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    Vegas odds have Lamar Jackson’s rushing yards at over/under 999.5

    Getty Images Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson became the second quarterback in NFL history to run for 1,000 yards in a season last year. This year, the Vegas odds say he’s an even bet to do it again. The odds at Caesars Sportsbook have Jackson’s rushing yards over/under at 999.5, and he’s at...
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    Ravens sign Tyler Huntley, two other undrafted free agents

    Getty Images The Ravens went through the 2019 season with three quarterbacks on their depth chart and all three remain on the roster this year, but they will have a fourth on hand whenever they resume football work this year. The team announced the signing of former Utah quarterback Tyler...
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    Eric DeCosta on Antonio Brown: We’re always assessing, lots of time before September

    Getty Images After Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and wide receiver Marquise Brown were seen working out with Antonio Brown earlier this offseason, Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta was asked about potential interest in the free agent wideout. DeCosta said he’d keep his thoughts about...
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    Which are the 10 or 11 relevant teams?

    Getty Images Saints coach Sean Payton said over the weekend that the NFL has only 10 or 11 relevant teams at any given time. If he’s right (and he is), the challenge becomes identifying the 10 or 11 relevant teams. It’s easy to peg six or seven of them. It’s harder to identify the last few, at...
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    Ravens exercise Marlon Humphrey’s 2021 option

    Getty Images Count Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey as one of the 2017 first-round picks whose fifth-year options have been exercised. Albert Breer of SI.com reports that the paperwork to exercise that option has been filed on Tuesday. The option, which will pay Humphrey the average of the...
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    Raiders cut Mark Thompson

    Getty Images The Raiders waived running back Mark Thompson on Monday, according to the NFL’s official transactions. He has never played a regular-season game. The Raiders signed him to a futures deal in January. Thompson rushed for 596 yards and scored five touchdowns on 126 carries at the...
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    Fifth-year option tracker

    Getty Images NFL teams have until May 4 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET to exercise fifth-year options on 2017 first-round draft choices. The window to sign those players to contract extensions opened Dec. 30, with Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey becoming the first to get a new deal. Some of...
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    Chase Young is the early favorite for defensive rookie of the year

    Getty Images Washington pass rusher Chase Young, the second overall pick in the 2020 draft, is regarded as a can’t-miss prospect. The oddsmakers agree. Via the DraftKings Sportsbook, Young is the +200 favorite (bet $100 to win $200) to win defensive rookie of the year. Next are Cardinals...
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    Ravens agree to terms with D.J. Fluker

    Getty Images Veteran offensive lineman D.J. Fluker wasn’t out of a job long. Fluker was released by the Seahawks on Sunday as part of the post-draft roster shuffling in Seattle and he’s already found a new home. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Fluker has agreed to terms with the Ravens...
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    Eric DeCosta: We just had to take J.K. Dobbins

    Getty Images The Ravens set an NFL record for rushing yards last season and they still have Mark Ingram, Gus Edwards and Justice Hill on hand, so they didn’t go into the draft with running back as a priority. When it came time to make a pick at No. 55 on Friday night, however, their board told...
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    Ravens select Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins

    Getty Images The Ravens were the best team in the regular season in 2019. They appear to have only improved since then. After a solid free agency, the Ravens selected LSU linebacker Patrick Queen in the first round. They added Ohio State running back J.K. Dobbins with the No. 55 overall...
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    Patriots trade up to take Josh Uche

    Getty Images The Patriots made another trade. Surprise. Surprise. New England traded with the Ravens, moving up in the second round. The Patriots traded the 71st and 98th choices to Baltimore in return for picks No. 60 and No. 129. The Patriots selected Michigan outside linebacker Josh Uche...
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    Ravens pick Patrick Queen with 28th overall selection

    Getty Images Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta said this month that he wanted to build an offense that opponents couldn’t defend, but they opted to address the other side of the ball at the end of the first round. The Ravens selected linebacker Patrick Queen with their first pick of the 2020...
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    Lamar Jackson compares new teammate to Hall of Famer

    Getty Images On draft night, everyone is excited. But Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson wasn’t afraid to put a big burden on his newest teammate. Via Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com, Jackson responded on social media to the selection of LSU linebacker Patrick Queen with the 28th pick by declaring...
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    Lamar Jackson: I’d be happy if we signed Antonio Brown, but not my decision

    Getty Images One of Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson‘s recent workouts gained a lot of notice because of who was on the receiving end of his passes. Former Steelers, Raiders and Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown was on the field with Jackson and Ravens wideout Marquise Brown in South...
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    Lamar Jackson says he’s on the cover of the next Madden game

    Getty Images Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is following in Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes‘ footsteps once again. Jackson was a first-round pick a year after Mahomes and he was named the NFL’s MVP a year after Mahomes took home that award. Now he’s set to succeed Mahomes as the face of...
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    Lamar Jackson envisions running less than he did in 2019

    Getty Images Only 22 running backs in the NFL had more than Lamar Jackson‘s 176 carries last season. The Ravens quarterback, of course, set the NFL single-season record for a quarterback in rushing for 1,206 yards. Jackson, though, doesn’t envision running as much this year or beyond. “I...
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    Lamar Jackson, President Trump exchange pleasantries on Twitter

    Getty Images Pandemics makes strange bedfellows. NFL MVP Lamar Jackson and President Donald Trump are in the midst of a friendly back and forth on Twitter. It started when Lamar Jackson posted a video from 2018, featuring former Louisville teammate Jaire Alexander, who already had been picked...
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    Ravens agree to deal with Jake Ryan

    Getty Images Injuries have limited linebacker Jake Ryan the last couple of years and he’ll try to get back on track with the Ravens this year. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Ryan has agreed to a one-year deal with Baltimore. He’ll need to take a physical before it becomes official...
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    Patrick Mahomes topples Tom Brady as top seller in player merchandise

    Getty Images The man who has sold merchandise like no other has been superseded. For now. According to the NFL Players Association, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes overtook former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in total merchandise sales, for the period from March 1, 2019 through February...
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