Tommy Streeter doesn't have any complaints about practice or tough offseason workouts these days. After spending all of last season on injured reserve, the second-year receiver out of Miami is relishing every opportunity he has to get back out on the football field. "Something about missing a ...
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 ...
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 ...
Scrapping is nothing new for A.Q. Shipley. The 2009 seventh-round pick is on his fourth team and spent three years on practice squads before he got to play in his first regular-season game. So walking into a competition for the starting center job in Baltimore is a welcomed challenge. And it’s one ...
Plus, which undrafted rookie could make the team and how will Flacco connect with rookies?
What Does Shipley Trade Say About Gradkowski? Head Coach John Harbaugh repeats his philosophy like a broken record. Every player competes for every position, every year, every game, and every practice . Until a couple weeks ago, there was no competition at center for second-year player Gino ...
For the longest time, the Ravens simply had a huge picture of the Lombardi Trophy hanging at one end of their indoor practice facility. Well it’s got company now. After winning the franchise’s second title (in just 17 seasons, mind you), the Ravens have hung banners commemorating Super Bowl XXXV ...
It used to be a ritual. Many former high Ravens draft picks – particularly those on defense – would receive text messages from Ray Lewis after being selected, welcoming them to the team. For example, Lewis immediately reached out to top 2011 draft pick Jimmy Smith . But now that Lewis is retired, ...
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 ...
The Washington Redskins, Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers all made the playoffs last season with quarterbacks Robert Griffin III, Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick operating the read-option offense, an unpredictable college-style attack in which the signal caller is a threat to run as ...