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LB Arthur Brown and DT Brandon Williams Selected on Day 2 of NFL Draft by Baltimore Ravens
April 27th, 2013 at 7:06 AM
Day two of the 2013 NFL Draft commenced last night and there was a lot of movement by teams with some big names finally taken off the board and a few big names that still remain on the board heading into today's final day with rounds four through seven. The...

Baltimore Ravens: NFL Draft Begins Tonight, What are the Biggest Needs for the Ravens?
April 25th, 2013 at 9:43 AM
The three day extravaganza that is the NFL Draft begins tonight with the first round and as always there will be a few surprises, wows and head scratcher moments throughout the night. The Baltimore Ravens may be responsible for one of those moments, but what are the Ravens biggest needs heading...

Newly Signed LB Rolando McClain Arrested Again in Alabama
April 22nd, 2013 at 8:09 AM
Many people were surprised when the Baltimore Ravens announced they had signed the troubled linebacker Rolando McClain a couple weeks ago. It took two weeks for the Ravens to have to deal with a McClain off the field issue as first reported by WHNT in Huntsville, AL, McClain was arrested again Sunday night...

Rolando McClain and Baltimore Ravens Agree to One Year Deal
April 11th, 2013 at 7:44 AM
The Baltimore Ravens continue to revamp their defense, that was ranked 17th in the NFL last season, as they sign troubled LB Rolando McClain to a one year deal. NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports the deal is worth $700,000 with more performance incentives built in. ***PHOTO1*** McClain was the eighth overall pick by...

Bovada Tabs Baltimore Ravens as Favorites to Land All Pro Linebacker Brian Urlacher
April 10th, 2013 at 7:33 AM
In today's reality, if you want to make a bet, you can pretty much bet on anything and the online book Bovada has tabbed the Baltimore Ravens as the odds on favorite to sign All Pro free agent linebacker Brian Urlacher. ***PHOTO1*** The 2005 Defensive Player of the year, Urlacher has been...

Baltimore Ravens DL Bryan Hall Moving to Inside Linebacker
April 8th, 2013 at 8:36 AM
If you follow the Baltimore Ravens as either a fan of the team or just a fan of the NFL, you should be well aware that the Ravens are now extremely thin at inside linebacker due to the departures of Ray Lewis, Dannell Ellerbe, and Brendon Ayanbedejo. Thanks to some...

Baltimore Ravens Release Veteran Linebacker Brendon Ayanbedejo
April 4th, 2013 at 7:41 AM
The Baltimore Ravens continue to try to get younger on defense as the team announced yesterday that they have released veteran linebacker and special teams specialist Brendon Ayanbedejo. ***PHOTO1*** Ayanbedejo, now 36 years old, would have been the oldest player on the team after the retirements of Ray Lewis and Matt Birk,...

Will Courtney Upshaw See Time at ILB with Baltimore Ravens Signing Elvis Dumervil?
April 1st, 2013 at 9:47 AM
The Baltimore Ravens have seen six starters depart  from their Super Bowl winning defense last season, but have made four free agent signings to help improve that defense that ranked 17th in the NFL. The signing of elite pass rusher Elvis Dumervil gives the Ravens a great OLB duo of...

Ray Lewis and Ray Rice Advance to Sweet 16 of Madden 25 Cover Battle
March 29th, 2013 at 12:26 PM
EA Sports is having a worldwide vote in a tournament style bracket to see who will be the cover athlete on Madden 25, the video games 25th anniversary edition. Ray Rice and Ray Lewis have advanced to the sweet 16 of the tournament. ***PHOTO1*** Each NFL team had a current and legend...

Elvis Dumervil and Terrell Suggs Quite an OLB Combination for Baltimore Ravens
March 26th, 2013 at 9:48 AM
Newly acquired Pro Bowl pass rusher Elvis Dumervil will take his physical today with the Baltimore Ravens to make his five year deal with Baltimore official. Dumervil and Terrell Suggs will now be one of the most feared pass rushing combinations in the NFL. ***PHOTO1*** Dumervil, already one of the most feared...

Elvis Dumervil and Baltimore Ravens Agree to Five Year Deal
March 25th, 2013 at 9:47 AM
No question that the offseason just got a lot better for Baltimore Ravens fans, as top pass rusher DE Elvis Dumervil has agreed to a five year deal to join the Ravens. ***PHOTO1*** The five year deal is reportedly worth a maximum of $35 million and $8.5 million in the first year of...

Baltimore Ravens Still in Discussions with LB James Harrison; Cary Williams Latest to Leave
March 15th, 2013 at 12:31 PM
The Baltimore Ravens have seen a lot of players leave the team over the last week, whether by free agency, trade, or simply being released by the team with CB Cary Williams being the latest. Baltimore is still in talks with former Pittsburgh Steelers LB James Harrison. ***PHOTO1*** It has been a...

Baltimore Ravens Lose Paul Kruger and Dannell Ellerbe, Sign Chris Canty
March 13th, 2013 at 7:29 AM
Yesterday at 4 PM, the official NFL new year began and social media went crazy as players began signing contracts practically right away and news continued through the night. The Baltimore Ravens experienced the good, the bad, and the ugly yesterday. ***PHOTO1*** We will first start with the bad news, but it...

Dannell Ellerbe Wants to Stay with the Baltimore Ravens
March 7th, 2013 at 11:21 AM
As I wrote on Tuesday, the Baltimore Ravens next free agent priority has to be to retain ILB Dannell Ellerbe and the Ravens front office staff knows it. Once Joe Flacco's deal was complete, it had continuously been stated that Ellerbe should be next and we are standing behind that. ***PHOTO1*** Yesterday...

Baltimore Ravens Priority Now That Joe Flacco is Signed; Dannell Ellerbe
March 5th, 2013 at 10:31 AM
Last Friday the Baltimore Ravens and Joe Flacco reached an agreement on an NFL record breaking six year, $120.6 million contract and Baltimore's front office had taken care of its' offseason priority. With that done, what or who becomes the Ravens new priority? With the makeup of the roster right...

Why Monday’s Franchise Tag Deadline is Crucial for Baltimore Ravens to Avoid with Joe Flacco: Part One
March 1st, 2013 at 12:26 PM
The Baltimore Ravens and Joe Flacco's agent Joe Linta had some contract discussions at the NFL combine this past week and with Monday's NFL Franchise tag deadline looming, it is of utter importance for the Ravens to get a deal done. In part one of a two part series, we will...

Baltimore Ravens Retired LB Ray Lewis to Serve as Daytona 500 Honorary Starter
February 23rd, 2013 at 10:34 AM
Life just keeps getting better for the now retired Baltimore Ravens Linebacker, Ray Lewis, as he will serve as the honorary starter for the Great American Race tomorrow, the Daytona 500. ***PHOTO1*** Let's just examine the past month for Lewis shall we, first he ends his last ride in perfect fashion, with...

2012 Season Awards for Baltimore Ravens: Defensive Player of the Year
February 18th, 2013 at 9:35 AM
In part three of our 2012 Season Awards for the Baltimore Ravens, we at Ravens 101 hand out our 2012 Defensive Player of the Year award in what was a very tight race. Our decision was not easy, but in the end we feel that the Ravens 2012 Defensive Player...

Ravens101 2012 Season Awards for Baltimore Ravens: Rookie of the Year
February 17th, 2013 at 12:15 PM
In part two of our Ravens101 2012 Season Awards for the Baltimore Ravens, we hand out our Rookie of the Year award and it was a very tight race, but in the end our Rookie of the Year award goes to Justin Tucker. ***PHOTO1*** Part one of our Ravens101 2012 Season Awards,...

Baltimore Ravens Top Free Agent Priority Other than Joe Flacco
February 13th, 2013 at 9:02 AM
The Baltimore Ravens have a huge list of free agents and decisions to make this offseason that goes beyond just resigning quarterback Joe Flacco. Who should be the top free agent priority outside of Flacco has been a big question around Charm City and the answer, at least in my...