Fanspeak: Baltimore Ravens

Today, the Baltimore Ravens announced that they have signed veteran wide receiver Steve Smith, formerly of the Carolina Panthers, to a three-year contract. This three-year contract is worth a total of $11.5 million. This makes the average value per year of the contract $3.83 million. There was a signing bonus of $3.5 million. The total … More »

The Baltimore Ravens continue to keep their own players in free agency by re-signing inside linebacker Daryl Smith. It is a four-year deal worth a total of $16.1 million. The guaranteed money and signing bonus are currently unknown. Once all the contract information is known, I will post a contract breakdown as always. Last year was … More »

Name:  Eugene Monroe Age:  26 Position:  LT Awards:  None Contact Length:  Five years Total Contract Money:  $37.5 million Signing Bonus:  $11 million Guaranteed Money:  $17.5 million (Signing bonus and base salaries in 2014 and 2015) 2014 Base Salary:  $1 million 2014 Cap Hit:  $3.2 million (No cap savings if cut, $14.3 cap charge taken) 2015 Base … More »

With free agency starting up today, the Baltimore Ravens made a move to keep one of their own players, left tackle Eugene Monroe. It is a five-year deal worth a total of $37.5 million with $19 million guaranteed and a signing bonus of $11 million. This is an average of $7.5 million per season. When … More »

It is now March so it is time for another Ravens’ mock draft using Fanspeak’s On the Clock Mock Draft Simulator. Each month I post a new Ravens’ mock draft. This month will feature two mock drafts––one before and one after free agency. If you want to see how the rest of this draft turned out, … More »

Name:  Dennis Pitta Age:  28 Position:  TE Awards:  None Contact Length:  Five years Total Contract Money:  $32 million Signing Bonus:  $11 million Guaranteed Money:  $16 million (Signing bonus and base salaries in 2014 and 2015) 2014 Base Salary:  $1 million 2014 Cap Hit:  $3.2 million (No cap savings if cut, $12.8 cap charge taken) 2015 Base … More »

Yesterday, the Baltimore Ravens announced that they had re-signed tight end Dennis Pitta. An impending free agent, he has signed to a five-year deal worth $32 million with $16 million guaranteed. This pays him as a top-10 tight end, which he is. At this point in time. all the other specific details of the contract––signing … More »

Earlier today, the Baltimore Ravens announced that they had released inside linebacker Jameel McClain and fullback Vonta Leach. Neither of these two moves comes as a real surprise as both of them had decently high salary cap numbers this season and these numbers were higher than their production warranted. When I predicted potential cap casualties for the team, … More »

Earlier today at the NFL Combine, the Baltimore Ravens and the Dallas Cowboys flipped a coin to determine draft position. The Cowboys won the toss and in turn, the 16th overall pick. This leaves the Ravens with the 17th overall pick in the first round. Each round this switches, so in the odd rounds, the … More »

Name:  Terrell Suggs Age:  31 Position:  OLB Awards:  6x Pro Bowl (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2013), 2x All-Pro (2008 and 2011), NFL Defensive Player of the Year (2011) and NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year (2003) Contact Length:  Five years (Four years added to the one year that was already left on his contract) Total Contract Money:  $28.5 million … More »