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About 1,000 people ran, jogged or walked to support the Brigance Brigade Foundation. Former Baltimore Raven O.J. Brigance hosts the annual fundraiser, which raises money for grants to families of people with Lou Gehrig's disease, also known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

After leaving the Ravens news conference Tuesday afternoon, major concerns still remain about the team's poor secondary.

As free agency beckons, the Ravens are in a position to be more aggressive than usual, and they'll probably have to be to find an accomplished left tackle.

Free agency will start in a little over a month, but two things have become apparent: it's going to be tough for the Ravens to upgrade at center and the Ravens are in line to lose several defensive free agents.

On Wednesday morning, hundreds of highly touted high school football players across the country dusted off the nearest fax machine to send their signed letters of intent to college football programs.

Retired defensive back Tom Zbikowski will be rooting against the hometown Chicago Bears when the Ravens hit town Sunday.

The Ravens are expected to receive three or four compensatory picks -- likely four -- which would bring their number of picks for next month's NFL draft to 12. That's a lot of ammo for general manager Ozzie Newsome should the Ravens choose to move up, down and all around or acquire more picks for next year¿s NFL draft. Here is a look at what the Ravens have done in the past when they entered a draft with nine or more draft picks.

The NFL offseason heats up on Tuesday when the free agency period begins and the NFL draft will take place next month. In anticipation of those events, blogger and reporter Matt Vensel will look at six key positions the Ravens might address in free agency and the NFL draft in the days leading up to the start of free agency. Today, he looks at safeties.

Baltimore Ravens and NFL free agency and Anquan Boldin

The usual faces were present in the auditorium at the team's practice facility Thursday but there was a constant reminder that this wasn't the typical "State of the Ravens" address.

Every week, blogger Matt Vensel breaks down a critical play, sometimes with the help of Ravens players, from that week's game. Today, he looks at Joe Flacco's second-half touchdown pass to tight end Dennis Pitta in Sunday's win over the Indianapolis Colts.

Former Baltimore Ravens defensive end, strong safety to square off with old team Sunday in wild-card playoff game

Baltimore Ravens have full house at Friday¿s practice

Ravens will be playing to give Ray Lewis a win while the Colts are fighting for coach Chuck Pagano

Baltimore Ravens fullback Vonta Leach only player missing from Thursdays practice

Every week, we hope to bring you a quick Q&A with someone who covers the Ravens' opponent that week. This week, we chatted with Mike Chappell, who covers the Indianapolis Colts for The Indianapolis Star

Baltimore Ravens prove coach John Harbaugh's decision fruitful

This week, Baltimore Sun reporter Aaron Wilson looks back at the Ravens' previous game and that of their next of opponent.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck getting more love than the Baltimore Ravens' Joe Flacco

But meeting that expectation has become a challenge. Cody, who entered the season battling to regain his starting job, is among a batch of young defensive players the Ravens need to live up to their lofty draft status. The need is even more important for a defense now vulnerable with inspirational middle linebacker Ray Lewis and shutdown cornerback Lardarius Webb on injured reserve.

Jeff Zrebiec breaks down the Baltimore Ravens during their NFL bye week.

It's tough to look at the Baltimore defense and not see that the Ravens are starting four former undrafted free agents and that a trio of recent second-round draft picks is coming off the bench. Jimmy Smith, a 2011 first-round pick, will become a starter Sunday because cornerback Lardarius Webb suffered a season-ending knee injury. They smartly nabbed their other starting cornerback, Cary Williams, off the Tennessee Titans practice squad. Of the 14 defensive players they drafted from 2007 to 2011, only two are starters and six are no longer with the team.

Jeff Zrebiec has Baltimore Ravens news, notes and opinions on Ray Lewis, Lardarius Webb, Haloti Ngata, Joe Flacco and much more.

Baltimore Ravens reporter Jeff Zrebiec has news, notes and opinions on Pernell McPhee, Terrell Suggs and more.

When Tom Zbikowski left the Ravens for an opportunity elsewhere, the team wasted little time signing Sean Considine to a free-agent deal.

Seth Mitchell, a Brandywine native, is 25-0-1 in his professional career -- 19 of those wins coming by knockout. He is the No. 12 heavyweight in the International Boxing Organization Top 100 and one of the premier American fighters in the world right now.

Ravens strong safety Bernard Pollard was rewarded this month with a contract extension, a deal that can keep him in Baltimore through 2015. Pollard made 75 tackles and broke up a career-high 13 passes in 2011, but Pollard insists his attitude and his play won't change now that he has a new deal.

In a span of a couple of hours last night, the Ravens signed wide receiver Jacoby Jones, reached a contract extension with veteran safety Bernard Pollard, agreed to terms with three of their draft picks and learned that star pass rusher Terrell Suggs had successful surgery to repair a torn Achilles¿ tendon.

The Ravens signed wide receiver Jacoby Jones and extended safety Bernard Pollard's contract. Jones could also make an impact in the return game.

Ravens undrafted free agent class at a glance: Defense

Baltimore Ravens dig deep into draft to improve their depth. Team addressed several needs, but had to adjust when targets were taken by other teams.

With the 130th pick (fourth round) in the 2012 NFL draft, the Ravens selected South Carolina State safety Christian Thompson. He moved to free safety in his senior year there after playing strong safety as a junior.

Every weekday until tomorrow, the day before the first round of the NFL draft, The Sun will examine where the Ravens stand at each position, the likelihood that they will address that spot early in the draft and some of the prospects that they may consider. Today is defensive backs.

As we close in on the 2012 NFL draft, we'll take a look at how the Baltimore Ravens have fared in recent drafts.

Return specialist a pressing need for Ravens

As the clock ticks down to the 2012 NFL draft -- Round 1 is on the night of April 29 -- let's take a look at which draft prospects the Ravens are being linked to in recent mock drafts from national analysts.

The Ravens lost former Notre Dame safety Tom Zbikowski to the Indianapolis Colts in free agency. Could they replace him with another Golden Domer?