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NFL scouting combine preview: tight ends

By Matt Vensel — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 22:30:00 GMT

The NFL scouting combine starts Feb. 22. In advance of the annual meat market in Indianapolis, staff writer Matt Vensel will examine each position and give Ravens fans the 4-1-1. In this post he looks at tight ends .

NFL scouting combine preview: wide receivers

By Matt Vensel — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 19:30:00 GMT

Ravens fan cruise set for July

By Michelle Deal-Zimmerman — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:52:00 GMT

The Ravens may not have cruised to the Super Bowl but the Baltimore team spirit is still afloat.

Ravens, Flacco's agent to chat at scouting combine

By Matt Vensel — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Joe Linta, the agent for Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, confirmed on Wednesday that he and Ravens vice president of football administration Pat Moriarty, the team’s salary cap specialist, will begin discussions about a contract extension for the 27-year-old quarterback at next week’s NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis.

4 Corners: Should Steelers get rid of Hines Ward?

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:00:00 GMT

No room for sentimentality

Irsay on Manning: 'We can make it work'

Tribune News Services — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 23:06:00 GMT

Peyton, the ball is in your court.

Steelers unsure of injured Mendenhall's return

Tribune News Services — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:41:00 GMT

Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said it will be at least a year before the team can count on leading rusher Rashard Mendenhall, who tore the ACL in his right knee in the regular-season finale Jan. 1.

NFL combine preview: offensive linemen

By Matt Vensel — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:00:00 GMT

Oher says he's OK with remaining at right tackle

By Matt Vensel — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:30:00 GMT

Ravens offensive tackle Michael Oher has switched positions in each of his three seasons in the NFL.

NFL scouting combine preview: running backs

By Matt Vensel — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 18:00:00 GMT

The NFL scouting combine starts Feb. 22. In advance of the NFL’s annual meat market in Indianapolis, staff writer Matt Vensel will examine each position and give Ravens fans the 4-1-1. Today he looks at running backs .

Steelers not counting on Mendenhall for '12

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:16:04 GMT

The Sports Xchange

For Ravens, replacing Ricky Williams is simple: bring back Le'Ron McClain

Mike Preston — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:27:00 GMT

Former running back left to seek more touches, now probably realizes he's best used as a complementary player

Shortly before free agency opens on March 13 , Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome should send linebacker Ray Lewis on another recruiting trip and tell him to welcome back running backLe'Ron McClain.

Ravens Insider: Randy Moss and the free-agent wide receiver market

By Matt Vensel — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:00:00 GMT

Even with today’s news that Randy Moss plans to come out of retirement, the bumper crop of free-agent wide receivers appears to be thinning out as we learn more about how teams plan to use their franchise tags.

George Diaz: NFL reigns over NBA because team superstars stay

George Diaz — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 04:15:00 GMT

Did you survive your official Week One Super Bowl Hangover, America?

Ravens' Cundiff: 'I expected more backlash'

By Tommy Birch, Special to The Baltimore Sun — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:46:00 GMT

Kicker says teammates have shown him nothing but support since missed kick against Patriots

Kicker says teammates have shown him nothing but support since missed kick against Patriots

Report: Steelers deny they have decided to let Ward go

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:51:06 GMT

The Sports Xchange

Chad Ochocinco will change name back to Chad Johnson

By David Eckstein — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:40:35 GMT

Assuming he even has a job in the NFL next season, Chad Ochocinco will have a new name on his jersey. The New England Patriots wide receiver is changing his last name back to Johnson.

Peyton Manning reports: Truth or fiction?

Dave Hyde — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:39:00 GMT

Where and how the great quarterback will play is up in the air

Peyton Manning can't throw a football well or strong or seemingly to his left at all, the NFL Network's Michael Lombardi reported this week in similar manner to other reports the previous week.

Regional combine provides another path to the NFL for unknown players

By Matt Vensel, The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:06:00 GMT

With NFL dreams and sleepy eyes, small-school standouts, practice-squad castoffs and a pack of unknown draft hopefuls stepped onto the Ravens' indoor practice field Saturday morning. For many of them, it was the closest they will come to playing in the NFL. But it was an opportunity that didn't exist for relative no-names like themselves two years ago.

TWEAKING THE RAVENS: PART THREE Special teams group needs to develop a core to ensure success in future

By Matt Vensel, The Baltimore Sun — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:57:00 GMT

Unit needs to develop a core for success

In the final installment of a three-part series, Baltimore Sun reporter Matt Vensel examines the Ravens special teams unit and how it can be improved this offseason.

Ravens might be able to address needs early in draft

By Matt Vensel — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:42:00 GMT

At last week’s season-ending news conference, Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome made the team’s offseason needs clear: offensive line help, a pass rusher and another wide receiver.

Tweaking the Ravens Part II: The 'D'

By Matt Vensel, The Baltimore Sun — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:33:00 GMT

In the second installment of a three-part series,Baltimore Sun reporter Matt Vensel examines the Ravens' defense and how it can be improved this offseason. He will look at the Ravens' special teams unit in Saturday's paper.

Mike Preston: Count John Harbaugh as one of the NFL's best coaches

Mike Preston — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:02:00 GMT

John Harbaugh's name is never mentioned in the same breath with a Bill Belichick of New England, New York's Tom Coughlin, Pittsburgh's Mike Tomlin or Green Bay's Mike McCarthy. But should it be?

How did Joe Flacco fare when pressured?

By Matt Vensel — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:30:00 GMT

For Thursday’s newspaper, I began a three-part series called “Tweaking the Ravens” and I started by tweaking the offense. A big chunk of the analysis piece ( you can find it here ) was about the importance of continuity and stability for Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, who took a step forward in the team’s recent postseason run.

Terrell Owens says he can still play, cites Ravens as team that could've used him

By Matt Vensel — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:42:00 GMT

Terrell Owens didn’t play in the NFL in 2011, and the 38-year-old is currently playing for the Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League. T.O. said Wednesday that there is no question he can still help an NFL team. And he cited the Ravens as a team that proves his point (that sound you hear is the rumor mill beginning to churn).