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Former Ravens star free safety Ed Reed wrote on Twitter Wednesday that he has retired, but it might have been an April Fool's joke.

When veteran cornerback Lardarius Webb recently restructured his contract, he did so with the intention of finishing his career with the Ravens.

The Ravens wanted to induct Ed Reed into the Ring of Honor last season, but they wanted to wait to see if he was retired. A year later, they are facing the same situation.

Ravens cornerback Lardarius Webb talked about his contract, the Haloti Ngata trade, and the impact of his Ed Block Courage Award weekend Monday.

A day after his nine-season tenure with the Ravens ended, defensive tackle Haloti Ngata said that he's excited to start a new chapter of his career with the Detroit Lions.

The Ravens traded the five-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Wednesday afternoon, along with a seventh-round pick in the 2015 NFL draft, to the Detroit Lions in exchange for fourth and fifth round selections. The two sides couldn't come to an agreement on a restructured contract but for Ngata, 31, it was about more than money.

Regardless of local ties or community interests, the Ravens and wide receiver Torrey Smith made good business decisions over the weekend.

The Ravens' front office has several big decisions to make this offseason and two of them involve whether they bring back wide receiver Torrey Smith and cornerback Lardarius Webb.

Growing up in a strict household in Rosedale as the son of a Baltimore City police officer, Adrian Amos Sr., Adrian Amos Jr. became accustomed to discipline.

As the Ravens begin the offseason, they already have the foundation for building a stronger team next year because of the youth on both interior lines. Now, over the next six or seven months, they need to add some playmakers.

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.

Ravens 2013 first-round pick Matt Elam played so poorly this year that he was benched, but he feels like the demotion made him even stronger.

The Ravens are coming off a 30-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC wild-card round, and they visit the New England Patriots for a divisional playoff game Saturday. As he does each week, columnist Mike Preston took a handful of reader questions about the team.

The football caromed off the hands of Pittsburgh Steelers running back Ben Tate and was bobbled by Terrell Suggs before the Ravens outside linebacker intercepted a Ben Roethlisberger pass in unconventional fashion.

The Favens' five biggest road playoff wins doesn't include one in Pittsburgh, where they've never won in the postseason.

The Houston Texans stood toe-to-toe with the Baltimore Ravens Sunday and simply out-hit them at every turn.

In what was expected to be a comfortable Ravens¿ victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars, there was uneasiness from the home crowd at M&T Bank Stadium throughout the afternoon.

After staking the team to an early lead on a blocked punt returned for a touchdown on the game's opening drive, the Ravens' special teams unit uncharacteristically faltered.

A three-time violator of NFL drug policies, Will Hill realizes he's running out of chances to play football.

Heading into a road game Sunday against the Miami Dolphins with major AFC playoff implications, the Ravens have surrendered 3,518 passing yards and 20 touchdowns this season

Ray Rice's seven-year association with Baltimore won't really be over until another team signs him, but arbitrator Barbara S. Jones reinstated Rice on Friday after he missed 12 weeks of the 2014 season. Rice was suspended indefinitely by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Sept. 15.

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers readers' questions about the team's win over the Tennessee Titans, the bye week and more.

Inside the Ravens' training complex Wednesday, veteran cornerback Lardarius Webb huddled the defensive backs and delivered an emotional speech about their recent declining play.

Having lost top cornerback Jimmy Smith to injury and using a rotating set of safeties, the Baltimore Ravens have struggled against the pass.

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers readers' questions about the Week 9 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, Lardarius Webb's struggle to recover from his knee injuries and more.

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers readers' questions about the Ravens' Week 7 victory over the Atlanta Falcons and other topics about the team heading into Week 8.

Here's one man's scheme for running in Saturday's Baltimore marathon: strap an iPad to your back, show highlights of the Orioles' three world championships and hope other runners hang back to watch it.

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers readers' questions on the Ravens' win over the Carolina Panthers and other topics about the team.

Now that former Ravens star free safety Ed Reed has joined the media, he's in the position of commenting on his former team as well as weighing in on former teammate Ray Rice and his high-profile domestic violence incident.

Brigance spoke with The Baltimore Sun about several topics, including his fight with ALS, the Ravens' outlook this season after splitting their first two games and former Ravens running back Ray Rice, whose $35 million contract was terminated Monday with the NFL indefinitely suspending him after a graphic video surfaced of his domestic violence incident.

It wasn¿t so much that the Ravens pasted Pittsburgh, 26-6. It was that the alleged strength of the Steelers¿ in-Ben-we-trust offense was nowhere in evidence.

When a chronic hamstring problem sidelined the two-time Pro Bowl selection for the majority of the preseason, Daniels insisted that he knew how his body was responding and was adamant that he would be just fine.

After ranking in the top 10 in the NFL in total defense for nine consecutive years, the Ravens fell off dramatically during the past two years when they became uncharacteristically vulnerable.

The process of fixing what ailed Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco didn't start with his right arm, his eyes or what's between his ears. It began with his feet.

In his first three NFL seasons, the 2011 first-round draft pick fought injuries and inconsistency, but it was his defense in the end zone on San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree that helped preserve the Ravens' victory in Super Bowl XLVII.

Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti made one thing fairly clear on the afternoon of the State of the Ravens news conference eight months ago.

As the Ravens' new starting safety tandem, both Darian Stewart and Matt Elam have built hard-hitting reputations. But neither player has distinguished himself on a regular basis in the NFL in pass coverage, with the duo combining for just two career interceptions.

Former Ravens safety Ed Reed had his moments with the media during his superlative career here, some good, some bad. But now, he's joining their ranks.

A Cleveland Browns fan who uploaded a video of himself apparently urinating on former Ravens owner Art Modell's grave last month was identified and charged Tuesday with disorderly conduct in a cemetery, Baltimore County police said.

Baltimore County police believe they have identified the man who videotaped himself urinating on former Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell's grave, and prosecutors are reviewing the case with charges possible early next week.

A Druid Ridge Cemetary spokeswoman on Wednesday called a Cleveland Browns fan's decision to urinate beside former Ravens owner Art Modell's grave "disappointing and disrespectful."

I don¿t condone defiling a man¿s grave. But I understand.

Ravens rush linebacker Terrell Suggs was viewed as the Ravens¿ vocal leader following the retirement of Ray Lewis and the departure of Ed Reed prior to last season. Suggs didn¿t mind occupying that role and he certainly wouldn¿t mind sharing it, say with quarterback Joe Flacco.

Over the past six months, Harbaugh has stoically moved on from the least successful year of his head-coaching career. He overhauled his coaching staff, executed a review of the organization's ways and while privately fuming, he served as a public supporter to several of his troubled players.

Webb turned serious for a moment when asked if he expects the Ravens to rebound from an 8-8 season last year where they didn't make the playoffs for the first time under coach John Harbaugh.

If the first two days of this week's minicamp are any indication, Terrell Suggs appears in some ways to be back in his 2011 form. His voice has reverberated around the practice field at the Under Armour Performance Center. He's traded barbs with a number of the Ravens' offensive players, including backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor and wide receiver Steve Smith, and even playfully challenged offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak.

The Ravens contacted Haloti Ngata's representatives earlier this offseason to begin contract extension talks that the team hoped would allow the 30-year-old defensive lineman to finish his career in Baltimore.

And former Ravens star free safety Ed Reed was a crowd favorite during cornerback Lardarius Webb's annual charity softball Sunday with 15,000 tickets sold during the first year it's been held at M&T Bank Stadium with the game at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen previously.