After being limited to the weight room and individual drills for the last several weeks, the Ravens were able to get back on the practice field this week as part of Organized Team Activities (OTAs). The return to the practice field was a welcomed change for the players and coaches. Head Coach John ...
Organized Team Activities (OTAs) start Tuesday for the Ravens, the next step in preparation for the 2013 season. Thus far, the players have participated in very limited “football school” sessions. Now OTAs will turn things up a notch. While OTAs are still voluntary, they often draw more veteran ...
Fullback Kyle Juszczyk speaks to the media after this first practice as a Raven.
When rookie receiver Aaron Mellette was handed the Ravens playbook at rookie minicamp two weeks ago, he was impressed. And not just because of the complexities of the offense. “It’s pretty cool that it’s on an iPad,” Mellete said with a smile when asked about his first impression of playbook. “That ...
Eric DeCosta discusses the success of the draft picks
The Ravens rookie class filed into to the auditorium Monday night after a full day of practice, workouts and playbook study. All of their football responsibilities were done, but they still had work left to do. As they will do every day for the next month, the rookies settled in for an hour-long ...
Offensive Shift Coming For Ravens? Ray Rice recently said he’d like to catch more passes . Dennis Pitta says he’d embrace playing more slot receiver . Both of those statements are good news for the Ravens, who are looking for some combination to make up for the loss of Anquan Boldin’s 65 catches ...
I had the strangest experience shortly after the Ravens selected Harvard’s Kyle Juszczyk in the fourth round of the 2013 draft. I could see the future. I could hear the future, too. Once I did a little digging into the myriad talents of Juszczyk, a hybrid fullback /h-back/u-back who can blow up ...
Ever since he was a little kid, people have been mispronouncing Kyle Juszczyk 's name. "Every [public address] announcer has been wrong," the Ravens' fourth-round rookie fullback said. Juszczyk doesn't blame anyone. He said he would get it wrong – well if it weren't his own name. The first question ...
LB Arthur Brown On his first day of practice: "I'm working to get better each day, and this is just the first step." On him as a linebacker: "Honestly, I think the No. 1 thing is learning my role as a linebacker and just attempting and providing what I do to fulfill that role – learning from the ...