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The Ravens brought back a familiar face to their practice squad Wednesday, signing former Maryland and Poly wide receiver LaQuan Williams.

The Orioles haven't made any needle-moving signings so far this offseason, and that's not a surprise.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh was happy to see Jonas Gray's success Sunday night, but he would have liked for him to stay in the organization.

The former undrafted free agent from Notre Dame rushed for 199 yards and a franchise-record four touchdowns on 38 carries to lead the Patriots to a 42-20 rout of the Colts.

The Orioles met Tuesday with the agent for free-agent outfielder-designated hitter Nelson Cruz at the general managers' meetings in Phoenix, an industry source confirmed Wednesday morning.

As Michael Oher returns with Titans, the Ravens' decision to let him walk and go with Rick Wagner appears to have paid off

The Orioles must offer their eligible free agents one-year qualifying offers for $15.3 million by 5 p.m. today.

The Orioles have seven players who chose free agency and soon can be signed by any club.

Koji Uehara re-signed with Boston. It could have an affect on Andrew Miller's marketplace

Seven Orioles are unrestricted free agents

The Orioles will probably have nine players become free agents, headed by Nelson Cruz, Andrew Miller and likely Nick Markakis.

The Orioles didn't fall short of the World Series by much this year, and the obvious case can be made that the return of some key players will make them a stronger team in 2015. But this is no time to take the pedal off the metal.

Free agency will be interesting for the Orioles, but before they get to that point, they have to attend to their own business. What's your top priority move involving a current Orioles player?

As the Orioles prepared to leave the visitors' clubhouse Wednesday night after being swept in the American League Championship Series, they understood the harsh reality of today's industry: This group, in its entirety, will never again be together as a team.

The Orioles officially announced Thursday that they have signed shortstop J.J. Hardy to a three-year deal that includes a fourth-year option. The deal is worth $40 million for the first three years, according to a source.

Former Maryland and Portland State running back D.J. Adams signed with the San Diego Chargers' practice squad Tuesday, the team announced.

Shortstop J.J. Hardy reiterated after Monday's game that he would like to remain in an Orioles uniform for the rest of his career following a report that said the pending free agent would consider signing with the New York Yankees.

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.

Kamar Aiken has been in four NFL organizations in three years. He's been cut at the end of training camp and again during the regular season.

Thinking ahead isn't an option for an undrafted free agent in training camp, especially one competing with a veteran for a team's sole punting job.

CBS Sports NFL draft analyst Dane Brugler spent part of last week watching Maryland football game tape from last season.

The only question here is whether Leone, an undrafted free agent out of Houston, is a serious competitor for Koch or whether he was just added to the roster to give the Ravens an extra camp leg. The Ravens are obviously going to say it¿s the former.

It's been well-documented that the Ravens would like to extend the contracts of Haloti Ngata, Torrey Smith and Jimmy Smith. But they'd also like to reach a deal with Justin Tucker, too.

There was no big youth movement this offseason like there was last year, but when the Baltimore Ravens open up the 2014 campaign, they could again boast of having a relatively young team.

The conversations between coach John Harbaugh and general manager Ozzie Newsome about the Ravens' roster have brought them to a conclusion.

The Ravens gave undrafted Virginia Tech defensive tackle Derrick Hopkins a $10,000 signing bonus for the highest bonus the AFC North franchise negotiated this year for their class of undrafted free agent rookies.

Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette said Monday he wouldn't be engaging in contract extension talks with any players during the season -- meaning the futures of pending free agents J.J. Hardy, Nelson Cruz and Nick Markakis will be on hold until after this season ends.

The Ravens take their recruiting and signing of undrafted rookie free agents extremely seriously, enlisting coach John Harbaugh to personally convince players to sign with them.

The brother of Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is signing an undrafted free agent contract with the San Diego Chargers, according to a league source.

The Ravens are hoping to capitalize on an NFL draft regarded as unusually deep.