The Ravens filled their most glaring need via free agency with the signing of quarterback Matthew Stafford. Shortly after the completion of the 2017 season, the team released longtime signal caller Joe Flacco in order to free up team finances. This, however, left the team with only one QB on the roster, and Kevin Hogan was not considered a serious candidate to be the team's starter going forward.
Stafford signed a 3 year deal for roughly $13M per season. &...
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The Baltimore Ravens entered the offseason reeling from the retirement of their longtime defensive leader, Terrell Suggs. Shortly after the start of the OMFL free agency period, they found his replacement.
DE Demarcus Lawrence was signed to a 4-year contract with the Ravens, making him the anchor of the defensive line. Lawrence is 26 years old and was drafted in the second round of the 2014 draft by the Dallas Cowboys. Lawrence has spent his entire career in Da...
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Early in the preseason, the Ravens released long-time cornerback Jimmy Smith, a move that was met with much resistance amongst the fan base as well as within the locker room. Smith was a very popular player and reasonably productive, but team management deemed his contract to be an impediment to the team's finances moving forward. There are some who point to Smith's release as one of the reasons DE Terrell Suggs retired.
The Ravens found Smith's re...
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The Baltimore Ravens have decided to cut quarterback Joe Flacco in a surprise move heading into the offseason. Flacco was the Ravens' 8th overall pick out of Delaware in 2008. He's started almost every game for the team since he was drafted and is the franchise passing yardage all-time leader with more than 32,000 yards as well as 200 passing touchdowns.
Flacco was, of course, the starting QB when the Ravens won the NFL Championship in 2013. Flac...
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Longtime Raven defensive end Terrell Suggs has officially retired. He spent 14 years in the NFL, all with the Ravens. He was drafted with the 10th overall pick of the 2003 draft. As a Raven, he has changed positions as the defensive schemes have changed over the years, playing both defensive end and outside linebacker.
Suggs ends his career as the all-time leader in QB sacks, with 121. Last year, he led the team with 7.5 sacks.
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After the week 10 matchup with division rival Cincinnati, the Baltimore Ravens were in sole possession of first place in the AFC North, with a 7-2 record. The defense was among the best in the league and the offense was well balanced. Head Coach Art Vandalay was poised to pilot his team to the playoffs, possibly with a first round bye.
Since then, however, the team has collapsed. They have lost 5 straight games and, with it, their playoff hopes are in se...
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Notes from the Ravens' loss to the Green Bay Packers:
- The Ravens' offense were able to get themselves on track... sort of. Quarterback Joe Flacco was able to complete 24 of 39 pass attempts for 330 yards and two touchdowns. He did, however, throw 2 interceptions, one an awful pick-6 to Richard Sherman on a simple check down throw.
- While the passing offense was able to get on track, the rushing offense struggled to get a foothold. T...
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Notes from the Ravens' loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers:
- After only 9 rushing yards last week, the Ravens were able to get back to normal, gaining a respectable 80 yards rushing against Pittsburgh. Karlos Williams was able to hit paydirt with his 9th touchdown of the season.
- Quarterback Joe Flacco continued his poor play, throwing 3 more interceptions. All told, in the past two weeks, Flacco has accounted for 2 touchdowns and 7 interceptions. ...
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Notes from the Ravens' loss to division rival Cincinnati:
- As previously reported, backup QB Kevin Hogan got the start tonight, as Joe Flacco served a 1-play team suspension. Hogan attempted a playaction pass and was sacked on the first offensive play of the game for Baltimore.
- Ravens QB Joe Flacco could not get himself on track. He completed less than 50% of his passes and threw a shocking FOUR interceptions. This was, by far, hi...
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BREAKING NEWS:
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco will be benched for the first offensive play of the team's week 13 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals. Team officials confirmed the suspension, but did not elaborate further.
Sources say that the suspension is due to a dress code issue, related to Flacco's "unibrow". If so, this will be the first such suspension under Head Coach Art Vandalay.
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