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A collection of what other media outlets are saying as the Ravens prepare to play against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday. - A collection of what other media outlets are saying as the Ravens prepare to play on the road against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.
- Wide receivers Kamar Aiken, Dan Buckner, Charles Hawkins and Quentin Sims and quarterbacks James Vandenberg and Nick Stephens worked out for the Ravens. But the team didn't sign any of the players.
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- There is a saying in NFL circles that availability is one of the most important abilities for quarterbacks. Look around the league and you will see a bunch of quarterbacks who have been knocked out of the lineup due to injuries. Yet seven games into his sixth season, Joe Flacco of the Baltimore Ravens has yet to miss a single snap in his career due to injury.
- Inactive for the past two games, much-maligned left tackle Bryant McKinnie has been traded to the Miami Dolphins.
- Bert Jones, Brooks Robinson and Debbie Meyer are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for Oct. 20-26
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- Antonio Brown is tied for second in the NFL with 41 receptions and ranks third in the AFC with 498 receiving yards, averaging 99.6 receiving yards and more than 8 catches per game with two touchdowns.
- As the Steelers head into Sunday's showdown at Heinz Field, they have been plagued with some of the same problems as the Ravens — the lack of a consistent running game, leaky pass protection and losing the turnover battle.
- Where is the outrage for NFL running back Adrian Peterson, who apparently fathered five children by four women, none of them he was married to?
- This time a year ago, Lardarius Webb was developing into one of the better cornerbacks in the NFL when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. A year later, Webb is back in the starting lineup with six games under his belt, but he understandably is not playing at the high level he had been before the injury.
- Heading into Sunday's game at M&T Bank Stadium, the Ravens regard Rodgers and a stacked group of offensive weapons as just as dangerous if not more so than a Denver Broncos offense headlined by quarterback Peyton Manning.
- Xavier Proctor, a 2008 graduate of Mt. Hebron High School, is a member of the Detroit Lions practice squad.
- Another option the Ravens are expected to explore is attempting to trade left offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie now that they're in the process of finalizing their trade for his replacement, Eugene Monroe, from the Jacksonville Jaguars, according to league sources.
- A clear message has been delivered with such a big change coming to an underperforming offensive line described as disappointing Monday by coach John Harbaugh.
- They're tied for first place in the division with two fellow 2-2 teams, the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns. The Ravens defeated the Browns, 14-6, earlier this season and have yet to play the Bengals.
- Orioles third baseman Manny Machado has been diagnosed with a tear of the medial patellofemoral ligament in his left knee, a far less serious injury than initially feared.
- The Cleveland Browns sent shock waves through the NFL when they traded running back Trent Richardson to the Indianapolis Colts for a 2014 first-round draft pick Wednesday.
- Jamal Lewis, Eric Davis and Johnny Unitas are part of The Sun Remembers This Week in Sports for Sept. 15-21
- Beyond having the leg strength to rocket the football through the uprights, Justin Tucker was about more than just power. He was uncommonly accurate. Tucker connected on 30 of 33 field goals for a 90.9 percent success rate, the second-best mark for a rookie in NFL history.
- The Ravens terminated the contract of veteran tight end Visanthe Shiancoe and released reserve offensive lineman Ramon Harewood, a former starter.
- Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco has thrown a pair of interceptions in the team's two preseason games, but he has completed 14 of his 18 attempts for 175 yards and a touchdown.
- The arrival of veteran tight end Dallas Clark in Baltimore is expected to trigger an impact beyond his skills at eluding safeties and linebackers.
- The Ravens have agreed to terms with veteran tight end Dallas Clark, coach John Harbaugh said after practice today.
- McKinnie reported to training camp at least 10 pounds over, if not significantly higher, than his prescribed target weight of 346 pounds, according to sources.
- Pitta was a clutch target who was particularly valuable to quarterback Joe Flacco on key third downs and red-zone situations. He is a skilled route runner with arguably the most reliable hands on the Super Bowl champions' roster.
- A day after potentially losing Dennis Pitta for the season, the Ravens agreed to a one-year deal with veteran Visanthe Shiancoe
- Former Morgan State standout and 10-year NFL veteran tight end Visanthe Shiancoe watched Friday¿s practice with Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome.
