Baltimore Ravens News and Rumors
Ravens Super Bowl practice reportNEW ORLEANS (AP) Baltimore Ravens starters Dannell Ellerbe and Dennis Pitta practiced Wednesday in heavy winds at Tulane University, looking sharp despite nagging injuries. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Baltimore Ravens starters Dannell Ellerbe and Dennis Pitta practiced Wednesday in heavy winds at Tulane University, looking sharp despite nagging injuries. |
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Long-time coach played in a Super Bowl in New Orleans 32 years agoNEW ORLEANS — Ravens coach John Harbaugh rattled off plenty of positives about his running backs coach Wilbert Montgomery on Wednesday morning. |
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Ravens quarterback is one of only six to throw at least eight touchdown passes with no interceptions in same postseasonRavens quarterback is one of only six to throw at least eight touchdown passes with no interceptions in same postseason |
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Ravens executive excited about team's Super Bowl runFor assistant general manager Eric DeCosta, the Ravens' journey to the Super Bowl is the culmination of a lot of film study, scouting trips and personnel decisions as a staff. |
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Ravens second-year receiver is on injured reserve and won't play in Super BowlRavens reserve wide receiver LaQuan Williams' spirit brought him to this day, reaching football's ultimate game in just his second NFL season. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com The chorus from Sandy Hook Elementary School will sing "America the Beautiful" before Sunday's Super Bowl between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens. |
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Ravens linebackers coach has been linked to Philadelphia Eagles coordinator vacancyRavens linebackers coach Ted Monachino has been linked to the Philadelphia Eagles' defensive coordinator vacancy. |
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Which player taking the field on Sunday is the best athlete of the bunch? ESPN NFC East blogger Dan Graziano talks with the 49ers and the Ravens to find out. |
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Friends, team executives say he will likely always defer credit even as team plays on sport's grandest stageFriends, team executives say he will likely always defer credit even as team plays on sport's grandest stage |
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Team made linebacker available to reporters again to shoot down dear antler allegationsRavens linebacker Ray Lewis was just a little too vague when he responded at Tuesday's Super Bowl media event to a Sports Illustrated report that he might have used a… |
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'Bootylicious' news conference could test friendship Though you probably already know that Beyonce will headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show, the best thing about that is the midweek news conference, during which the sportswriters get to rub elbows wit… |
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You're a Ravens fan and right now you're thinking: what in the world is going on in New Orleans? |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Smiling, even laughing, at questions about a report linking him to a company that purports to make performance-enhancers, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis said Wednesday he "never, ever took" the stuff. |
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New England rookie defensive end lost to Ravens in AFC championshipFor New England Patriots standout rookie defensive end Chandler Jones, being at the Super Bowl is essentially a bittersweet experience. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com While Ravens linebacker Brendan Ayanbadejo is using his Super Bowl platform to advocate for same-sex marriage, it appears 49ers cornerback Chris Culliver is working in the opposite direction. Culliver made several disparaging remarks when asked about th… |
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Here are some highlights from Wednesday's chat: Ravenous128 (Columbia, MD): Given the amount of hype and lip service being paid to Colin Kaepernick, what should the Ravens do to slow him down? I suspect they'll have to play a disciplined zone, but since… |
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NEW ORLEANS -- Jack and Jackie Harbaugh said they are as neutral as they can get when it comes to Sunday's Super Bowl, which will feature their sons. |
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Ravens' returner Jones draws 49ers' full attention |
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A Reminder That The NFL Doesn't Test For The PED Ray Lewis Says He's Never Tested Positive ForJan 30
Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com Yesterday, SI reported that Ray Lewis had received the banned substance IGF-1, a muscle-building hormone resembling insulin. (Two years ago, Yahoo reported the same thing.) Lewis responded in two ways. First, he blamed it on the devil. Second, he noted … |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Ravens offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell is one of two minority play-callers in the NFL, in a year when none of the available head coaching jobs went to minority candidates. He’s among the many who think the process needs to change, but admitted Wednes… |
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NEW ORLEANS -- The Ravens don't want to turn Super Sunday into flag day, although they have their limits. Baltimore led the NFL with 1,127 penalty yards this season, an average of 70.4 yards per game. Only the Rams (130) committed more penalties this se… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com You’ve got to hand it to Ray Lewis. He has so successfully sold you Ray Lewis for so long, that he feels like he owes it to you to have a chance to tell Ray Lewis how much you appreciate Ray Lewis. During his press conference Wednesday, the Ravens lineb… |
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Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com Florio speculated just last week that former Oregon quarterback Dennis Dixon — currently of the Baltimore Ravens’ practice squad — could reunite with college coach Chip Kelly in Philadelphia. There is now substance to support that speculation. Per G… |
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John Clayton, ESPN.com Fans of old-school football should rejoice about the Ravens-49ers matchup. It should be power football at its finest. |
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Mike Flacco, brother of the Ravens' starting quarterback, is an Orioles farmhandA story in USA Today this week alluded to Orioles farmhand Mike Flacco considering giving up baseball to pursue a career in football, like his older brother, Ravens quarterb… |
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Drew Magary, deadspin.com It's not exactly daring to hate Ray Lewis. Facebook data show that most people are rooting for the 49ers to win the Super Bowl, and I'm sure "FUCK RAY LEWIS" has a lot to do with that. No one disputes that Lewis should be a Hall of Famer, and … |
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NEW ORLEANS -- It was not difficult to find the members of the San Francisco 49ers' offensive line on the turf of the Mercedes-Benz Superdome at Super Bowl Media Day on Tuesday, even though thousands of people were there, including peppy guys dressed as… |
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NEW ORLEANS -- It appears that Patriots coach Bill Belichick's bromance with Ravens safety Ed Reed is not a one-sided affair. Reed, who has deflected questions about his future this month, couldn't help himself when a Boston Herald reporter asked if he … |
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Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com Ravens safety Ed Reed is an impending free agent, and it’s become popular to dot-connect Reed to New England as a match with longtime admirer Bill Belichick. The speculation was fueled when Peter King of SI.com predicted on last Sunday’s Pro Bowl preg… |
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Jason Sickles, yahoo.com Ingredients for a superb live-blog? Try Beyonce, beer commercials, and the biggest game of the year. Now all we need is you, rambunctious Yahoo! readers. Join us Sunday during Super Bowl XLVII between the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens. Tell u… |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Ravens coach John Harbaugh says star linebacker Ray Lewis assured him "there's nothing to" a magazine report linking him to a company that makes deer-antler spray containing a banned performance enhancer. |
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Meanwhile, expert confirms deer antler spray could not contain banned substanceMitch Ross handled Ray Lewis' public berating the way the Ravens linebacker has said he handles difficult times. |
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Jerome Boger will referee the Super Bowl for the first time in hos career. |
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With the Baltimore Ravens preparing for Super Bowl, it's time to turn to all thing purple, including books. Buildings in the city already are bathed in purple lights and folks here are wearing purple sweaters, scarves and shirts. So why not books? Here … |
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Each Wednesday, blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Ravens. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Ravens safety Ed Reed hasn’t been shy when it comes to expressing his thoughts about the NFL’s attempts to increase player safety. Reed said earlier this season that the only way to stop concussions it to stop playing football and the topic came up ag… |
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A defiant Ray Lewis again denied using any banned substances and went on the offensive against the man who says that he provided the Ravens linebacker with products to accelerate his return from a torn triceps injury. |
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This week's AFC North chat isn't like any other this season. It's our Super Bowl chat, and I'll be typing from the Ravens hotel in New Orleans. I'm happy to answer any questions on the Bengals, Browns and Steelers. But I presume most will be focusing on… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Ravens tight end Ed Dickson is watching tape of the 49ers, and he likes what he sees. Dickson said at Super Bowl Media Day that watching the 49ers’ defense give up 24 first-half points to the Falcons in the NFC Championship Game, the Ravens became confi… |
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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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'Don't touch the football'They always watch the game at the same house, often in the same seat. They always watch the game upstairs. They always watch it downstairs. |
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Jeffri Chadiha, ESPN.com Baltimore Ravens star Ray Lewis is far too big of a brand to be damaged by performance-enhancing drug accusations. |
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Kristian Dyer, yahoo.com Now all that's left is the commercials. No need to watch the Super Bowl for the actual game, at least not with PredictionMachine.com having run 50,000 simulations of Sunday's Super Bowl matchup and determining that the San Francisco 49ers will beat the … |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com First of all, mayor bets on football games are stupid. We don't care if Philadelphia's mayor will ship cheese steaks to Green Bay if the Packers win, and Green Bay's mayor will send cheese wheels to Philly if the Eagles win, or whatever lame local cuisi… |
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Ray Lewis forgives Wes Welker’s wife: ‘People just make mistakes and say foolish things sometimes’Jan 30
Frank Schwab, yahoo.com Because we know you were wondering where the Ray Lewis-Wes Welker's wife feud stood, we're happy to report all is forgiven. The Baltimore Ravens linebacker this week said he forgave Anna Burns Welker, the wife of the New England Patriots receiver who ha… |
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When Abingdon resident Rose Ihedigbo enrolled her sons in Pop Warner youth football as children, she had no idea it would put her youngest son James on a path to an appearance in the Super Bowl with the Baltimore Ravens. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com When Juan Castillo was fired as the Eagles’ defensive coordinator during the season, you could have won some good money betting that he’d be at the Super Bowl as anything other than a spectator. Castillo is there with the Ravens in a consulting role t… |
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Baltimore Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis is retiring after 17 seasons following Super BowlThe staying power of retiring Ravens star inside linebacker Ray Lewis resonates strongly with former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin, a fellow Miami… |
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NEW ORLEANS -- Dannell Ellerbe made two points clear: he's playing in the Super Bowl and he's not pregnant. Ellerbe, the Ravens' starting inside linebacker, is the team's biggest injury concern. He missed two practices last week with ankle and back inju… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com NEW ORLEANS -- The best linebackers resemble jungle cats on the field. Fast, strong, and predatory, they assess their prey with incredible instincts and hunt without mercy. Super Bowl XLVII features two such linebackers. One, an old lion whose career is… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com With Tuesday's "Media Day" over and done with, the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers can get down to business and focus on preparing for Super Bowl XLVII. Both teams will practice on Wednesday, with the 49ers using the New Orleans Saint… |
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Much of the attention from Super Bowl XLVII Media Day yesterday was focused on Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis , but several other participants offered memorable quotes or quips. Here were some of the best: |
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NEW ORLEANS -- While it may have been stating the obvious, general manager Ozzie Newsome made it known for the first time publicly that quarterback Joe Flacco isn't going anywhere in 2013. The Ravens will either sign Flacco to a long-term deal or they w… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Players on the 49ers and Ravens are finding out one of the down sides of playing in the Super Bowl this week: Your friends and relatives assume you have free tickets to give them. In reality, players in the Super Bowl get two free tickets and the opport… |
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Each day this week, Baltimore Sun reporter and blogger Matt Vensel will break down a key matchup from Sunday’s Super Bowl. Today, he looks at how the Ravens might handle 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree. |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com NEW ORLEANS -- Baltimore Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher is a foundation of an offense that led the way in the franchise's first trip to the Super Bowl since the end of the 2000 season, but that's not his claim to fame, of course. Oher is the subje… |
