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Getty Images Virtual workouts can still be literal hell. Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com explains that the Ravens’ virtual offseason workouts included the team’s notoriously challenging conditioning test. “It is pure death,” former Ravens running back Justin Forsett told Hensley. “It is the...

Getty Images At a time when plenty of NFL quarterbacks are defying the medical advice of the league and the union to not participate in on-field workouts together before training camp, the guys who get paid to chase them around are heeding the recommendations. Broncos linebacker Von Miller...

Getty Images The Pro Football Writers of America have selected the Colts public relations staff as the 2020 Pete Rozelle Award winner. The team was lauded for access for local and national media especially in the wake of the sudden retirement of quarterback Andrew Luck before the start of last...

Getty Images The Pro Football Writers of America voted Colts General Manager Chris Ballard as the 2020 Jack Horrigan Award winner, the organization announced Thursday. Ballard, the 48th Horrigan Award winner, is the first member of the Colts’ franchise to receive the honor. He was previously...

Getty Images The NFL and its teams, players and coaches are unsure about what the fall will bring. The league announced Thursday that it plans to start training camp on time next month, with rookies and selected players allowed to show up before the July 28 opening. Coaches are preparing for...

Getty Images Of the top 20 quarterbacks in the Chris Simms top 40 countdown, only six have won Super Bowl rings — Patrick Mahomes, Russell Wilson, Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, Drew Brees, and Tom Brady. So which quarterback will be the next to win his first ring? Simms and I looked at...

Getty Images Earlier this week, Mike Silver of NFL Network said that multiple teams have interest in quarterback Colin Kaepernick. That may be the case; however, no one has reached out to Kaepernick’s camp to gather information or to do anything to suggest that interest exists. It’s possible...

Getty Images He was the NFL’s MVP in 2019, in only his second season. That was good enough to make him a top-five quarterback in the league, in the assessment of Chris Simms. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson lands at No. 5 on the list. Some would say Jackson should be even higher. That’s easy...

Getty Images Antonio Brown has yet to receive clearance from the NFL, and when he does return, the receiver likely finds a limited market awaiting him. A report Tuesday indicated the Ravens and Seahawks have had internal discussions about signing Brown, but another report Wednesday downplays...

Getty Images NFL coaches were faced with a new challenge this offseason. They had to engage their players via remote meetings rather than having them in the same room and Ravens defensive coordinator Wink Martindale drew on non-football experiences to make sure he was able to get the job done...

Getty Images Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was the NFL’s most valuable player in 2019, but he hasn’t been resting on his laurels. That was the word from offensive coordinator Greg Roman on a Tuesday conference call. Roman offered a reminder that Jackson has looked at his game with “a...

Getty Images Baltimore Ravens defensive end Calais Campbell is about to begin his 13th season in the NFL. He’s played in one Super Bowl with the Arizona Cardinals, made it to two more conference championship games and also played on several really bad football teams. But the 2020 Ravens aren’t...

Getty Images Antonio Brown is likely to have a long wait before he plays in the NFL again. He faces league discipline after pleading no contest to burglary and battery in connection with an altercation with a moving truck driver. And the league is continuing to investigate two other incidents...

Getty Images The Ravens overhauled their offense heading into Lamar Jackson’s first full year as the starting quarterback, but they won’t be making major renovations for the MVP’s encore. Offensive coordinator Greg Roman spoke to reporters on a conference call Tuesday and said he thinks the...

Getty Images The Ravens re-signed veteran cornerback Jimmy Smith after he hit free agency this offseason and his 10th season with the team may see him take on some new responsibilities. With Marlon Humphrey and Marcus Peters set as the top two cornerbacks and Tavon Young ready to resume slot...

Getty Images Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman said on Tuesday that the team will be selective about experimentation on offense this summer because they have to be “really judicious” about time after missing out on on-field work during the offseason program. Some of the time they have...

Getty Images Ravens coach John Harbaugh raised eyebrows this month when he called complying with the NFL’s coronavirus protocols “humanly impossible.” But Harbaugh still thinks the league can start the season on time. Harbaugh said today that even though he doesn’t think football and social...

Getty Images Lamar Jackson last week blamed the Ravens’ playoff loss on “peeking ahead.” Ravens coach John Harbaugh, while saying he respects his quarterback’s opinion, offered a different opinion. The Ravens, 10-point favorites at home in the divisional round after a 14-2 regular season, were...

Getty Images Former Cowboys center Travis Frederick won the 2020 George Halas Award as selected by the Pro Football Writers of America. The Halas Award is awarded to an NFL player, coach or staff member who overcomes the most adversity to succeed. Frederick missed the entire 2018 season after...

Getty Images Ravens center Matt Skura passed the team’s conditioning test recently and that marked a rather significant development given the timing of Skura’s knee injury. Skura tore his ACL, MCL and PCL in Week 12 of the 2019 season, but the passed test shows that his recovery has gone more...