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Ezekiel Elliott is vowing to avoid incidents similar to a recent one in Las Vegas that forced the star running back of the Dallas Cowboys to meet with

As I was sitting there watching the melee unfold in front of me, I thought about what it would be like to coach a team where I could hand pick each of the players at the top of their game and put together the team that I wanted from a huge player pool.

Ever since it was announced Monday that Cleveland signed former Kansas City running back Kareem Hunt to a one-year contract some anger around town has resurfaced about the way former Ravens running back Ray Rice was treated for his domestic violence case nearly five years ago.

By Mike Preston

Feb 15, 2019

Ray Rice's arrest five years ago represented a line of demarcation in the way the NFL and the Ravens understood and confronted intimate partner violence. Though much has changed in the time since, the league still faces difficult questions about its place in a national epidemic.

By Childs Walker

Feb 15, 2019

The lawsuit filed in New Orleans over the terrible officiating error in the NFC title game isn't going to cancel the Super Bowl, but it is going to shame the league into fixing the holes in its inadequate replay system.

By Peter Schmuck

Jan 30, 2019

Before the NFL considers making pass interference calls subject to replay review, the league might want to consider what will happen in the future.

By Mike Preston

Jan 23, 2019

The blown pass interference call in last night's NFC championship game not only embarrassed the league, it almost certainly sent the wrong team to the Super Bowl. That was entirely preventable.

By Peter Schmuck

Jan 21, 2019

A 28-member coalition urged NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to change his policy on players kneeling during the national anthem on Monday.

By Katherine Fominykh

Jun 20, 2018

The time for protest is any time that a wrong is identified. The place, however, should be appropriate.

Ravens players and coach John Harbaugh offered measured reactions to the NFL’s new national anthem policy on Thursday, saying they’re more focused on their football jobs than on the swirling political controversy involving the league and President Donald Trump.

By Childs Walker

May 24, 2018

Here's what they're saying around the nation about the new NFL national anthem policy.

Ravens senior vice president for public and community relations Kevin Byrne said the team wouldn't be commenting on the new policy.

When the Ravens traded back into the first round to pick Lamar Jackson on Thursday night, they not only acquired a quarterback of the future, they authored the ultimate tribute to Ozzie Newsome's draft skills.

By Childs Walker

Apr 27, 2018

Two things that never get old: Terrell Suggs, and Terrell Suggs talking about his feelings for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

By Jonas Shaffer

Mar 29, 2018

Bisciotti echoes what NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said last week, that the league needs to start anew with determining what is and isn't a catch.

By Jeff Zrebiec

Feb 5, 2018

Ozzie Newsome will step down as Ravens general manager next season, handing the reigns of the player personnel decisions over to Eric DeCosta, owner Steve Bisciotti said at Friday’s State of the Ravens address.

By Jeff Zrebiec

Feb 2, 2018

Texans defensive end J.J. Watt and Panthers tight end Greg Olsen also remain in the running.

By Jeff Zrebiec

Jan 21, 2018

Robert Ehrlich Jr.: before the image of kneeling players, booing fans and the worst PR season in league history fades from memory, a few takeaways are in order.

By Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.

Jan 4, 2018

Harford Tech football coach Tim Palmer, The Baltimore Sun and the Ravens Coach of the Year for turning the Cobras program around in his first season as head coach, has been nominated for the Don Shula NFL High School Coach of the Year Award to be presented at the Pro Bowl.

By Katherine Dunn

Jan 4, 2018

The late schedule change for Sunday's game between the Ravens and Bengals wasn't meant to inconvenience Ravens fans, but it will only remind them that the NFL doesn't care about Baltimore.

By Peter Schmuck

Dec 28, 2017

The NFL has been rebuked by its public for it's missteps and arrogance, but it will continue to thrive in spite of everything.

By Peter Schmuck

Nov 21, 2017

We cannot simply ignore the third verse, inspired by Key’s manifest and documented disdain for free blacks.

Digest: Ex-Redskins GM McCloughan testifies in grievance over firing

Let's assume that Colin Kaepernick is better than several quarterbacks — backups, and even starters — who have managed to find jobs on NFL rosters this season.

"Colin Kaepernick didn't take a knee for the NFL, but about police brutality. You have to do it for Trayvon [Martin], Freddie Gray, Eric Gardner. That’s what the dialogue is about.”

By Colin Campbell

Oct 15, 2017

It doesn't appear that any Ravens took a knee during national anthem.

Mike Wallace and Tony Jefferson said players should be allowed to exercise their right to freedom of speech.

By Edward Lee

Oct 11, 2017

The fans are a lot more powerful then the NFL. Deal with it, Roger!

Baltimore had its first up-close encounter with player protests around the national anthem before Sunday's game between the Ravens and the Steelers.

By Childs Walker

Oct 1, 2017

"I think that's a good thing it's getting talked about. I think it's something that's a positive."

By Jonas Shaffer

Sep 25, 2017

Players and coaches lock arms and take knee during national anthem at Wembley Stadium.

By Jeff Zrebiec

Sep 24, 2017

CBS Sports showed it cover more than just games Sunday with its confident coverage during and after the national anthem Sunday at the start of the Ravens game.

By David Zurawik

Sep 24, 2017

NFL feels at home in London

By Mike Preston

Sep 23, 2017

President Donald Trump made a pre-empitve strike on Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors on Saturday morning, withdrawing an invitation not yet made for NBA champions to visit the White House.

By Christopher Dinsmore

Sep 23, 2017

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell fires back at President Trump over comments about players who kneel in protest.

Supporters of unemployed NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick held a rally in New York on Wednesday to support him. He thanked them on Twitter.

Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease that is caused by repetitive blows to the head, is the chief problem of the National...

When Colin Kaepernick didn't stand for the national anthem before a preseason game last summer, perhaps he knew he was lighting a powder keg that would still burn a year later. Perhaps not.

By Childs Walker

Aug 4, 2017

Regarding Colin Kaepernick and ESPN's report, Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome said, “We are going through a process, and we have not made a decision.”

By Edward Lee

Aug 2, 2017

While calling a joint bid by Baltimore and Washington, D.C. "an interesting idea," Goodell said the preference is to keep the Super Bowl in weam-weather cites and domed stadiums.

By Edward Lee

Jul 30, 2017

Ravens officials acknowledge the team has had direct discussions with Colin Kaepnerick, but they still haven’t made a decision whether they will sign him.

By Jeff Zrebiec

Jul 30, 2017

For tight end Maxx Williams, returning to Ravens “just gave me a whole new mindset” on life.

By Edward Lee

Jul 28, 2017

Considering what we know — and more importantly, what we don’t — should the NFL be promoting tackle football for our children?

Zachary Orr wants to come out of retirement, but shouldn't.

By Peter Schmuck

Jun 28, 2017

The Ravens kicked off a partnership with Baltimore City public schools, the InSideOut Initiative and Under Armour during a three-hour event at the team's

By Jeff Zrebiec

Jun 21, 2017

Because NFL personnel are prohibited, under the league manual, from making promotional appearances at gambling-related establishments, Jefferson could be fined.

By Jonas Shaffer

Apr 18, 2017

As best I can tell, Carroll County is a collection of Ravens, Redskins and Steelers fans. Beyond being the biggest football game of the year and for the commercials, it's going to be hard for any of these fan bases to get amped for tonight's 51st big game. To help you decide who to root for (the correct answer is Atlanta, by the way) I've decided to put together this guide of interesting facts about the teams that might be relevant to our local fan bases.

There has been speculation that the softening economic outlook might continue to nibble at the sport's golden goose, the Super Bowl.

By Peter Schmuck

Feb 4, 2017

Retiring wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. has thanked the Ravens, his teammates and the fans for their support during his last three years in Baltimore in an

Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. officially retired this week the only way he knows how: with personality. 

By Jennifer Badie

Jan 6, 2017