Bobbie Williams

Versatility could be key in Ravens' crowded offensive line picture

2013-05-10 13:05:00

Over the last couple of weeks, the Ravens have added and retained seven offensive linemen, further complicating what figures to be one of the more competitive -- if not interesting -- position battles in training camp. They drafted Wisconsin tackle Rick...

A.Q. Shipley adds to Ravens' competition at center

2013-05-09 09:36:00

The Ravens on Thursday morning added another young body to the competition to replace retired center Matt Birk, trading a conditional 2014 draft pick to the Indianapolis Colts for 26-year-old center A.Q. Shipley. Shipley will compete with second-year...

Even with McKinnie signing, Ravens still trending much younger

2013-05-03 04:16:00

The Ravens decision to re-sign Bryant McKinnie reverses an offseason trend that has seen the roster get younger at several key positions. Before agreeing to a two-year deal with the 33-year-old left tackle, the Ravens were without eight of their nine...

Newsome undaunted by roster turnover, focusing on plan in place

2013-04-17 09:06:00

The conversations didn’t just start in the aftermath of the Ravens’ victory in Super Bowl XLVII. They actually began four months earlier when Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome, owner Steve Bisciotti and coach John Harbaugh started to meet...

The Ravens are suddenly young on the offensive line

2013-04-30 09:34:00

Last summer, it looked as if the Ravens might enter the regular season with one of the oldest starting offensive lines in the NFL. Matt Birk, Bryant McKinnie and Bobbie Williams were all in their mid-thirties and expected to start. But as it turned out,...

Ravens news, notes and opinions on Ayanbadejo, Thompson, Te'o and more

2013-04-04 07:11:00

I mentioned this on my Twitter account, but I wanted to go into a little more detail here. Eight of the nine oldest Ravens – and the six oldest overall - from the team that won the Super Bowl two months ago are no longer under contract with the...

Ed Reed agrees to a deal with the Houston Texans

2013-03-20 18:24:00

For so long, they had been the two faces of one of the league’s most dominant defenses, Ray Lewis the punishing tackler and Ed Reed the unrelenting ball hawk. Now, they are both gone and the mass exodus from the Ravens defense continues. About...

Ravens roughly $7.2 million under NFL salary cap

2013-03-21 05:22:00

The Super Bowl champion Ravens aren't totally hamstrung by a relatively tight�salary-cap situation. But there are some notable constraints on their spending. Under the rule of 51 that governs the offseason accounting for the salary cap, the Ravens are...

How the Ravens changed in a week

2013-03-16 19:12:00

A little more than a month since the Super Bowl XLVII victory parade, the party has officially ended for the Ravens. When they next take the field for the start of organized team activities, the Ravens will have a significantly different look from the...

Cowherd: Ravens fans shouldn't panic over loss of players

2013-03-13 16:13:00

Maybe you think Ozzie Newsome has lost his mind this time. Now it's hard-hitting Bernard Pollard who's been shown the door by the Ravens' general manager, joining the mini-parade of Anquan Boldin, Paul Kruger and Dannell Ellerbe as salary-cap...

Texans send owner's jet to pick up Ed Reed

2013-03-14 17:39:00

If there was any lingering doubt that Ed Reed was intent about testing the free agent market and leaving the only NFL organization he’s ever known, it should have been erased Thursday afternoon when the long-time Ravens safety stepped off a plane...

Ravens defense looking like a younger, quieter, less expensive group

2013-03-13 17:37:00

The Ravens' surprising decision Wednesday to cut Bernard Pollard, the hard-hitting and tough-talking safety who led the Super Bowl champions in tackles last season, opens up just $1 million of salary-cap room. So at least on the surface, the move...

at center, but bringing in a veteran interior lineman to provide depth and competition has been the Ravens' M.O.

2013-03-14 19:37:54

Bobbie Williams celebrates the Ravens' Super Bowl victory.

2013-02-03 00:00:00

Ray Lewis and Bobbie Williams are mobbed by media after the Ravens' win over the Patriots.

2013-01-20 00:00:00