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Getty Images The NFL’s rules allow for assistant coaches on playoff teams with byes to interview during the first week of the postseason and it’s not unusual to hear someone opine that the process should be put on hold until all teams are done playing. Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman...

Getty Images Before the Ravens drafted Lamar Jackson, Hall of Fame General Manager Bill Polian famously opined that Jackson should be a wide receiver, not a quarterback, in the NFL. Polian has since admitted he was wrong, but he’s not ready to admit that Jackson is the best quarterback in the...

Getty Images The Associated Press has announced the results of this year’s All-Pro voting and two players were selected as first-team choices by all 50 voters. Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas got the unanimous nod after setting a new record for receptions during the 2019 season. Patriots...

The Browns opened their head coaching interview process by meeting with Mike McCarthy on Thursday and they’ll double the number of interviews before the night is out. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team will speak to Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman on Thursday night. Roman...

Getty Images The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the modern-era finalists for the Class of 2020 on Thursday night. Seven of the 15 finalists made the list for the first time. The inclusion of first-year eligible players Troy Polamalu and Reggie Wayne was expected. They were joined by five...

Getty Images After the Ravens beat the Jets on a Thursday night in December, I said that anyone on the AP awards panel who votes for anyone other than Lamar Jackson for MVP should have their voting rights rescinded permanently. And I meant it. Lamar Jackson is the MVP without question. There’s...

Getty Images QB: Lamar Jackson: The undisputed MVP had a season for the ages. RB: Christian McCaffrey: Just the third player ever to have 1,000 yards both rushing and receiving. TE: Travis Kelce: Not as flashy as some of his teammates, but a key cog in the Chiefs’ offense. WR: Michael...

Getty Images The Ravens don’t have to hand in injury reports for this week’s practices because they aren’t playing a game during Wild Card weekend, but the status of their key players has remained of interest. One player of particular interest is quarterback and leading MVP candidate Lamar...

Getty Images The 49ers were the sexy darkhorse pick before the 2018 season. That lasted until Week Three when Jimmy Garoppolo tore an anterior cruciate ligament. The 49ers finished 4-12. Fast forward to the 2019 preseason: No one expected anything out of Garoppolo and the 49ers. Yet, here...

Getty Images Rarely does the coach of the year and the executive of the year come from the team. But it’s a rare season in Baltimore. The Ravens have compiled the best record of the NFL’s 100th campaign. And they have laid the foundation to contend for years to come, thanks to something that...

Getty Images In hindsight, it looks obvious that Lamar Jackson is a superstar quarterback in the making: With his ability to beat defenses with his arm or with his legs, how could he not be great? But, of course, it wasn’t obvious at all before Jackson did it this year. In fact, there are...

Getty Images As the 2019 season unfolded, various candidates for coach of the year emerged, faded, re-emerged, and/or re-faded. The only certainty was that, once the season ended, the picture would become far more clear. And it now is. The 2019 coach of the year is, without question, Ravens...

Getty Images The Ravens are a lot more than Lamar Jackson. And if they get in a close game in the playoffs, they know they can turn to a guy who has been making big plays for years. Veteran kicker Justin Tucker missed a field goal against the Texans in November, hitting the right upright in...

Getty Images The Giants’ search for Pat Shurmur’s replacement as their head coach reportedly has them looking to Baltimore for a candidate. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that the team has requested permission to interview Ravens defensive coordinator Don “Wink” Martindale. Martindale has...

Getty Images Linebacker Rolando McClain announced after training camp he was returning to football after the NFL conditionally reinstated him. It prompted the Cowboys to release him Sept. 2. His name hadn’t been mentioned again in almost four months until Monday. Field Yates of ESPN reports...

Getty Images Turnovers have been a problem for Steelers quarterback Devlin Hodges the last few weeks and his first of Sunday’s game helped send the Steelers to halftime in a 16-7 hole. Matthew Judon stripped Hodges on a sack with less than two minutes to play in the first half and Michael...

Getty Images When Sunday opened, the Steelers had hopes of making it to the playoffs but those hopes were contingent on beating the Ravens while the Titans lost to the Texans. The Steelers went 0-for-2 on Sunday. The Titans thrashed the Texans while the Ravens were moving past the Steelers...

Getty Images The NFL released the playoff schedule minutes after the 49ers finished off the Seahawks to secure the top seed in the NFC. The AFC teams will play the wild-card round Saturday and the NFC teams Sunday. The Texans and Bills will open the postseason on Saturday with a 4:35 p.m. ET...

The Browns got a couple of looks at the offense that Greg Roman built for the Ravens this season and it appears they were as impressed as everyone else. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Browns have requested permission to interview the Ravens offensive coordinator for their head coaching...

Getty Images We’ve known for some time that Lamar Jackson would sit out Sunday’s game against the Steelers and now we have a fuller picture of how many Ravens starters won’t bother dressing for the Week 17 game. Tight end Mark Andrews, safety Earl Thomas, left tackle Ronnie Stanley, defensive...