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On Tuesday ¿ 10 months after his injury ¿ Webb suited up for the first day of training camp, and while he had limited participation in team drills, the fifth-year cornerback is on target to play in the Ravens' regular-season opener against the Denver Broncos on Sept. 5.

The league is inviting fans in several cities to take part in a running event on Sept. 4 in Baltimore to celebrate the start of the season and the defending Super Bowl champion Ravens. The running event is the night before the Ravens' road season-opener against the Denver Broncos, set for M&T Bank Stadium

Now, the Ravens are transitioning at center to Gino Gradkowski. Although Gradkowski will face competition from former Indianapolis Colts center AQ Shipley, he remains the frontrunner to win the starting job.

Unless you are a football junkie, you probably don't know or don't care that the Kansas City Chiefs hired Chris Ault, the man who invented the Pistol offense and coached Colin Kaepernick at Nevada, to a consulting gig. But it might interest you that the Baltimore Ravens reportedly expressed interest in Ault.

Ravens assistant general manager answers questions about the Ravens at Baltimore Sun Sports Forum

The NFL Network is revealing its list of the top 100 players in the 2012 season. But knowing how little thought some players give while filling out their ballots, I have a hard time taking that list seriously. The list that interested me more was the top 101 players of 2012 from the guys over at Pro Football Focus.

The Ravens have agreed to a two-year contract to bring back free agent offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie.

Florida Atlantic wide receiver Duron Carter, the son of former NFL star wide receiver Cris Carter has opted to accept the Minnesota Vikings' offer to attend their rookie minicamp on a tryout basis over the Ravens' invitation, according to his agent.

Ryan Jensen is another example of the Baltimore Ravens' recent drafting trend of investing a significant amount of resources into scouting smaller colleges.

Now that Lewis has retired, the Ravens are tasked with replacing him to bolster an inside linebacker spot weakened by Dannell Ellerbe signing with the Miami Dolphins and Jameel McClain still not medically cleared from a spinal cord contusion. Plus, trouble-prone middle linebacker Rolando McClain was arrested this week and charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

The Ravens are the owners of that final first-round pick this year. The Ravens always think big at this time of year but their focus is not on finding the next Darrell Green. It's on restocking a roster that lost a number of key players from the team that beat the San Francisco 49ers 2 1/2 months ago to win Super Bowl XLVII.

As you probably know by now, the NFL will release its regular season schedule tonight at 8 p.m. on the NFL Network.

Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome is among the front office executives scheduled to speak at an NFL career development symposium at the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.

The last played drafted from Harvard was quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, a 2005 St. Louis Rams fifth-round draft pick.

It was a heady rookie season for Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, a successful run capped by a Super Bowl victory.

Free agent offensive tackle not expected to strike deal until after the draft

Brendon Ayanbadejo distanced himself from his interview Thursday night with Newsday at a Straight for Equality Gala in New York where he was honored along with Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe, where he seemed to suggest that his beliefs were one of the reasons that he was released earlier that day.

A projected first-round draft pick, D.J. Fluker has also met with the New England Patriots, Carolina Panthers and the Minnesota Vikings.

The father-and-son tradition of pro football means merit is often a secondary consideration in hiring, and minority coaches often have trouble getting in at the ground level.

Tank Carradine visits the Ravens' training complex today after meeting with Philadelphia Eagles team officials on Monday.

As the occasional snowflake fluttered through the air and landed on a makeshift football field, Jahvid Best once again stood on the sideline, watching others play the game he loves.

The Ravens have traded veteran wide receiver Anquan Boldin to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a sixth-round draft pick, according to league sources with knowledge of the situation.

Low-key Joe Linta is on a whole new stage with Joe Flacco's contract, the most lucrative in league history.

Two NFL players have been among most outspoken advocates of same-sex marriage

ACC pass rusher is coming off torn anterior cruciate ligament, clouding his draft outlook

The NFL's annual pre-draft meat market wraps up Tuesday, but one of the players generating the most buzz at the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis was former Dunbar star Tavon Austin. His 4.34 in the 40-yard dash Sunday validated the gigabytes of electrifying game tape the wide receiver compiled at West Virginia. Will he be there when the Ravens pick?

Former Dunbar standout Tavon Austin is projected to be drafted in the first round of NFL draft

36-year-old started all 64 regular-season games during his Ravens' career and his 112 overall starts is the NFL's longest active streak among centers

West Virginia star Tavon Austin is expected to go in the first round of the 2013 NFL draft.