The Ravens emphasized before the draft that adding a wide receiver early was not a top priority. Ozzie Newsome said it . John Harbaugh said it . Steve Bisciotti said it . They all pointed to the young players currently on the roster, saying that the replacement to recently-departed receiver Anquan ...
General Manager Ozzie Newsome thought long and hard about whether there were any areas of the draft that were left unsatisfied. “Maybe [getting] a tight end,” he finally said. If that’s the only blemish on the Ravens’ 2013 draft class, it’s been a good year. Newsome, Assistant General Manager Eric ...
Rookie linebacker Arthur Brown speaks to the media after his first practice as a Raven.
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 ...
Courtney Upshaw is only in his second season, but the linebacker’s already showing his maturity. The Ravens lost last year’s leading sacker Paul Kruger to free agency. Upshaw, his immediate logical replacement , logged just 1.5 sacks as a rookie. But Baltimore went out and signed one of the best ...
Anquan Boldin is gone and the Ravens have a need in their wide receiving corps. If Baltimore turns to the draft to find a replacement , they may be able to snag a prospect that models his game after the hard-nosed veteran. California receiver Keenan Allen is a late first-round, early second-round ...
Interpreting Ravens’ Poker Game It’s draft time, which means it’s also time to put on your poker face. All 32 teams know which prospects they like, but they don’t want anyone else to know. So the Ravens’ top priority during Tuesday’s pre-draft press conference surely must have been to not tip their ...
Let’s get this year’s series of Mock Draft Monitors started. With the annual scouting combine this week in Indianapolis, the mock draft boards are expected to go through some movement in the coming weeks, but here’s an early look at who the experts think the Ravens should take on April 25. ESPN, ...
NFL Issues Warning About Treatment Of Replacement Refs The NFL has yet to punish a coach or player this season for his critical comments or poor treatment of the replacement officials. Could that change after the league sent a warning memo to all 32 teams about the on-field treatment of substitute ...
Free agency is winding down and the NFL Draft is less than a month away. It’s time to get the mock drafts rolling. Here’s a look at who the draftniks expect the Ravens to take with pick No. 32: Mock Draft Monitor 1.0 | MDM 2.0 ESPN, Mel Kiper Posted March 11 S Matt Elam, Florida Junior; 5-foot-10, ...