Ravens sign rookie LB Arthur Brown (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic)

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Ravens rookie linebacker Arthur Brown has signed a four-year contract, the Ravens announced Thursday.

Ravens' Omar Brown and Bobby Rainey sign exclusive-rights tenders

Source: The Baltimore Sun

Safety, running back sign their tenders

Besides signing second-round inside linebacker Arthur Brown to a four-year, $3.55 million deal that includes a $964,896 signing bonus, the Ravens conducted some other business today.

Ravens' Omar Brown, Bobby Rainey sign exclusive-rights tenders

Source: The Baltimore Sun

Safety, running back sign their tenders

Besides signing second-round inside linebacker Arthur Brown to a four-year, $3.55 million deal that includes a $964,896 signing bonus, the Ravens conducted some other business today.

Ravens agree to terms with Arthur Brown, second-round pick

Source: The Baltimore Sun

Elam, B.Williams are only two picks who are unsigned

The Ravens today agreed to a four-year deal with linebacker Arthur Brown , leaving them with just two unsigned picks.

Ravens sign 2nd round pick LB Arthur Brown

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The Baltimore Ravens have announced that they’ve signed second round pick, linebacker Arthur Brown. Despite signing his deal, Brown won’t be able to take the field for at least a couple more weeks. He underwent sports hernia surgery after rookie minicamp the first weekend of May.   “He’s recovering from that,” Head Coach John Harbaugh said. “It’s a four-to-six week deal, and he should be fine soon enough.” Need NFL Tickets? The post Ravens sign 2nd round pick LB Arthur Brown appeared first on Pro Football Zone.

Ravens agree to terms with second-round pick, Arthur Brown

Source: The Baltimore Sun

Elam, B.Williams are only two picks who are unsigned

The Ravens today agreed to a four-year deal with linebacker Arthur Brown , leaving them with just two unsigned picks.

Ravens Get Leader In Dumervil

Source: Baltimore Beatdown by lastcallbmore

Many of the questions surrounding the 2013 Baltimore Ravens are focused around team leadership. after having one of the best leaders of all time in middle linebacker Ray Lewis retire and losing another team leader via free agency in Ed Reed, many fans and NFL analysts have wondered where that leadership would come from.

No question quarterback Joe Flacco is ready to lead this offense and this team but obviously Flacco isn't on the field with the defense so someone will need

Browns defenders learning new system, positions (The SportsXchange)

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BEREA, Ohio -- Linebacker D'Qwell Jackson is on his fourth head coach with the Cleveland Browns, so naturally he's seen as many defensive coordinators and systems come and go.

Ray Lewis announces he’s going to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro

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Former Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis has announced that he plans on climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise money and awareness for clean water projects in East Africa. In one month, I will climb Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania to raise money and awareness for clean water projects in East Africa. I am so FIRED UP for this adventure, but until then, I need your help to bring clean water wells to thousands of children and families. Show your support by following my TackleKili journey, spreading the word, and donating to TackleKili. Each action you complete below earns you more entries to win my autographed helmet! Thank you for your support and good luck!   Need NFL Tickets? The post Ray Lewis announces he’s going to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro appeared first on Pro Football Zone.

Ray Lewis pledges to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro

Source: The Baltimore Sun

Former Ravens linebacker raising funds and awareness for East Africa

More than three months after playing the final football game of a storied 17-year career, Ray Lewis has apparently found his next challenge.

Will 2013 be a breakout season for Torrey Smith? (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic)

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Torrey Smith is entering his third NFL season, which is often a breakout year for wide receivers.

Baltimore Ravens Select DT Brandon Williams In The 2013 NFL Draft

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3.32 Baltimore Ravens Brandon Williams, DE, Missouri South State (6-1, 335) With the 32nd pick in the third round of the NFL Draft, the Ravens selected DT Brandon Williams from Missouri South State. Baltimore already had Haloti Ngata and up and coming player Arthur Jones anchoring the inside of the defensive line but the pick of Williams will help bring depth and added flexibility to the line. Brandon can line up at nose or tackle for the Ravens and could challenge for minutes in his rookie season. The scouting report on Williams is that he’s fast for his size (5.37 forty) but a little on the short side. His speed on the inside helped him total 27 sacks in College. 2013 NFL Draft Profiles: Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3   The post Baltimore Ravens Select DT Brandon Williams In The 2013 NFL Draft appeared first on FFLockerRoom | Fantasy Sports Advice | Sports News | Sports Talk |.

San Francisco 49ers’ Super Bowl Hopes Take Large Hit with Crabtree Injury (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

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COMMENTARY | There is arguably not a worse injury that could have hit the San Francisco 49ers entering next season. Michael Crabtree was the most consistent and reliable weapon on offense, and San Francisco will not be able to replace that from within.

Ravens Defense Starting New Chapter (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

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Baltimore's defense will be rebuilding - and then some.

Is Dumervil ready to be a Ray Lewis-type leader? (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic)

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Dumervil will prepare to anchor a new breed of Ravens defense, a unit that lost seven of their starters, including two future Hall of Famers.

Winning Super Bowl has not made Ravens fat (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic)

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John Harbaugh has been pleased by Ravens reporting to OTA's in top condition.

Brown has sports hernia surgery (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic)

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Ravens rookie linebacker Arthur Brown will miss the OTAs after having sports hernia surgery. Will he be ready for training camp?

Baltimore Ravens Potential Breakout Player of 2013: Kelechi Osemele

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The great thing about the NFL is that there are so many positions that every year, there is almost always at least one player who has a breakout year on every team, no matter how good or bad the team is. This is one part in a 32 part segment detailing one potential breakout player for the 2013 NFL season on each NFL team (rookies don’t count). For the Baltimore Ravens, that player is guard Kelechi Osemele. When the Baltimore Ravens won the Super Bowl in February, it came as a surprise to many, not just because they were underdogs in that game, but because of where they were heading into the playoffs. They had lost 4 of their last 5 to drop them to a 10-6 record that was very nondescript for a playoff team. Because so many of their 10 wins came by a field goal or less (5), they were seen among the worst teams to qualify for the playoffs (also no team made the playoffs with fewer wins). So how did they win the Super Bowl? Well the easy answer is that they suddenly became a better team...

Ravens OTA Notes

Source: Baltimore Beatdown by Bruce Raffel

The Baltimore Ravens held their first full-team OTA of the new season in front of the assembled media, which included Baltimore Beatdown on Wednesday afternoon. The team went through a variety of drills and 11-on-11 drills for most of the two hour practice before ending their day with podium interviews for a few of the key players.

From what I observed, WR Torrey Smith looked like a solid veteran, smooth, fast and sure handed. Same thing for TE Dennis Pitta, who caught virtually everything thrown his way over the

AFC North links: Arthur Brown sidelined

Source: AFC North Blog

Baltimore Ravens Linebacker Arthur Brown is going to be out for at least a month while he recovers from sports hernia surgery. Mike Preston of The Baltimore Sun offers a few thoughts from Wednesday's OTA session that was open to the media. Cincinnati Bengals Defensive end Margus Hunt became the seventh of 10 Cincinnati draft picks to sign a contract. The battle to be Andy Dalton's backup is officially underway. Cleveland Browns Browns owner Jimmy Haslam apologized to his fellow team owners for the Pilot Flying J investigation.

Jacoby Jones waltzing back to football (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic)

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The Ravens wide receiver is eager to return to doing his stepping on a field instead of a dance floor.

LB Arthur Brown Has Sports Hernia Surgery and Other Notes from Baltimore Ravens OTA’s

Source: Sports Media 101 by Josh Michael

Today is the final day this week of OTA's for the Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens as they will enjoy the Memorial Day Weekend off before getting back on the practice field next week. Second round draft pick, LB Arthur Brown has sports hernia surgery.

Ravens news, notes and opinions after Wednesday's OTAs

Source: The Baltimore Sun

As I expected, there was a lot more made of who didn’t show up at this week’s organized team activities than who did. The absences of Terrell Suggs , Haloti Ngata and Vonta Leach in particular seemed to spur the most questions. Again, the workouts are voluntary and some players choose to stay home and work out on their own. Head coach John Harbaugh pointed out that the team didn’t see Ray Lewis much – if at all – in the offseason. Ed Reed wasn’t exactly a fixture at OTAs either. And Joe Flacco

Ravens News Around The Web

Source: Baltimore Beatdown by Bruce Raffel

Ravens second-round LB Brown sidelined by sports hernia surgery - Carroll County Times: Baltimore Ravens
OWINGS MILLS - The Baltimore Ravens are likely to be without one of their top draft picks until training camp.

Lardarius Webb, Jameel McClain showing signs of progress from injuries -

Harbaugh says priority should be prepping rookies when considering offseason calendar changes

Source: The Baltimore Sun

NFL is moving draft to May next year, mulling having combine prior to free agency

The NFL plans to shift its annual draft into May next year due to a scheduling conflict at Radio City Music Hall, and the pending change could become a fixture in the offseason calendar.

What's next? (National Football Post)

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After losing Michael Crabtree to a torn Achilles tendon, the San Francisco 49ers begin the process of replacing the wide receiver’s production.

Wednesday's Sports In Brief (The Associated Press)

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VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) -- Sergio Garcia apologized to Tiger Woods for saying he would serve fried chicken if they were to have dinner at the U.S. Open, an ugly addition to nearly two weeks of verbal sparring.

Retiring Brian Urlacher calls Ray Lewis 'best of all time'

Source: The Baltimore Sun

Chicago Bears middle linebacker retired Wednesday after 13 seasons

As grand a career as Chicago Bears middle linebacker Brian Urlacher manufactured in 13 seasons before retiring Wednesday, the former NFL Defensive Player of the Year acknowledged his accomplishments were trumped by legendary Ravens star middle linebacker Ray Lewis.

Team Report - PITTSBURGH STEELERS (The SportsXchange)

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Woodley moving forward after 2012 controversy

Team Report - SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (The SportsXchange)

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Crabtree has surgery for torn Achilles

Ravens: Doss, other young receivers 'hit the ground running'

Source: Carroll County Times

OWINGS MILLS — The wide receiver position is arguably the Baltimore Ravens’ top remaining question mark, but, for what it’s worth, coach John Harbaugh and quarterback Joe Flacco both voiced confidence

Baltimore Ravens And LB John Simon Agree To Four-Year Deal

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The Baltimore Ravens have agreed with 2013 NFL draft pick John Simon on a four-year deal. The line backer out of Ohio State will most likely get most of his experience as a special teams player this season but could turn into a very solid pass rusher down the line. Notable, Simon played defensive end in college. The post Baltimore Ravens And LB John Simon Agree To Four-Year Deal appeared first on FFLockerRoom | Fantasy Sports Advice | Sports News | Sports Talk |.

Dumervil quickly feeling at home with Ravens (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic)

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Outside linebacker Elvis Dumervil has quickly assimilated into life as a Raven and could quickly become a leader of the new-look defense.

Ravens notebook: Brown sidelined by sports hernia surgery

Source: Carroll County Times

OWINGS MILLS — The Baltimore Ravens are likely to be without one of their top draft picks until training camp.

Ravens receivers 'hit the ground running'

Source: Carroll County Times

OWINGS MILLS — The wide receiver position is arguably the Baltimore Ravens’ top remaining question mark, but, for what it’s worth, coach John Harbaugh and quarterback Joe Flacco both voiced confidence

Mike Preston's observations from Wednesday's workout

Source: The Baltimore Sun

I never put a lot of stock in OTAs because the season is still a few months away and there could be some significant changes to the roster before the regular season opener. But here are a few casual observations from watching the first workout open to the media Wednesday....

TE Miller cautious on return to Steelers

Source: AFC North Blog

PITTSBURGH -- Heath Miller knows his football career isn't over, just paused. When the injured Pittsburgh Steelers Pro Bowl tight end will be able to hit the "play" button again is anybody's guess. Miller included. While allowing there's "a chance" his surgically repaired right knee could be ready before the season opener against Tennessee on Sept. 8, Miller thinks it's too early to project just when he'll slip on his No. 83 jersey and return to his job as quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's favorite target.

49ers start preparing for life without Crabtree (The SportsXchange)

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The severe injury to San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree occurred during a 7-on-7 drill Wednesday.

NFL Roundup: Bears' Urlacher retires, 49ers' Crabtree may miss most of 2013 (The SportsXchange)

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Longtime Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher announced his retirement after 13 seasons in the NFL on Wednesday. He walks away from football with a list of accomplishments that include an eight-time Pro Bowl selection, a five-time All-Pro and the 2005 Defensive Player of the Year award. clear."

Arthur Brown Suffers Sports Hernia

Source: Baltimore Beatdown by Zachary Beard

As OTAs begin to fire up, fans are becoming increasingly excited to see how this offseason's acquisitions will pan out. It looks like Ravens fans will have to wait a bit longer, however, to see how 2nd round pick, Arthur Brown, will turn out.

The second-round pick will miss the week of practice after recently having a procedure done to repair a sports hernia, Head Coach John Harbaugh told the media.

Brown had the surgery after rookie minicamp, which took place the weekend of May 3-5.

“He’s recovering from that,” Harbaugh said. “It’s a four-to-six week deal, and he should be fine soon enough.” (via

Woodson overwhelmed by Raiders fans (The Associated Press)

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ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) -- Charles Woodson had gotten word that Oakland fans had mobilized through social media to hold a rally at his free-agent visit to the Raiders.

Jim Harbaugh to drive Indianapolis 500 pace car (The Associated Press)

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- Jim Harbaugh insists he will coachable when it comes to the tricks of driving the Indianapolis 500 pace car this weekend.

Flacco has different teammates, same approach (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic)

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Joe Flacco is taking his usual low-key approach, but looks forward to working with a new receiving corps during a season that will require more leadership from the Ravens' QB.

San Francisco's Crabtree has surgery on torn Achilles (Reuters)

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(Reuters) - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree has had surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon but is not expected to miss the entire 2013-14 season, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Wednesday. Crabtree, San Francisco's leading receiver last season when they reached the Super Bowl before being beaten 34-31 by the Baltimore Ravens, injured his right Achilles during an organized team activity on Tuesday. "(Coach) Jim Harbaugh tells media @KingCrab15 has torn Achilles tendon but has had successful surgery. ...

NFL-San Francisco's Crabtree has surgery on torn Achilles (Reuters)

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May 22 (Reuters) - San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree has had surgery to repair a torn Achilles tendon but is not expected to miss the entire 2013-14 season, the National Football League (NFL) team said on Wednesday. Crabtree, San Francisco's leading receiver last season when they reached the Super Bowl before being beaten 34-31 by the Baltimore Ravens, injured his right Achilles during an organized team activity on Tuesday. "(Coach) Jim Harbaugh tells media @KingCrab15 has torn Achilles tendon but has had successful surgery. ...

CSN welcomes Clifton Brown as Ravens Insider (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic)

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CSNBaltimore.com welcomes Clifton Brown as its new Ravens Insider.

Ravens ready to move on with new teams (Comcast SportsNet Mid Atlantic)

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The Baltimore Ravens took to the field today missing some very notable names and faces from last season's Super Bowl squad, but the players and coaches don't seem too worried.

How Does Michael Crabtree Injury Affect Arizona Cardinals? (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

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COMMENTARY | The news broke Wednesday afternoon that San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree suffered a torn Achilles tendon, according to Mike Garafolo of USA Today.

WR Crabtree tears right Achilles tendon (The Associated Press)

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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) -- San Francisco 49ers leading wide receiver Michael Crabtree has had surgery to repair a torn right Achilles tendon.

Ed Dickson signs a offseason participation agreement

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According to Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun, since Ravens tight end Ed Dickson hasn’t signed his restricted free agent tender, he signed an offseason participation agreement so he can work out with his teammates during their OTA’s. Tight end Ed Dickson hasn’t signed his restricted tender yet, but did sign offseason participation agreement to take part in practices — Aaron Wilson (@RavensInsider) May 22, 2013 The agreement protects Dickson in case he gets injured, since he currently doesn’t have a contract.  He’ll eventually need to sign the tender, or sign an extension with the Ravens.   Need NFL Tickets? The post Ed Dickson signs a offseason participation agreement appeared first on Pro Football Zone.