Brian Billick

Ravens' MVP this season may not be on the field

2013-05-06 17:32:00

The Ravens' Most Valuable Player of the 2013 season could be Mark Smith. Smith is the team's head athletic trainer and responsible for trying to get the injured players back on the field as soon as possible, but also at 100 percent. Despite some great...

Ravens rookie fullback may be reminded frequently about his Harvard roots

2013-05-05 14:34:00

Let's get the last name out of the way first. It's Juszczyk. Somehow, from that lonely vowel and thicket of consonants, comes a pronunciation of YOOZ-check. Don't feel bad if you don't say it right the first time. No one ever does. No, check that. One...

Brian Billick thinks the reshuffling Ravens will be OK

2013-03-15 07:45:00

Brian Billick was coach of the Ravens the last time the team had a chance to repeat as Super Bowl champions, so I was interested to hear his thoughts on what the Ravens are doing the second time around. In 2001, a season after they beat the New York...

Wally Williams was only Ravens franchise player to not sign long-term deal with team

2013-02-18 06:11:00

Only once in Ravens team history have the Super Bowl champions not ultimately signed their franchise player to a long-term contract. That�happened following the 1998 season when offensive lineman Wally Williams joined the New Orleans Saints on a five-...

The Sun remembers: Feb. 17-Feb. 23

2013-02-17 12:10:00

Feb. 22, 2003: Matching its most one-sided Atlantic Coast Conference men's basketball win in history, defending NCAA champion Maryland wallops North Carolina, 96-56, before nearly 18,000 at Comcast Center. "If you beat anybody by 40, you're happy," says...

When it comes to diversity in the NFL, nepotism trumps the 'Rooney Rule'

2013-04-01 03:00:00

This NFL offseason represents the 10-year anniversary of the inception of the "Rooney Rule." The rule, named after Pittsburgh Steelers' Chairman Dan Rooney, requires teams to interview minority candidates for all head coaching and senior football...

Ravens news, notes and opinions on Orioles, Ed Reed, Bryant McKinnie and more

2013-03-22 07:36:00

As the Orioles and Ravens try to work out a scheduling conflict that has put in jeopardy the NFL’s hopes of opening up the regular season on Thursday, Sept. 5 at M&T Bank Stadium, the relationship between the two downtown neighbors has again come...

Sportswriters, and elephants, never forget

2013-01-23 10:11:00

Anna Burns Welker added her name to the list of Patriot Wives Pouting (see Gisele Bundchen) when she went after Ray Lewis' reputation on Facebook after the AFC Championship game Sunday. "By the way, if anyone is bored, please go to Ray Lewis'...

Actor, Ravens fan Josh Charles looking forward to Super Bowl

2013-01-26 12:29:00

Josh Charles didn't want to wait until the Ravens arrived in New Orleans for the Super Bowl to spend some time�hanging out with�the AFC champions. So, the Emmy Award-nominated actor from the television drama series "The Good Wife" has been a fixture�...

2000 Ravens see similarities with current team

2013-01-26 10:47:00

Let's get it out on the table. Members of the Ravens team that capped the 2000 season by winning Super Bowl XXXV are thrilled that the current squad is competing for the Lombardi Trophy on Feb. 3. "These guys have earned the right to be in the Super...

Ozzie Newsome says no pressure was placed on John Harbaugh to fire Cam Cameron

2013-01-25 16:57:00

As the chief architect of the Ravens' roster, general manager Ozzie Newsome constructed a team that has reached the Super Bowl. His imprint extends to other important issues, including offering guidance to coach John Harbaugh on the decision to fire...

NFL Network Super Bowl lineup includes Melissa Stark, Amber Theoharis, Brian Billick

2013-01-22 13:08:00

In addition to the Ravens on the field for Super Bowl XLVII, Baltimore viewers are going to see some familiar faces on the NFL Network's coverage leading up to the game. Starting Jan. 28 through gameday Feb. 3, the channel will offer 140 hours of game-...

Ravens coach Brian Billick talks to quarterback Elvis Grbac during a playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2002.

2013-02-24 12:15:00

expected more of the same. "The guys were feeling it all week long, [saying] this is going to be another shutout," said Billick, the Ravens' coach from 1999 to 2007. "Well, Cleveland comes out and goes 86 yards on the opening drive.

2013-02-03 00:00:00

And while he didn't verbalize it, Harbaugh had the quiet confidence of a man who believed it wouldn't be long until his Ravens finally stormed over the hump and won the Super Bowl. Harbaugh must have known something that we didn't.

2013-02-03 00:00:00