Flacco Bulking Up, On Mission To Prove He’s No Fluke Something about Joe Flacco struck Sal Paolantonio when the ESPN reporter visited Ravens practice this week. It appeared Flacco was bigger. Turns out, Flacco has hit the weight room and put on seven pounds of muscle mass, most of which seemed to ...
Urlacher Says Lewis Greatest Of All Time With Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher announcing his retirement from the NFL yesterday, there is a chance that he and Ray Lewis will receive yellow jackets together as first-ballot Hall of Famers in 2018. Both players revolutionized the position by ...
The Ravens continue to get their rookie class under contract. Fourth-round pick John Simon is the latest member of the draft class to sign his rookie deal. The four-year contract signed Tuesday was reportedly slated to be $2.546 million with a $385,652 signing bonus, according to The Baltimore ...
Rolando McClain ’s turbulent NFL career is coming to an end at the age of 23, and just about a month after getting a second chance in Baltimore. The Ravens placed the inside linebacker and former first-round pick on the reserve/retired list Wednesday afternoon, General Manager Ozzie Newsome ...
Marshal Yanda Is Ravens’ Best Player? When you think of the Ravens’ best player last year, does guard Marshal Yanda jump to mind? According to Pro Football Focus, Yanda was far and away the Ravens’ best during their Super Bowl season. And, personally, I am a believer that Pro Football Focus (PFF) ...
Rolando McClain ’s decision to retire from the NFL at just 23 years old caught the NFL by surprise yesterday. On Thursday, the inside linebacker’s agent released a statement to media explaining the move. "Clearly, my decision to retire has raised some questions," McClain said in the statement. ...
LB Rolando McClain is retiring from the NFL, Ravens general manager and executive vice president Ozzie Newsome announced Wednesday. “Rolando let me know that he plans to retire from the NFL,” Newsome stated. “We have placed him on the Reserve/Retired list.” McClain, 23, signed a one-year contract ...
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 ...
Brandon Williams had what many college students would consider a dream job. He played football and hauled around beer for Miller. But when somebody at Contractors Equipment, a company that rents, delivers and cleans port-a-pottys, said they had a job opening, Williams responded with, “What do I ...
John Simon walked into the Under Armour Performance Center last week for his first day on the job. He signed some paperwork, took a few photos for the media guide, and set his stuff down at his new locker. Then he wanted to get to work. “Where’s the weight room?” Simon asked. True to his reputation ...