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Draft notes from day two for the Ravens

2012-04-27 22:02:00

Ravens end a run on offensive linemen The Ravens, who have said all offseason that they would like to improve their offensive line, watched as a run on offensive linemen unfolded between their two picks in the second round. Two picks after the Ravens...

Who was the biggest steal of the NFL draft?

2012-04-29 20:02:57

The Great RG3 Heist Ron Fritz Baltimore Sun He cost them three first-round picks and a second-round pick, but the Redskins got the biggest steal when they traded up to No. 2 to select quarterback Robert Griffin III. The Redskins — the Redskins!...

Ravens haven't heard from HBO about 'Hard Knocks'

2012-04-11 13:00:00

Will Ravens training camp -- and the Harbaugh brothers storyline -- be under HBO’s spotlights this summer? FOXSports.com reported that HBO is interested in the Ravens and San Francisco 49ers for this year’s season of “Hard Knocks,&...

Ex-Towson State linebacker Vitt named interim Saints coach

2012-04-12 19:34:00

Joe Vitt went directly from the football field at Towson State to his first job in the NFL as the strength coach of the Baltimore Colts in 1979. A little more than 30 years later, Vitt finds himself in the middle of one of the biggest stories in the...

Matt Vensel's 2012 NFL mock draft -- version 4.0

2012-04-18 04:00:00

The 2012 NFL draft is now just over a week away. Free agency has died down, and teams are shifting their focus to the draft to round out their rosters. The Ravens are no exception. Their primary needs are still the same as they were entering the...

Looking at the past 10 selections at No. 29 in the NFL draft

2012-04-19 08:57:00

As you know, the Ravens hold the 29th pick in next week’s NFL draft. Being the only NFL team that has made the playoffs in each of the past four seasons, they have grown accustomed to drafting at the tail end of the first round. They have entered...

Matt Vensel's 2012 NFL mock draft -- version 5.0

2012-04-25 04:00:00

Finally, after months of teams poking and prodding NFL draft prospects, scouts picking apart players they had previously pumped up, and media folks like me doing hours of homework trying to make sense of it all, the 2012 NFL draft is less than 48 hours...

Matt Vensel's 2012 NFL mock draft -- version 1.0

2012-02-22 07:00:00

This year’s NFL scouting combine begins Wednesday, unofficially marking the start of draft speculation season. Before the prospects are poked and prodded, though, staff writer Matt Vensel has taken his first crack at predicting the first round of...

Even after big day of signings, Ravens still looking to fill holes

2012-03-24 05:00:00

In a span of a couple of hours yesterday, the Ravens ended nearly a week of free agent silence, signing four players, who filled several holes and added much-needed depth. Jameel McClain, their starting inside linebacker the past two seasons, was the...

Ravens practice patience with free agency

2012-03-23 15:45:00

Relatively quiet over the first 10 days of free agency, the Ravens dipped into the open market [Friday], signing four players in moves that will upgrade the team's linebacking and secondary depth and bolster special teams coverage units that struggled...

Ravens notes: Jacobs is now off the Ravens' list

2012-03-28 09:31:00

Well, that Brandon Jacobs to the Ravens' speculation didn't have much of a chance to heat up. A day after Ravens coach John Harbaugh said that the former New York Giants running back is "definitely" on the team's list, Jacobs signed a deal with the San...

Ravens would like to add a veteran guard, but options are mostly underwhelming

2012-03-29 04:30:00

The Ravens have said on several occasions that they plan to give second-year tackle Jah Reid every opportunity to win the left guard job and replace Pro Bowl performer Ben Grubbs. They have a history of giving younger players opportunities, so there is no...

Hill was linked to the Ravens, Houston Texans, San Francisco 49ers, and New England Patriots in mock drafts, but each of those teams passed on him in the bottom third of the first round.

2012-04-27 00:00:00

Ed McCaffrey, born in Virginia, moved with his family to the Lehigh Valley and played football for Central Catholic. He became an NFL wide receiver, playing on three Super Bowl championship teams.

2012-02-16 13:34:13

Matt Millen, born in Whitehall Township, spent 12 years as a linebacker for the Oakland Raiders , the San Francisco 49ers and the Washington Redskins . He played on four Super Bowl winners. Millen served as president and CEO of the Detroit Lions from 2001-2008. He's worked as a football commentator

2012-02-16 13:34:05