Ravens to erect a Ray Lewis statueMike Florio, profootballtalk.com The irony of the overlap between football and religion is that the ultimate prize in the NFL is worshiped like the golden calf from Exodus 32. Folks in Baltimore will eventually be able to bow at the sculpted likeness of linebacker Ray Lewis. Via ESPN.c… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com After the officials did not call pass interference against Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith on the 49ers’ final offensive play of the Super Bowl, many observers who agreed with the non-call said that in a key play with the championship on the line, the off… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Dean Blandino wasn’t in charge of the league’s officials during Super Bowl XLVII. But he is now, and he’s doing his best to explain away the decision not to throw a flag on Ravens cornerback Jimmy Smith for defensive holding/pass interference agai… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com We’re easing into the offseason this week on Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network and Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo will help us with that process on Thursday. Mayo will talk to Erik Kuselias about the state of the Patriots after their loss to the R… |
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Now that 2012 is wrapped, we have some perspective on last season's rookies. If teams could do the first round over again, who would they draft? Don Banks has the answer. |
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Here's what the Cleveland Browns should do with their prime free agents. The NFL free-agency period begins March 12. SHOULD RE-SIGN K Phil Dawson. It should be a priority to keep Dawson. He made 29 of 31 field goals (93.5 percent) in 2012, including sev… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Ravens running back Ray Rice thinks his quarterback is the best in the game right now, and he has two reasons. The Super Bowl title is one, but Rice may have some mild head trauma after an accident during the Ravens victory parade. Rice was the latest t… |
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General manager Ozzie Newsome said Thursday that he's "optimistic" that the Ravens will get a long-term deal done with quarterback Joe Flacco. That's never really been a doubt. The Ravens want Flacco, and Flacco wants to stay. The questions ha… |
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Joe Flacco told teammates to tackle Ted Ginn from the sideline during Super Bowl free kick returnFeb 7
Doug Farrar, yahoo.com It's a good thing that Joe Flacco has made himself into an "elite" (and soon to be very highly-paid) quarterback, because the Baltimore Ravens signal-caller and Super Bowl MVP needs a lot of work as a special teams coach. With four seconds lef… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com When the Ravens won Super Bowl XXXV, they restructured a lot of contracts to ensure that the nucleus of their title team remained together as long as possible. The result was not a repeat championship. The Ravens made the playoffs in two of the next thr… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Thanks to his Super Bowl MVP award and expiring contract, Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is the man of the hour. That’s going to make for a busy few weeks for Joe Linta, Flacco’s agent and the man responsible for hammering out a new deal with the Raven… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Eagles appear to have found a defensive coordinator, and it was neither a college coach waiting for National Signing Day, nor someone involved in the Super Bowl. According to Geoff Mosher of CSNPhilly.com, the Eagles are hiring former Browns assista… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com During the Super Bowl, Ravens coach John Harbaugh told his assistant coaches that they needed to make sure their defensive calls didn’t leave linebacker Ray Lewis covering 49ers tight end Vernon Davis or receiver Michael Crabtree over the middle. The 49… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Browns coach Rob Chudzinski has reached into his recent past to find his team’s running backs coach. John Settle was fired by the Panthers before Chudzinski left his post as the team’s offensive coordinator, but it clearly wasn’t because Chudzinski … |
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ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay put together his Mock 2.0 . As always, you'll need an Insider subscription to see the entire post. But I have received permission to share with you some details about the teams in the division: 6. Cleveland Browns Kiper's … |
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Reuben Fischer, deadspin.com The map above shows the concentration of geolocated tweets sent during the Super Bowl that contained both the words "Lewis" and "murder." We were looking for references to Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, who in 2000 was charge… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Former Cowboys defensive lineman Tony Casillas says that when the team was winning Super Bowls in the 1990s, players frequently used a medication meant for horses. Asked on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas about Ray Lewis’s alleged use of a banned substance cont… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Last year, the Steelers had to cut players like linebacker James Farrior and receiver Hines Ward in order to get in line with the 2012 salary cap. As Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette explains it, last year’s changes could be a “drop in the … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com After he was abruptly and unceremoniously cut by the Texans on May 1, receiver/kick returner Jacoby Jones found a new home in Baltimore. Now, after playing an indispensable role in the Ravens’ Super bowl win, Jones hopes it’s permanent. “I want to… |
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Like every morning in the AFC North blog, here's your wake-up call ... RAVENS: Even though Cam Cameron was fired as Ravens offensive coordinator during the regular season, he remained close with John Harbaugh and even texted the Ravens coach through the… |
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