Baltimore Ravens News and Rumors
Charges won't be filed against 49ers' CrabtreeCriminal charges won't be filed against 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree after an alleged sexual assault in a hotel after the team's playoff victory over the Green Bay Packers, San Francisco's district attorney said Friday. |
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With media members around his locker, Ravens linebacker declines chance to address doubtersA throng of reporters and cameramen waited in front of his locker this afternoon, anxiously anticipating a quote or quip that would liven up the Super Bowl rhetor… |
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Now that the interim label has been lifted from Ravens offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell, the former Indianapolis Colts coach acknowledged that he still ambitions to become a head coach again. |
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List includes starting inside linebacker Dannell Ellerbe, tight end Dennis PittaRequired by the NFL to file an injury report Friday predicting the status of players for the Super Bowl, the Ravens have a lengthy list. |
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Two Ravens starters, inside linebacker Dannell Ellerbe and tight end Dennis Pitta, missed practice Friday. Ellerbe sat out for the second consecutive day with ankle and back injuries. Pitta was limited Thursday with a thigh injury. The Ravens listed 17 … |
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Ravens cornerback said he was confident that everything would work out While much of the focus in the offseason and preseason was on the negotiations for a long-term deal between the Ravens and quarterback Joe Flacco, cornerback Cary Williams also took … |
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Overlea couple will get married in New Orleans the day before Ravens-49ers meetThis is what kind of roll the Ravens are on now: they've even inspired a love story. It's not a gauzy, Hallmark Channel tale, but a story of serendipity, fate and perseveranc… |
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) -- Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome says the decision to fire offensive coordinator Cam Cameron in December was orchestrated solely by coach John Harbaugh. |
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Ravens special teams coordinator wanted to stay focused on the playoffsAlthough the Chicago Bears wanted to talk to him about their head-coaching vacancy that they ultimately filled by hiring Marc Trestman, Ravens special teams coordinator Jerry Rosburg… |
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No minorities got head-coaching jobs in last hiring cycleIn the latest hiring cycle for NFL head coaches, no minorities were hired. |
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There will be a football game played this Sunday. Well, sort of. The traditionally light-hitting Pro Bowl will kick off at 7 p.m. ET Sunday in Honolulu. While the six Ravens players selected to the game obviously won't play, here are the seven players f… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com San Francisco officials are taking tougher measures to prevent potential fan violence on Super Bowl Sunday when the 49ers battle the Baltimore Ravens in New Orleans. |
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Ravens inside linebacker said he plans to use lead up to Super Bowl as platform for championing gay marriageBrendon Ayanbadejo doesn’t need Super Bowl XLVII to assist the cause for gay rights and gay marriage. But the Ravens inside linebacker won’t tu… |
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Sometimes, blogger Matt Vensel fires a few questions at rookie cornerback and returner Asa Jackson. The Ravens’ fifth-round pick in April’s draft, Jackson is a Sacramento native who played his college ball at Cal Poly. |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com "Here he is right here," Priscilla says with a smile. More » |
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Art Modell has again arrived, this time posthumously, at the doorstep of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He rose to fame and fortune as the owner of the Cleveland Browns, later relocated for no good reason except Modell's poor business sense, to Baltimor… |
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The agent for Joe Flacco told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio that the Ravens quarterback isn't distracted by the fact that he is playing the final game of his current contract. "Joe's focus is on the game," agent Joe Linta said. &… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com A new deal might not come quickly and the Ravens might be forced to use their franchise tag to facilitate further conversations, but quarterback Joe Flacco is staying in Baltimore beyond this season. It’s been a common refrain that Flacco is making hims… |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com One of the many interesting subplots to the Super Bowl - and one that actually has a real effect on either franchise - is Joe Flacco's contract status. Any debate of whether Flacco, whose contract is up at the end of the season, will get paid by the Rav… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com For the 49ers and Ravens, the path to the Super Bowl was clear: They won their divisions, then won their playoff games, and now they have a chance to earn the right to be considered the best team in the NFL. But the other seven men who will be on the fi… |
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ESPN's Matt Williamson and Gary Horton tackled the job of ranking all 106 players on the Super Bowl rosters of the Ravens and 49ers. It's an Insider piece, so you'll need a subscription to view them all. But I can give you some of my thoughts on the ran… |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com Ravens linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo hadn't even slept after Baltimore's AFC championship game win over the Patriots when he started sending emails asking how he could help promote gay rights at the Super Bowl. According to the New York Times, at 3:40 a… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Long before he had to scheme against him in the biggest game of the year, 49ers defensive coordinator Vic Fangio was a huge Joe Flacco fan. Fangio was a Ravens assistant when Flacco was drafted, and in the early days of OTAs, Fangio told then-boss John … |
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Here is what other news outlets are saying about the Ravens, San Francisco 49ers and Super Bowl XLVII today. |
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis said quarterback Joe Flacco has to "come out of his quiet shell" to become the next leader of the Ravens. Asked about Lewis' comments, Flacco responded, "I don’t know if I agree with it. Th… |
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ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter discusses whether the Super Bowl will be Ed Reed's last game with the Ravens. If Reed doesn't return to Baltimore, I believe the two teams to watch are the Patriots and the Colts. New England coach Bill Belichick has long … |
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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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OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- A television crew wanted to film the Ravens players with a Lombardi Trophy prop earlier this week at team headquarters. When they tried to do so with Ray Lewis, the Ravens linebacker had the trophy removed and ordered everyone not t… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Few teams are willing to fiddle with their lineup entering the playoffs. That makes the Ravens’ willingness to blow up their offensive line amazing, and the results have justified the decision. They took former Pro Bowler Bryant McKinnie out of exile on… |
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I'll be heading over to Ravens headquarters to listen to a few more interviews before heading down to New Orleans this weekend. Once again, not a lot of news for the other division teams. In fact, the items on the Bengals and Steelers are both Ravens-re… |
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Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com Instead of heading to New Orleans next week to play in the Super Bowl, Brandon Jacobs will have to watch on television as his former teammates take the field to play the Baltimore Ravens next Sunday. Jacobs was suspended for the remainder of the regular… |
