with the Ravens five days ago and officially signed his contract last Friday so the reality has long set in
- With Webb and Jimmy Smith under contract, Ravens could have two elite cornerbacks
- Ravens lock up Lardarius Webb with a six-year, $50 million deal. 26-year-old proved to be one of the top cornerbacks in the league last season.
- It wouldn't be spring if Ed Reed wasn't jockeying for a new long-term contract, and I hope he gets one, but his radio comments the other night were way over the top. He's been treated like one of the minor Greek gods around here for a long time, and somebody needs to remind him that he signed that contract that he now considers disrespectful.
- Bernard Pollard shares his thoughts on bounty controversy
- Ed Reed continues to keep the offseason interesting
- Ravens sense progress in contract talks with Ray Rice
- As the clock ticks down to the 2012 NFL draft -- Round 1 is on the night of April 29 -- let's take a look at which draft prospects the Ravens are being linked to in recent mock drafts from national analysts.
- As we head into Week Four of free agency, it's probably a good time to point out that the Ravens are currently just $1.75 million under the salary cap, which is probably right around the amount of money that they're going to need to pay their draft picks.
- Here's hoping Ed Reed's latest revelation isn't a head fake
- Ravens safety Ed Reed will keep everyone guessing until the very end.
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- The Ravens lost former Notre Dame safety Tom Zbikowski to the Indianapolis Colts in free agency. Could they replace him with another Golden Domer?
- Ravens Insider: A look at the free-agent guard market
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- The Ravens signed four players to contracts to bolster special teams, linebackers, secondary.
- After denying on Friday that his client has joined the Indianapolis Colts, agent Ralph Cindrich said today that former Ravens safety Tom Zbikowski has reached a deal with the Colts.
- As the Ravens wait to see if free agent left guard Evan Mathis will accept their offer, they filled another hole on their offensive line by re-signing veteran center Matt Birk to a three-year deal.
- On Friday morning, safety Haruki Nakamura became the latest Ravens free agent to sign elsewhere, agreeing to terms with the Carolina Panthers. He is the fourth of the team¿s 12 unrestricted free agents -- and the third member of a Ravens defense that ranked No. 2 overall in 2011 -- to depart.
- The Ravens saw two starters leave in free agency Wednesday and could lose guard Ben Grubbs as well. Outside linebacker Jarret Johnson signed with the Chargers, and defensive end Cory Redding landed with the Colts.
