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    Zach Orr interviewing for Jaguars LB coach

    Getty Images Zach Orr could be part of Urban Meyer’s first staff with the Jaguars. According to multiple reports, Orr is interviewing to be the linebackers coach in Jacksonville. Orr has spent the last four seasons working with the Ravens and was a defensive coaching analyst for the team...
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    Will David Culley persuade Deshaun Watson to stay?

    Getty Images We now know the next coach of the Houston Texans will be David Culley. We don’t know what that will mean to Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. Chris Mortensen of ESPN reported over the weekend that Watson wants out, regardless of who the team hires to become the head coach...
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    Trent Dilfer still bitter that Ravens chose Elvis Grbac over him

    Getty Images Twenty years ago today, Trent Dilfer and the Ravens won Super Bowl XXXV. Dilfer was, frankly, possibly the worst quarterback ever to win a Super Bowl, and the Ravens were led by a dominant defense. So it wasn’t a big surprise after the season when the Ravens let Dilfer walk in free...
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    Hiring cycle creates four extra third-round picks for 2021

    Getty Images With the 2021 hiring cycle ended, extra draft picks eventually will be awarded to teams who lost minority candidates to coaching or G.M. jobs elsewhere. Four teams will receive multiple third-round picks in the 2021 draft as a result of the hiring of Brad Holmes from the Rams to...
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    Texans are hiring David Culley as their head coach

    Getty Images The Texans have agreed to a deal to make David Culley their next head coach, according to a source. Culley remains in Houston after a long day of interviews. Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier was the only other candidate who got a second interview with Texans General...
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    Ravens, Earl Thomas continue grievance process

    Getty Images The Ravens cut safety Earl Thomas during training camp and said that his conduct had violated his contract, meaning they didn’t have to pay his $10 million guaranteed salary. Thomas filed a grievance, saying he was owed that money. Months later, the situation still has not been...
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    Eric DeCosta says Ravens aren’t focused on trying to acquire a No. 1 receiver

    Getty Images As the Baltimore Ravens try to find the right levers to pull to allow them to advance deeper into the playoffs in future seasons, General Manager Eric DeCosta says finding a top-tier wide receiver for their offense isn’t a clear-cut, top of the wish list item for their team. The...
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    Eric DeCosta: I laugh at the notion players don’t want to play with Lamar Jackson

    USA TODAY Sports General Manager Eric DeCosta admitted the Ravens might be limited in what they can do in free agency based on having only $15 to $20 million in cap room this offseason. But DeCosta doesn’t feel like that makes Baltimore any less attractive of a destination — particularly...
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    Texans setting up second interviews with Leslie Frazier, David Culley

    Getty Images Word over the weekend was that the Texans were moving on to a second round of head coaching interviews that they wanted to include Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier and Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. Frazier is now out of the playoffs and Tom Pelissero of NFL...
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    Eric DeCosta: Lamar Jackson certainly deserves a contract extension

    Getty Images Lamar Jackson was the league’s MVP in 2019 and became the first quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in multiple seasons in 2020. He’s clearly one of the league’s most dynamic players. And now that he’s finished his third season, he’s eligible for a contract extension. That’s...
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    Eric DeCosta: Would be foolish not to try extending Mark Andrews’ contract

    Getty Images Quarterback Lamar Jackson gets the headlines, but he’s not the only Ravens player who is eligible to sign a contract extension this offseason. The Ravens picked tight end Mark Andrews and tackle Orlando Brown in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft after they added Jackson in the...
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    Ravens won’t re-sign long snapper Morgan Cox

    Getty Images The Ravens have had a stable group of kicking specialists since the start of the 2012 season, but the group will have a new look in 2021. Long snapper Morgan Cox has been told that the Ravens will not re-sign him, so someone else will be working with kicker Justin Tucker and...
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    Ravens hire D’Anton Lynn as defensive backs coach

    Getty Images The Ravens have had to replace several defensive assistants after members of their staff left for defensive coordinator positions in the NFL or at the collegiate level. One was defensive backs coach Jesse Minter, who left to run Vanderbilt’s defense. According to multiple reports...
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    Ravens announce the hirings of Rob Ryan, Anthony Weaver

    Getty Images The Ravens announced the hirings of Rob Ryan and Anthony Weaver to their defensive staff. Ryan will serve as inside linebackers coach and Weaver as run game coordinator/defensive line coach. In a news release, head coach John Harbaugh said the team continues to interview...
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    Ravens hiring Rob Ryan as inside linebackers coach

    Getty Images Rob Ryan is back in the game. He will be joining the Ravens’ coaching staff as the inside linebackers coach, according to multiple reports. Ryan was last in the league in 2019 as Washington’s inside linebackers coach. Before that, he was assistant head coach for his brother Rex...
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    Reports: Anthony Weaver to become Ravens defensive run game coordinator

    Getty Images The Ravens have filled one of the holes on their defensive staff. Baltimore is hiring Anthony Weaver to be its defensive run game coordinator and defensive line coach, according to multiple Friday reports. Weaver was previously with the Texans, having working for the franchise...
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    Report: Falcons hiring Dean Pees, Dave Ragone

    USA TODAY Sports The Falcons are luring veteran defensive coordinator Dean Pees out of retirement, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. It is unclear whether Pees will become the Falcons’ defensive coordinator or have a different role with the team. The Falcons also are working toward making...
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    Joe Cullen will be the Jaguars defensive coordinator

    Getty Images Jaguars head coach Urban Meyer has hired his defensive coordinator. ESPN reports that Ravens defensive line coach Joe Cullen will be joining Meyer in Jacksonville. It’s the first time he’s had a coordinator job at the professional level. Cullen had a previous stint as the...
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    Packers sign Tramon Williams to practice squad

    Getty Images Cornerback Tramon Williams played a postseason game for the Ravens last week. He has a chance to win another Super Bowl ring with the Packers. The Ravens waived Williams on Monday, and he signed with the Packers’ practice squad Thursday, two days after clearing waivers. The team...
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    Unclaimed on waivers, Mark Ingram can now sign with a playoff team

    Getty Images We’re gathering more information regarding the unconventional decision of the Baltimore Ravens to waive multiple players in the aftermath of their postseason-ending loss to the Bills. As previously explained, any player claimed on waivers now won’t officially join his new team...
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