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USA TODAY Sports One of the Ravens’ top priorities over this offseason was improving their receiving corps. They did so by signing Sammy Watkins in free agency and drafting Rashod Bateman in the first round. Bateman hasn’t been around for long, but he’s already left a positive impression on...

Getty Images The Ravens didn’t make any significant outside additions to their defensive line group this offseason, but they do think there will be something different from last season. Justin Madubuike was a third-round pick last season and he played 306 defensive snaps as a rotational playr...

Getty Images Who goes first? Baker Mayfield‘s camp is in no hurry to get the quarterback a mega extension. Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports the Browns and Mayfield’s representation have had no substantive talks and negotiations could stretch into the season. “The lines of...

Getty Images Steelers linebacker Devin Bush is on track to be fully recovered from last year’s torn ACL in time for the start of training camp next month and that means he’s also on track to be back in a central spot in the Pittsburgh defense. Assuming he remains healthy for the entire season...

USA TODAY Sports Improved production in the passing game is a goal for the Ravens this season and one of the ways they’ve gone about trying to create it is through the draft. Baltimore took wide receiver Rashod Bateman with one of their first-round picks and the former Minnesota wideout has...

Getty Images Cornerback Jimmy Smith could have hit free agency this offseason, but he never made it to the open market because he signed a one-year extension with the Ravens just before the calendar flipped to 2021. Smith was a first-round pick in 2011 and has spent his entire 10-year NFL...

Getty Images The Ravens will allow fans to attend 12 training camp practices this summer, the team announced Tuesday. The Ravens will hold training camp at their team facility in Owings Mills, which can hold some 1,000 fans. The Ravens also scheduled an open practice at M&T Bank Stadium for...

Getty Images Brendan Ayanbadejo married his wife, Natalee, in 2003, and the couple have three children. But during his 10 NFL seasons, Ayanbadejo became one of the league’s first — and most — outspoken advocates for equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community. So Ayanbadejo, who last played in 2012...

Getty Images Panthers head coach Matt Rhule said in May that he was hopeful that the team could finalize plans for joint practices with the Colts this summer and the team announced on Tuesday that they were able to make that a reality. The two teams will practice together in Indianapolis on...

Getty Images Ravens running back J.K. Dobbins did a lot of good things during his rookie season, but he came up short on a couple of passes thrown his way in the team’s playoff loss to the Bills. Dobbins dropped those passes en route to a 17-3 loss and that helped set the focus for his first...

Getty Images The Ravens have made a concerted effort to improve their pass game this offseason, signing receiver Sammy Watkins and drafting receiver Rashod Bateman in the first round. After an offseason program of getting acclimated, the reviews have been positive for the team’s passing...

Getty Images The NFL is hosting an inaugural General Manager Forum this week in an attempt to improve the number of minorities in front office positions, Rob Maaddi of The Associated Press reports. The league named the virtual forum after Hall of Famer Ozzie Newsome, the Ravens’ former General...

USA TODAY Sports Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta said in February that the team wanted to improve its pass protection this offseason and the ensuing months saw the team make several moves on the offensive line. They signed right guard Kevin Zeitler after he was released by the Giants while...

Getty Images Robert Griffin III hasn’t called it quits yet, but if he decides to retire, the quarterback has a second career waiting for him. Fox and ESPN executives were “blown away” by Griffin in his recent auditions, Andrew Marchand of The New York Post reports, and “some said Griffin’s was...

Getty Images Offseason programs have come to a close around the NFL and players will be off until the start of training camp next month, but Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson doesn’t want his teammates to think of this as a break. During Jackson’s last media session before the start of camp...

Getty Images Ravens coach John Harbaugh got it right the other day when he said that it’s basically a “done deal” that quarterback Lamar Jackson will sign a second contract. Jackson will indeed get a second deal. As will Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield and Bills quarterback Josh Allen...

Getty Images One of the major aspects of Baltimore’s offseason was to improve its receiving corps after the club finished last in passing offense. One way of doing that was to sign veteran wideout Sammy Watkins. Watkins spent the last three seasons with Kansas City, recording 129 catches for...

Getty Images For NFL players, vaccination status has relevance to media and fans because players who aren’t vaccinated will be at greater risk of being unavailable to practice and/or play, possibly without much advance notice. Thus, despite those who would try to shout down reporters who would...

Getty Images Lamar Jackson will get a long-term deal with the Ravens at some point. But until the contract is signed, sealed and delivered, the quarterback, General Manager Eric DeCosta and head coach John Harbaugh will receive questions about the extension. So when are the Ravens going to...

Getty Images Veteran defensive end Calais Campbell joined the Ravens for this week’s mandatory minicamp and acknowledged this might be the final one he takes part in as an NFL player. Campbell is heading into his 14th season and he’ll turn 35 years old shortly before the team’s first game of...