OWINGS MILLS, Md. The Ravens had several players who played key roles last season and reached some milestones.Here are some numbers to note.4 Number of players to start every game for the injury-plaguedRavens in 2021: OLB Tyus Bowser, LB Patrick Queen,T Alejandro Villanueva and G Kevin Zeitler.7 Sacks for OLB Tyus Bowser, marking a career-high Anthony Davis Jersey and 2021team-best. Bowser also produced 15 QB hits, tying OLB Odafe Oweh for second-most on the team (OLB Justin Houston, 17).Scroll to Continue7 Seasons (including 2021) in which K Justin Tucker has madeat least 30 FGs, marking the most by any kicker in NFL history.With 130 points E’Twaun Moore Jersey scored in 2021, Tucker became the first kickerin NFL history to score 130-plus points in six straight seasons.47 Derrick Favors Jersey QB pre sures by OLB Odafe Oweh, ranking as theNFLs second-most (Micah Parsons, 59) among all 2021 rookiedefenders. Oweh also joined OLB Terrell Suggs (2003) as theonly Ravens to produce at least 5 sacks, multiple forced FFs andmultiple FRs during their rookie campaign.98 A team-high tackles for LB Patrick Queen, who was oneof four NFL defenders (Roquan Smith, Demario Davis & KamuGrugier-Hill) with at least 95 tackles, 10 TFL and 2 sacks in 2021.Despite injuries to many key players and having three differentquarterbacks start at least one game, Baltimore produced theNFLs sixth-best offense, registering 378.8 yards per game.The Ravens also posted the leagues third-best rushing attack(145.8 ypg Lonzo Ball Jersey ), led by QB Lamar Jacksons 767 yards.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. The Ravens will likely look to add a tight end this offseason, especially with the uncertainty still surrounding Nick Boyle’s leg injury.Baltimore could add a playmaker in the draft with one of its 10 picks.However, the Ravens could look to the free-agent market, which is largely thin with the recent franchise tags ofMike Gesicki (Dolphins), Dalton Schultz (Cowboys) and David Njoku (Browns).Neverthele s, here is a look Malik Beasley Jersey at the players that could interest the Ravens.Scroll to Continue Hayden HurstThe Ravens drafted Hurst in the first round of the 2018 draft. However, he dealt with some injuries in training camp and eventually fell behind fellow rookie Mark Andrews on the depth chart. Jarred Vanderbilt Jersey The Ravens later traded Hurst and a 2020 fourth-round selection to the Falcons for second- and fifth-round selections in the draft that year. The Falcons declined to pick up Hurst’s fifth-year option, which means he is a free agent.Hurst had a solid season in 2019 in Baltimore, posting career-highs in receiving yards (349), receptions (30) and receiving touchdowns (two). Zach ErtzErtz played well after getting traded from the Eagles to the Cardinals. He caught 56 pa ses for 574 yards with three touchdowns for Arizona. Ertz could be a solid compliment to Andrews. However,His wife Julie is from the Phoenix area and Ertz might want to stay in Arizona. O.J. HowardHoward, a former first-round pick, never Dikembe Mutombo Jersey reached his potential in Tampa Bay. Last season, he has also dealt with injuries and had only had 14 catches for 135 yards with a touchdown.Howard could be a reclamation project in Baltimore. C.J. UzomahThe Ravens can get stronger and weaken their AFC North rival, Will Barton Jersey Cincinnati Bengals.Uzomah is a strong, physical tight end that caught 49 pa ses for 493 yards with five touchdowns last season. He alsoplayed well against the Ravens. However,Uzomah could be a costly option. Kyle RudolphRudolph, a former second-round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in 2011, is a solid blocker and had good hands. He would also provide some veteran leadership to the Ravens offense. Last year, Rudolph finished with 26 catches for 257 yards and one touchdown.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. The Ravens lost more depth on the defensive line.Tackle Justin Ellis signed a one-year deal with the Giants, reuniting with Baltimore’s former defensive Paul O’Neill Jersey coordinator Don Martindale in New York.This offseason, Ellis joined defensive end Calais Campbell, nose tackle Brandon Williams and defensive Tackle Aaron Crawford as free agents this offseason.So far, the Ravens have not re-signed one of those players.Baltimore did add tackle Michael Pierce as a free agent. However, the team is in the market for more players, perhaps in the NFL draft.Ellis, 6-2 and 350 pounds, has appeared in 100 regular-season NFL games with 50 starts for the Raiders (2014-18) and Ravens (2019-21). He has posted 148 tackles, four quarterback hits, and six tackles for lo s.Ravens Holding Onto JamesThe Ravens apparently picked up the Don Mattingly Jersey $500,000 roster bonus for offensive tackle Ja’Wuan James.James is recovering from a torn Achilles. He could provide valuable depth on the offensive line.Scroll to ContinueThe Ravens also signed free-agent right tackle Morgan Moses but Ronnie Stanley, who is the starter on the left side, is still recovering from ankle surgery and his status is uncertain.James has dealt with injuries over the past two seasons and has played 63 snaps over three games all in 2019 signing a four-year, $51 million deal with the Broncos from Miami in March 2019. He suffered a torn meniscus and a torn MCL in separate games in 2019.He’s played a 16-game season twice over his six-year career 2014 as a rookie Thurman Munson Jersey and 2016.Will the Ravens Take an Offensive Linemen with 14th Pick in NFL Draft?There’s been a lot of speculation with the Ravens and what they are going to do with the 14th overall pick.They have various needs and the bottom line is that no one will know until they make the selection.However,Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum seems to be the popular choice among the pundits. The Babe Ruth Jersey Ravens need a center with the exodus of Bradley Bozeman andLinderbaum is the best in the draft.Northern Iowa offensive tackle Trevor Penning has also been closely linked to Baltimore.The Ravens could also take a cornerback if Sauce” Gardner (Cincinnati), Trent McDuffie (Washington) or Derek Stingley Jr. (LSU).
OWINGS MILLS, Md. Dick Ca s had a widely succe sful tenure as the Ravens president, highlighted by a victory in Super BowlXLVII.Now, the time has come for Ca s to step aside and let Sashi Brown take over that role.”What I think about is over the 18 years, how this organization has grown; how weve grown in the sense that the community really looks to us as Cethan Carter Jersey a source of pride, and I think weve become more and more deeply embedded in the community,” Ca s said. “Weve only been here a little over 25 years, and I think it takes a long time for a profe sional team to become really part of the community in the way we have.”Im really proud of the way we have really developed into an organization that people look to with a lot of pride. I think thats important in Baltimore, its important in any NFL city, but I think were doing a good job with that, and we just have to keep it going.When Steve Bisciotti became the team’s majority owner in 2004, his first hire was naming Ca s as president John Jenkins Jersey . For the nearly two decades since, Ca s has provided the franchise with busine s knowledge, legal and negotiating expertise and philanthropic principles.Under his direction, Ca s helped create the organizational culture for which the Ravens are known today. Most recently, he led the organization through challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic and worked at the forefront of the team’s social justice reform efforts, engaging local and federal legislators to enact policy change. With roots deeply entrenched throughout the Baltimore community,Scroll to ContinueCa s has overseen countle s initiatives with the goal of creating better opportunities and circumstances for those most in need. An impactful presence on the board of the Ravens Foundation, Inc., Ca s has also served on boards for the Greater Baltimore Committee, Kennedy Krieger Institute and Baltimore Community Foundation.Ca s has spearheaded multiple M&T Bank Jaelan Phillips Jersey Stadium improvement/enhancement projects, reaching investment levels over $200 million. Through these efforts, the Ravens have consistently ranked among the NFL’s best in gameday experience, as recognized by the annual Voice of the Fan survey.Ca s also led the construction and subsequent expansion, at a total cost of more than $90 million, of the Ravens’ Under Armour Performance Center, which continues as one of the NFL’s best office and practice facilities. Since his 2004 Baltimore arrival, Ca s has helped guide Ravens teams that have won five AFC North titles, clinched 10 postseason berths, appeared in three AFC Championship games and won one Super Bowl (XLVII in 2012). During his tenure, Baltimore has produced the NFL’s fifth-best overall winning percentage (.586), including the league’s third-best mark at home (.713).What advice does he have for Brown?Ive given him the same advice that Steve Bisciotti gave to me: your first job is to get everyone to like you,” Ca s said. “Your job is so much easier if you Myles Gaskin Jersey earn their respect, and you cant earn their respect and you cant get them to like you by giving them more money, either. You have to do it the hard way. You have to work at it, get to know everybody and spend some time getting to know people.”Itll be much more challenging for Sashi because were such a larger organization than we were in 2004, when I first started. But I think thats very important, and thats actually the advice Steve gave him already.
OWINGS MILLS, Md. Even though the Ravens finalized their final 53-man roster, more changes could be on the way.The decision to cutDaelinHayes, a fifth-round pick in 2021, left the Ravens shorthanded atSAM outside linebacker.Odafe Oweh and Justin Houston are the only two outside linebackers on the final roster, a situation that will have to change Dax Milne Jersey for depth. GM Eric DeCosta could be scanning the waiver for help or the team could bring backSteven Means or undrafted rookies Jeremiah Moon and Chuck Wiley if they create room.Baltimore will likelyplace rookies David Ojabo and Charlie Kolar on injured reserve, which will create two roster spots.Running back Tyler Badie, a rookie sixth-round pick, was also waived. He could be added to the practice squad if no other team claims him. The Ravens will use Badie’s spot for Kenyan Washington Commanders Accessories Drake, who is reportedly in Baltimore and ready to sign a deal after being cut by the Raiders.Scroll to ContinueThe Ravens surprisingly carried five tight ends Mark Andrews, Nick Boyle, Isaiah Likely, Josh Oliver andKolar, who is sidelined with a hernia. Andrews and Ryan Fitzpatrick Jersey Likely are the key pa s catches, while Boyle and Oliver are used to help block; although Oliver has solid hands too. The Ravens need the depth with Kolar headed to IR and uncertainly surrounding Boyle, who mi sed parts of the past two seasons with a devastating leg injury. The Ravens probably liked Carson Wentz T Shirts to ease Boyle into the lineup, hence the addition of Oliver.While safety Tony Jefferson and cornerback Kevon Seymour didn’t make the team, don’t rule out their return. As vested veterans, they are not subject to waivers.Seymour, who can also play special teams, injured his ankle injury in the final preseason game and would not have been ready to play Week 1 anyway. Jefferson knows the system and will be waiting in case there is an injury.