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With the Baltimore Ravens’ week five game against the Miami Dolphins less than 24 hours away, the Ravens have released veteran wide receiver Brandon Stokley and re-signed veteran tight end Billy Bajema. Earlier this week, the Ravens had cut Bajema to fit newly acquired left tackle Eugene Monroe on the roster after he was traded for. … More »

Earlier this week, the Baltimore Ravens re-signed WR Tandon Doss and released LB Robert James. Now, they have signed RB Shaun Draughn and placed WR Aaron Mellette on injured reserve. Draughn played for the Kansas City Chiefs last season as a kick returner and their third running back. In this role, he averaged 23 yards per kickoff … More »

With the final cuts done for all NFL teams, it is time to look at the Ravens 53-man roster, which has some surprises. Quarterback 1. Joe Flacco 2. Tyrod Taylor No surprises here as this is the exact same as last season and there wasn’t expected to be any change.  When Taylor went down with … More »

With all NFL teams having to get their rosters down to 75 players on Tuesday, the Baltimore Ravens made their moves early by releasing twelve players, placing one on injured reserve, and signing one player. The twelve players that were released are WR Tommy Streeter, LB Bryan Hall, OLB Meshak Williams, CB Moe Lee, TE … More »

With the Baltimore Ravens’ third preseason game just a few days away, the Ravens have decided to part ways with veteran cornerback Chris Johnson. Last season, Johnson, 33, was signed in the middle of November due to injuries to Lardarius Webb and Jimmy Smith.  He played in a total of four games for the Ravens … More »

Today, the Ravens announced the signing of former Giants, Vikings and Patriots tight end, Visanthe Shiancoe, to help ease the burden of losing Dennis Pitta for the 2013 season. According to the Baltimore Sun, Shiancoe signed a one-year standard deal for the veteran minimum of $940,000 Losing Pitta in late July is certainly better than … More »

Yesterday, news came out that the Baltimore Ravens couldn’t reach an agreement to restructure fullback Vonta Leach’s contract.  Due to this, they were either going to trade him or release him the following day (today).  Now, the Ravens have made their move, and have released Leach. Also yesterday, Leach tweeted “Thank ravens organization for a great … More »

Yesterday, the Baltimore Ravens sign free agent linebacker Daryl Smith (already discussed here).  Since then though, some more details about Smith’s contract and some other general information has become known. First off, is Smith’s contract.  It was known yesterday that the deal was for one year, but what wasn’t known was the monetary value of the … More »

In the Ravens’ first roster move in awhile, they have signed wide receiver Marcus Rivers. Last season, Rivers spent some time with the Green Bay Packers after being undrafted out of the University of Buffalo.  However, he didn’t make the Packers final roster and wasn’t on any NFL roster during the regular season. At 6’3″, … More »

One of the perks of winning the Super Bowl is to take a visit to the White House and meet the current president of the United States.  It is not just reserved for football though, as all champions of major US sports get to take a visit. Since the Ravens just won Super Bowl XLVII, … More »