Archive for June, 2008

Looks like the Ravens have some legal issues coming their way, as Saturday night at Cleveland Hopkins Airport, CB Derrick Martin was arrested for drug possession. WKYC-TV reports that Martin was found with three bags of marijuana. He was a sixth-round pick of the Ravens in the 2006 draft. He appeared in every game last [...]

From: Pro Football Weekly
Despite the fact Ravens S Tom Zbikowski hasn’t gotten off to a particularly good start with his new club, we hear there is almost no chance he won’t make the final roster coming out of training camp. A third-round pick, Zbikowski certainly would be signed by another team were the Ravens to [...]

Mark Bowden’s new book – “The Best Game Ever” is getting praise around the country as one of the top sports books on the market.  The book highlights the 1958 New York Giants and Baltimore Colts NFL Championship game at Yankee Stadium. Played in front of sixty-four thousand fans and millions of television viewers around [...]

From: Pro Football Weekly
Here’s something to file away: Word from Baltimore is that the Ravens were putting in some work on trick plays in their offseason workouts.

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From: KFFL.com
Positional battles
Quarterbacks Kyle Boller, Joe Flacco and Troy Smith are set to battle for the starting quarterback job.
With the retirement of offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden, offensive linemen Jared Gaither and Adam Terry should compete for the job, with Gaither the favorite.
Newly acquired cornerback Fabian Washington could compete with cornerback Samari Rolle a year after [...]

From: Pro Football Weekly
While the Ravens’ ORT job is likely to remain Adam Terry’s come September, we’re hearing rookie Oneil Cousins might take over the position in 2009. Cousins’ feistiness has been apparent early in his pro career — he’s already been involved in two on-field skirmishes.

It looks as if the John Harbaugh era in Baltimore may be complete with a rookie QB under center come opening day.  At least that is how it looks if you read into the fact that Joe Flacco is taking quite a few snaps during practice, including most of the snaps on Wednesday according to [...]

From: Pro Football Weekly
A source close to the Ravens notes that the absence CB Samari Rolle from the team’s latest round of voluntary workouts is somewhat surprising, as Fabian Washington is going to have a shot to take his starting job.

The Ravens have released their summer training camp plans:
Rookies, quarterbacks and injured veterans are scheduled to be at McDaniel College on July 21. Camp will open the next day, and the other veterans are due to arrive on July 23.  The first full-squad practices open to the public are scheduled for July 25. Two-a-days are [...]