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Harbaugh: Cameron deserves Super Bowl ring

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Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh thinks former offensive coordinator Cam Cameron should get a Super Bowl ring.

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

As we have come to learn, Baltimore was pretty fired up for the Ravens victory over the 49ers in Super Bowl 47. The zeitgeist continued Tuesday as most of Baltimore attended a victory parade and later spilled into M&T Bank Stadium for a rally. More »

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

One of the most glaring bad calls in Super Bowl XLVII, which inexplicably didn’t draw much attention during the CBS broadcast, came when Ravens defensive back Cary Williams applied a two-handed shove to an official after early-game chippiness erupted in…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

In the aftermath of the announcement from Saints coach Sean Payton that the team would be shifting from a 4-3 defense to a 3-4 front, it was reported that former Browns and Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel was on the short list to replace Steve Spagnuolo. It …

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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is among those who will be keeping close tabs on Joe Flacco's contract negotiatons with the Baltimore Ravens.

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It's fighting words around these parts if you mention that Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is "elite." So, Merril Hoge's comments should really stir it up here. In ranking his top five quarterbacks in the NFL right now -- with the emphasis on ri…

Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com

Baltimore Ravens' running back Ray Rice was sure-footed enough to run for 1,143 yards during the 2012 season, and 306 more in the post-season. He was a big reason why the Ravens won the Super Bowl. Unfortunately, he was not sure-footed enough to stay on…

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CLEVELAND (AP) The Browns' switch on defense started with Frostee Rucker being shifted out the door.

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) New Orleans' mayor defended his city days after a power outage plunged the Super Bowl into 34 minutes of darkness, while authorities still baffled by the cause announced they were bringing in a consultant to help investigate.

Tom Ley, deadspin.com

The Baltimore Ravens held their championship parade yesterday. Despite the presence of many armored personnel carriers and pyrotechnic displays, nothing all that noteworthy happened. At least that's what we thought until today, when we learned that runn…

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Browns owner Jimmy Haslam said last month that the team is exploring the possibility of changes to its uniforms. I understand that the new look will coincide with the new regime. It's all symbolic of a fresh start. I just don't think it's necessary. My …

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Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata will undergo an MRI on his injured left knee Thursday, according to sources.

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As expected, Hue Jackson was named special assistant to head coach Marvin Lewis as well as the team's running backs coach. This is a better role for Jackson than he had last season, when he was the secondary coach and the assistant special-teams coach. …

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With the Super Bowl now in the books, it's officially the offseason and that comes with a lot of questions. If you are looking for some answers, feel free to stop by the weekly AFC North chat later this afternoon. The chat kicks off at 2 p.m. and all yo…

Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com

You'd think a through-the-looking-glass moment like the one we have here would have ripped a hole in the time-space continuum and caused the universe to collapse on itself. Luckily, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco was able to take a picture of a…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

As the Super Bowl champions, the Ravens will be the home team for the NFL’s Thursday night opener on September 5, and the good news for the NFL (and NBC) is that the Ravens have a very good slate of home opponents in 2013, from a TV ratings perspective.…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Among other things, the Ravens winning the Super Bowl after a sloppy finish to the regular season might kill the idea of the importance of being hot going into the playoffs. If anything, the converse is true. As pointed out by Sam Farmer of the Los Ange…

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It's nice to be back at the palatial AFC North headquarters, and I've settled back in after spending a week in New Orleans. The weekly chat will begin at 2 p.m., so you're going to want to get your questions ready. We'll also start to look ahead to free…

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

After being let go as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs coaching staff with the firing of head coach Romeo Crennel, Adam Zimmer is heading to Cincinnati to work alongside his father. The Bengals announced Tuesday that Adam has been hired to serve as an…

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The agent for Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco said Tuesday he thinks his client should be the highest-paid signal-caller in the NFL.