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Born in Baltimore but now living right across the line in southern Pa., Luke Jones' mind is filled with sports trivia and random movie quotes. His favorite sports memories include attending the Ravens' Super Bowl XXXV victory parade in the pouring rain and watching Juan Dixon and the Terps advance to the Final Four at the Carrier Dome in 2002 (making snow-heavy Syracuse bearable for one day). His least favorite memory is a variety of trips to Camden Yards to see Red Sox or Yankees fans take over the ballpark. After winning WNST's King of Baltimore Sportstalk competition last year, he now writes for WNST.net, covering University of Maryland basketball and football and Ravens training camp. You can always drop him a line to talk Baltimore sports or simply say hello at luke@wnst.net.
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7:09 p.m. — The Ravens will practice on Saturday at 8:45 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. Both practices are open to the public. 5:45 p.m. — Domonique Foxworth had a nice play in the afternoon, breaking up a pass intended for Demetrius Williams. Foxworth signed a huge contract to come to Baltimore, so the expectations are high for ... Read More »
Michael Oher’s long journey to football success is well-chronicled in a best-selling book and an upcoming movie, but he needed to wait just a few extra days to officially realize his dream. Oher officially signed a five-year contract on Thursday, ending a brief holdout. The deal is worth up to $13.8 million and includes $7.8 million ... Read More »
7:39 p.m. — The Ravens’ official site reports that Willis McGahee and Ben Grubbs have been removed from the PUP list, but wide receiver Kelley Washington was added to the list. There was no word on the reason why Washington was placed on the list. The Ravens also signed wide receiver Thomas White out of Baylor. ... Read More »
11:54 p.m. — As I’ve discussed earlier—both in the blog and on the training camp reports—the delay in Oher’s signing was likely based on the slotting system that exists for signing draft picks. With the 21st pick (Cleveland’s Alex Mack) and the 28th pick (Buffalo’s Eric Wood) signing contracts already, it gave some basic parameters for ... Read More »
The Baltimore Ravens completed their first workouts on Tuesday with rookies, quarterbacks, and selected veterans participating. The morning and afternoon workouts each lasted an hour and 15 minutes due to a smaller roster needing a smaller number of reps. “Guys worked hard; it was crisp,” coach John Harbaugh said. “But it will be a lot sharper ... Read More »
7:23 p.m. — The Ravens have waived former Terps receiver Isaiah Williams. 6:44 p.m. — Defensive back Derrick Martin made the defensive play of the afternoon, picking off a pass from John Beck during 7-on-7 drills. Only two offensive linemen practiced today, Robby Felix and Bryan Mattison (the defensive coordinator’s son). Offensive line coach John Matsko really ... Read More »
Less than 24 hours after newly-signed receiver Drew Bennett abruptly announced his retirement, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh was disappointed but reiterated the Ravens would move on with the players they already have. Bennett retired after an arthritic condition caused his knee to swell up after working out and signing a contract with the Ravens on ... Read More »
8:32 p.m. - Ealy’s dismissal from the New Orleans Saints stems from an arrest back in May. You can read about it here. 5:57 p.m. - If you’re on the WNST text service, you just learned the Ravens have signed wide receiver Biren Ealy. Having only one career catch, I’m not sure Ealy would be the ... Read More »
With the eve of training camp upon us, the Baltimore Ravens—and their fans—have extremely high expectations entering 2009 after coming ever so close to the Super Bowl last season, falling to the rival Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship. As with any offseason, the Ravens have undergone a number of changes to the roster and coaching ... Read More »
With rookies scheduled to report to McDaniel College for the start of training camp on Monday, the Ravens today reached an agreement with second-round selection (57th overall) Paul Kruger. The defensive end-linebacker from Utah will receive a four-year deal, leaving only first-round pick Michael Oher unsigned from the Ravens’ 2009 draft class. Kruger becomes only the ... Read More »
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