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Baltimore Ravens News and Rumors

Jim Caldwell plans to bring pace and collaboration to Ravens offense

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New coordinator says he'll lean on other coaches as he calls plays for the first time in the NFLAs the Ravens' new offensive coordinator, Jim Caldwell's responsibilities have grown considerably over the past five days, extending far beyond his old role …

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'Ravenous Maximus' says 'Captain Dee-Fense' inspired his Roman warrior Ravens outfitA combination of feather-covered body armor, 5-foot wings and a sharp helmet make for a wardrobe more suited to a Roman soldier than a football fan. But for Pasadena res…

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Offense will have to put up points against No. 4 overall defense If the next three games are Jim Caldwell's audition to become the Ravens' permanent offensive coordinator, then the odds are stacked against him.

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Linebacker missed last Sunday's game because of a torn bicepsFor the second straight week, the Ravens won’t know whether they’ll have the services of outside linebacker Terrell Suggs until very close to game time.

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Defensive coordinator Dean Pees acknowledged that lack of depth at inside linebacker has forced coaches to reduce number of packagesThe Ravens may have to meet the Denver Broncos Sunday without their top three inside linebackers in Ray Lewis (torn right…

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After fumbling five times in last four games and losing two in last two, Ravens quarterback said he has to hold onto ballLess than a year removed from fumbling the football a career-worst 11 times, Joe Flacco has fallen into the bad habit again.

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The young Pittsburgh Steelers fan who helped rile up Steelers Nation by giving Ravens running back Ray Rice his Terrible Towel after the Ravens beat the Steelers at Heinz Field four weeks ago says he has no regrets.

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Defensive coordinator said decision to make 13-time Pro Bowler available for Sunday's game vs. Broncos is up to medical staff, coach John Harbaugh and organizationRay Lewis is still on the Ravens’ injured reserve-designated to return list, but the 13-ti…

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Ellerbe, Jones also return; Yanda among those missingThe Ravens remain mum on whether Ray Lewis will play Sunday against the Denver Broncos, but the middle linebacker was present at the early portion of practice open to the media.

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Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle was penalized for roughing the passerRavens Pro Bowl defensive tackle Haloti Ngata said he hasn't been fined by the NFL at this point for a roughing the passer infraction stemming from his crushing hit on Washington Re…

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Ravens cornerback not happy with surrendering touchdown to Pierre Garcon, but he has not regrets about being aggressiveChris Johnson wasn’t happy about surrendering the 11-yard touchdown pass from rookie quarterback Kirk Cousins to wide receiver Pierre …

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Despite tumultuous past two weeks for Ravens, NFL Network analysts thinks Ravens have experience and leaders to make waves in postseasonAt the beginning of the season, NFL Network analyst Jamie Dukes predicted that the Ravens and San Francisco 49ers wou…

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Big Denver wide receiver has 74 catches, 1,197 yards, eight touchdownsThe breakthrough season of imposing Denver Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas hasn't gone unnoticed in Baltimore.

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Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workda…

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Even before his suspension for not showing up for last week’s game, Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall knew he was playing out the string in Pittsburgh. After he lost his starting job, was a healthy scratch against the Ravens, his decision to bail…

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If the scariest man in the NFL isn’t Baltimore linebacker Ray Lewis, it might be Denver quarterback Peyton Manning. Irk them at your own risk.