After falling just short of the Super Bowl, WR Anquan Boldin believes Baltimore has what it takes to get there this year. "There's no way I thought we wouldn't go to the Super Bowl," Boldin said. "That's how I feel this year. I feel like we're going to win it."
The absentees overshadowed the attendees at the Baltimore Ravens' OTA session Wednesday. No Ray Rice, who's seeking a big pay day and has yet to sign his franchise tag tender. No Terrell Suggs, who is still recovering from a partially torn Achilles' tendon suffered during offseason training. And no Ray Lewis, who is at the stage of his career where a voluntary camp is an automatic no-show. "We'd love to have all the guys here, but it's not realistic in today's business environment," Ravens head coach John... [Read More]
After recovering from a fractured skull two summers ago, Ravens outside linebacker Sergio Kindle is hoping to earn some playing time in 2012. Kindle is still coping with hearing loss in his left ear following a fall down a flight of stairs in 2010. This has made it tough for him to hear calls, and he's yet to deal with crowd noise. Kindle conceded 2012 could be a "make or break year."
The Baltimore Ravens need Ray Rice more than ever heading into the 2012 season, but will they be able to get on the same page with their star running back before the conversation turns nasty? According to NFL Network's Kimberly Jones, there's hope among those in the Ravens organization that a long-term deal with the running back can be hammered out, though it might not happen until July. Jones reported that when she inquired if Ravens coach John Harbaugh had anything to report about the negotiations, she received a... [Read More]
Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh believes Ed Reed will play despite recent comments that suggest the Pro Bowl safety is wavering. "Ed is a guy that I really trust and I really care about and believe in," Harbaugh said after Wednesday's workout. "There's been no indication that he's not going to play as far as I'm concerned. I don't worry about Ed. He's a mature guy. He's a superstar. He's a first ballot Hall of Famer. He's a leader. We're counting on Ed being here." Reed was among a handful of... [Read More]
Despite his mid-50s range K Justin Tucker, an undrafted free agent, never signed with the Ravens, per the organization. Tucker was a tryout player and isn't on the team's roster. K Billy Cundiff is the only K on Baltimore's roster for now, and is present at Wednesday's OTAs practice.
Ray Rice has stayed away from the Ravens facility this offseason and will undoubtedly not attend OTA's . Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun reports while no deal is imminent and there remains plenty of work to do, there has been some progress in the contract talks in recent weeks between Rice’s agent, Todd France, and the Ravens, according to sources familiar with the talks. The Ravens have until the afternoon of July 16 to sign Rice to an extension or the two-time, Pro-Bowl running back will play the season under the... [Read More]
Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore Sun reports that there’s been “no indication” that the Ravens are considering placing DE/OLB Terrell Suggs on the non-football injury list. Suggs is obviously dealing with a very serious injury after partially tearing his Achilles a few weeks ago. There’s been some talk in recent weeks that the Ravens could choose to not pay him his salary, since the injury occurred during an unsupervised workout away from the team. The fact remains that Suggs will end up missing a good portion of the 2012... [Read More]
Chad Diehl's NFL career is over before it started after the undrafted fullback announced his retirement following a concussion sustained during a rookie minicamp last weekend. Diehl, 6-2, 260 pounds, was a blocking fullback at Clemson before signing as a free agent with the Baltimore Ravens after the draft. He was probably a longshot to make the Ravens so he says he decided to step away from football after another head injury, according to the Spartansburg (S.C.) Herald-Journal. From Diehl's Facebook page:"At... [Read More]
Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed is the new Brett Favre. Every year, he mentions retirement, but no one takes him too seriously. The future Hall of Famer told Adam Schein and Rich Gannon of Sirius XM NFL Radio on Thursday that he is not "100 percent committed" to playing football in 2012. This would be more surprising if Reed didn't broach the subject so often, he admitted that he's considered retiring the last three years, and has said so publicly more than once. Money is also an issue,Reed publicly pushed... [Read More]
The Baltimore Ravens have promoted director of player personnel Eric DeCosta to assistant general manager according to Aaron Wilson of the Carroll County Times. They also named Joe Douglas as national scout, hired David Blackburn as an area scout, assigned Mark Azevedo to Southeast area scout and hired Kenny Sanders as a player personnel assistant. DeCosta, 41, has been director of player personnel for three years after previous stint as a director of college scouting. “When we extended Eric’s contract earlier this... [Read More]
more bad news for Eagles left tackle Jason Peters and Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs, not only did both players tear their Achilles' tendons, they could lose money for it. ESPN reports that both players are facing a financial reduction of some sort because of how they were injured. It is up to the discretion of the Ravens and Eagles whether they want to withhold pay from Suggs or Peters because they suffered a "non-football injury." Even though the players were training for football, they were not at... [Read More]
Former Baltimore Ravens left tackle Jonathan Ogden was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday. Ogden played at UCLA. He was then drafted by the Ravens with the fourth overall pick in the 1996 draft. He played 12 seasons for the Ravens, establishing himself as one of the game's most dominant tackles. He was selected to 11 Pro Bowls and was a nine-time All-Pro. The first draft choice in Ravens' history, Ogden was inducted into the team's Ring of Honor during the 2008 season.
Ravens second-round rookie linebacker Courtney Upshaw was a hot topic of conversation at the team's minicamp this weekend. When stud pass-rusher Terrell Suggs went down with a torn Achilles, putting his 2012 in jeopardy, the spotlight shined brighter on the newest outside linebacker. "The coaches told me to come out here this mini-camp and learn the defense, come out here and compete," Upshaw said. "Honestly, speaking on Suggs, there's only one Suggs. You can't replace Suggs. Everybody's got to come in... [Read More]
Aaron Wilson reports via Twitter that Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said his understanding is that linebacker Terrell Suggs has a chance to return from partially torn Achilles this season. The reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year tore his Achilles playing basketball and it was repaired during a 30-minute surgery by noted foot and ankle specialist Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, N.C. Suggs has also said his intention is to return to the field in 2012
