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Baltimore Ravens News and Rumors

Ravens haven't missed out on much this offseason

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Organization is playing the offseason just rightThe Ravens almost lost another key player in free agency.

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The Baltimore Ravens signed Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marcus Spears to a two-year, $3.55 million contract, which continues a free-agent trend for Baltimore to upgrade the defensive line. The Ravens made it a priority earlier this week when they signe…

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Five for Friday: Potential free-agent replacements for the Ravens

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Cornerback got a $5 million signing bonus as he leaves RavensFormer Ravens starting cornerback Cary Williams' three-year $17 million contract with the Philadelphia Eagles includes a $5 million signing bonus.

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A source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that the chances of safety Ed Reed signing with the Houston Texans is "50-50 at best" despite Houston pulling out all the stops on his visit. Schefter says there is a chance Reed could end up coming…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Ravens gave tight end Dennis Pitta a second-round tender before the start of free agency, which will force teams that want to sign Pitta to fork over a second-round pick for the right to do it. We’ll see if anyone is willing to buck recent trends an…

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Brian Billick was coach of the Ravens the last time the team had a chance to repeat as Super Bowl champions, so I was interested to hear his thoughts on what the Ravens are doing the second time around.

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome promised that he wasn’t going to repeat himself, and over-commit to older stars in the wake of a Super Bowl win. The length to which he has gone to fulfill that promise is now dawning on the players it applies to. Du…

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Baltimore tight end has a second-round tenderAs a restricted free agent, Ravens tight end Dennis Pitta was tendered at a cost of $2.023 million prior to the start of free agency.

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Pair get down to business of dance at Owings Mills JCCIn a bit of an ego blow to Ravens fans, Karina Smirnoff, a dancing professional who knows all about the cha-cha, the tango and the waltz, has never heard of "the squirrel."

Timothy Burke, deadspin.com

Bill Walton's on-air behavior has been consistently weird this college basketball season, and that didn't change tonight as broadcasting's biggest Grateful Dead fan launched into numerous questionable tangents during ESPNU's Pac-12 tournament coverage o…