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Getty Images Kenny Young didn’t expect to be in position to challenge for a starting role on the Ravens defense this year. Young expected C.J. Mosley to re-sign with the team and said he was “shocked” when the linebacker wound up leaving for the Jets. The departure opened up a spot alongside...

Safety Earl Thomas finished up offseason workouts feeling like he’s in the “right spot” physically after breaking his leg last year and enjoying the company of “my type of guys” in the Ravens locker room. According to Thomas, learning the Ravens defense hasn’t been quite as fun. Thomas said...

The NFL season is looming, and plenty of teams, players, and coaches present a boom or bust proposition. On Wednesday’s PFT Live, Simms and I drafted the biggest either-or, boom-bust possibilities. Check them out in the video, let us know what you think, and let us know who we missed. Also...

Cleveland Browns on Twitter The Browns’ rookie class took a road trip Tuesday, visiting the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Linebacker Mack Wilson, a fifth-round choice, took a photo with Ray Lewis’ bust. He texted the former Ravens star the photo. “He’s a guy I always talk to year-round, text...

After drafting former Penn State quarterback Trace McSorley, Ravens G.M. Eric Decosta said in a visit to PFT Live that McSorley could be doing a little bit of everything in Baltimore. “I think he’s a football player and everything that entails,” DeCosta said. “His skill set is varied and...

Getty Images The Ravens and Steelers don’t often see eye to eye, but they have the same view when it comes to opening training camp practices to the public. It’s a different one than the Eagles have decided to take this summer. Both teams have announced their full training camp schedules...

After the Jets hired Joe Douglas as their new General Manager, there was word that the team would be speaking to Phil Savage and Todd McShay about jobs in their personnel department. McShay won’t be leaving ESPN to join his former college teammate Douglas, but it looks like Savage will be...

Jets General Manager Joe Douglas is starting to fill out his personnel department. There was word on Tuesday that former Browns General Manager Phil Savage is likely joining the team in some capacity. If that deal does come to fruition, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Savage will be...

Getty Images Things didn’t end well for running back Ty Montgomery in Green Bay last season. He’s hoping for a new beginning with the Jets this season, the beginning of what he hopes is a long relationship. “I’m trying not to get ahead of myself, but I’m excited for what lies ahead,”...

Getty Images At the moment, only one team in the NFL is operating on game days without cash. It might not be long before the biggest game is played without long green. Via Daniel Kaplan of TheAthletic.com, the emerging trend of cashless sporting events could include the Super Bowl. “Doing a...

Getty Images The Ravens made it clear they weren’t happy with defensive tackle Michael Pierce, who wasn’t allowed to practice at minicamp last week because he wasn’t in shape. And when he had a chance to discuss it, he owned it, saying it was his fault he didn’t do enough cardio this...

The Ravens knew this offseason they were building around quarterback Lamar Jackson, so everything was renovated specifically for him. Part of that process was adapting the playbook, from the plays themselves to what they were called. According to Jarrett Bell of USA Today, part of new...

Lamar Jackson has “raised his level in every column” this offseason, according to offensive coordinator Greg Roman. The quarterback’s progression has led many of his teammates to believe that Jackson is in for a big season . . . and big career. “He’s a star in the making,” safety Earl Thomas...

Getty Images On Thursday night, the NBA played its final game ever at Oracle Arena in Oakland. It was a memorable occasion, with the Toronto Raptors winning the league title on the Golden State Warriors’ home court. And so we used that idea for Friday morning’s PFT Live draft. What were the...

Getty Images Rookie contracts are easier to negotiate than in the past, so most teams aren’t waiting around to do them. With most of the league finishing up minicamps this week and packing away the gear until training camp, there are only 25 unsigned picks left across the league. The bulk of...

Getty Images The Ravens said goodbye to several veteran defensive players this offseason, which leaves outside linebacker Matthew Judon as one of the longest-tenured members of the unit. Judon is only heading into his fourth season, so it’s a new role for him. It’s one he’d like to grow into...

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson‘s progression as a passer is going to be watched closely once games get going later this year and he discussed his pre-camp plans to work on his throwing on Thursday. The Ravens’ offseason program wrapped up with the end of minicamp and Jackson said that the...

Getty Images Marshal Yanda had no thoughts of retirement after finishing last season healthy. The Ravens offensive guard said Thursday, via Jonas Shaffer of the Baltimore Sun, that he was prepared to retire after last season if he had to rehab again. But Yanda played all 16 games last season...

Ravens first-round draft pick Marquise Brown hasn’t been cleared to practice fully, but he has done drills for the first time. Brown, a wide receiver out of Oklahoma who is recovering from foot surgery, participated in his first drill on Wednesday, according to Jamison Hensley of ESPN. The...

Safety Earl Thomas started practicing later than many of his Ravens teammates this offseason, which may be part of the reason why he said on Thursday that he didn’t want to come off the field as the final practice before training camp came to an end. If so, it wasn’t the only reason. Thomas...