Paul Kruger

The Ravens' defense will benefit from leadership of Dumervil

2013-05-22 16:40:10

Elvis Dumervil had just settled in to meet the media after the Ravens' workout Wednesday when a voice rang out behind the semi-circle of TV cameras, tape recorders and notebooks. "What the hell, Elvis?!" Joe Flacco yelled in mock outrage. The Ravens'...

Tough decisions down the road for Ravens

2013-05-20 04:54:00

As the reigning Super Bowl champions, the Ravens had an extremely eventful offseason where they overhauled their roster and dealt with a tight salary-cap situation by making a series of tough decisions. That included trading veteran wide receiver Anquan...

Ravens news, notes and opinions

2013-05-08 07:35:00

The common conclusion from the Ravens’ decision to re-sign Bryant McKinnie was that the organization wasn’t yet comfortable with the idea of Kelechi Osemele starting at left tackle. I’m sure there is plenty of truth to that even though...

DeCosta says Ravens haven't ruled out finding another wide receiver

2013-05-06 19:11:00

Months after trading veteran wide receiver Anquan Boldin to the San Francisco 49ers following a contract dispute, the Ravens waited until the seventh round to draft a wide receiver. Ravens assistant general manager Eric DeCosta attributed that to how...

Four Ravens -- three current and one former -- make Pro Football Focus' list of the NFL's top 101 players

2013-05-06 07:50:00

The NFL Network has started to slowly reveal its list of the top 100 players of the 2012 season. But knowing how little thought some players give while filling out their ballots, I have a hard time taking that list seriously. The list that interested me...

Ravens linebacker Adrian Hamilton hopes to earn increased role

2013-05-14 04:17:00

It was a quiet rookie season for Ravens outside linebacker Adrian Hamilton. Instead of reprising his role as a star pass rusher from his college days, Hamilton was active for two games as he spent the year familiarizing himself with how to perform on...

Florida State's Tank Carradine is one of 2013 NFL draft's many interesting pass rushers

2013-04-18 13:45:00

The Ravens replaced pass rusher Paul Kruger with a three-time Pro Bowler in Elvis Dumervil. They are open to trying out defensive end Pernell McPhee at rush linebacker. Courtney Upshaw could improve his pass-rushing prowess before his second NFL season....

Ravens' 2013 schedule starts in Denver, includes home Thanksgiving game against Pittsburgh

2013-04-18 18:33:00

The Ravens won’t get their season-opening home game, like reigning Super Bowl champions have for the last decade. But they will play four prime-time games, including a Thanksgiving night showdown at home against the rival Pittsburgh Steelers, and...

Thoughts on three possible Ravens position swaps

2013-04-17 11:30:00

Each spring, as a courtesy to local media and the team’s curious fan base, the Ravens hold a pre-draft press conference in which they publicly claim to like pretty much every single NFL prospect they are asked about. (A fictional example: “...

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...

Lardarius Webb confident in recovery from torn anterior cruciate ligament

2013-04-11 18:27:00

For Ravens star cornerback Lardarius Webb, patience remains his�watchword as he makes steady progress in his rehabilitation from a torn anterior cruciate ligament for the second time in four years. The Ravens' top cornerback suffered a right knee injury...

The topics this offseason are endless for Ravens fans

2013-05-01 13:57:00

Ravens Nation, you feel better about things, don't you? The great panic is officially over. Oh, it was rough there for a while, watching the Ravens clean house and get rid of the old guys and the locker-room lawyers and the over-valued players who...

GS: 8 | GP: 8 | Snaps: 408 Season in review: The fact that Terrell Suggs played at all last season after tearing his Achilles tendon last April was pretty remarkable. That he returned in late October was unprecedented.

2013-04-23 00:00:00

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Paul Kruger looks over a painting of him before signing it. Kevin Charles, Atlanta, is the artist. Kruger is one of the Ravens players signing autographs at the Doubletree by Hilton.

2013-02-23 00:00:00

Ravens outside linebacker Paul Kruger waves to the crowd on Commerce Street during the victory parade.

2013-02-05 00:00:00