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Bernard Pollard on Ed Reed: “He better not leave me hanging”

Friday, May 18th, 2012

When the name Bernard Pollard comes up around the NFL, the first two things that I think about are his hit on Tom Brady when Pollard was playing for the Chiefs, a hit that ultimately cost Tom Brady the season in 2008, and this dance in the locker room that ...

Matt Birk Ditches Rumored Retirement Plans, Gears Up For Another Grueling Season in the NFL Trenches

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

He's a gentleman and a scholar, and for at least another year, one of the NFL's better interior offensive lineman. Longtime Vikings and Ravens center, Matt Birk, has refuted the media created rumors that he'd be hanging it up after this past season and is instead extending what has already ...

Memory Loss, Headaches, Dizziness, Sensitivity to Light: Jamal Lewis Discusses the Lingering Effects of his Concussion-Filled Career

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012

Jamal Lewis says he suffered over 10 concussions over the course of his football career, and more alarmingly and importantly, that he never really knew much about the immensity and symptoms of such head trauma until he'd reached the end of his decade-long run as an NFL player. Jamal Lewis joined ...

Ed Reed: “Guys know that they have to step up and it’s going to take two people to replace a Terrell Suggs.”

Monday, May 7th, 2012

The NFL regular season may be four months away, but the Baltimore Ravens were given some crushing news last week when Terrell Suggs tore his Achilles tendon while training for the upcoming season. Another rumor has surfaced that the NFL Defensive Player of the Year sustained the excruciating injury while ...

Lardarius Webb: “I want to be the best corner in the NFL, not Revis”

Wednesday, April 18th, 2012

Heading into last season the Baltimore Ravens secondary was looked at as the weak link on the dominant Ravens defense. However, thanks to the emergence of Lardarius Webb that all changed. I’m not sure I can agree with his assertion that Baltimore has the best secondary in the game. However, ...

John Harbaugh On Joe Flacco: “I’ll stand behind him. Sometimes you shrug your shoulders and have to say ‘alright let’s go prove it then’

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Just like every offseason in the NFL, this one is not short on big-time storylines. Peyton Manning became the biggest free agent in NFL history, Bountygate rocked the league, and there were a handful of others. For the Baltimore Ravens, this has been a pretty jam-packed offseason as well. While ...

Bernard Pollard Rants and Raves About the Bounty Punishments and the NFL’s Crackdown on Violence: “This is Not Powderpuff Football”

Wednesday, April 4th, 2012

The New Orleans bounty scandal isn't going away. Four penalties handed down from the league office are being appealed, and the fallout will only build when players are punished in the near future. As a result, new players continue to come forward with their perspectives on "Bountygate." Considering his history ...

Joe Flacco on Being a Top-Five Quarterback: “I don’t Think I’m Top Five, I Think I’m the Best”

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

More than 11 weeks have now passed since Bill Cundiff shanked a last-second field goal attempt to bring an abrupt end to the Baltimore Ravens' 2011 season. Had that 32-yarder gone through the uprights, a stellar Joe Flacco performance might not have gone to waste. Flacco had taken so much ...

Ed Reed on Saints’ Bountygate punishment: “Since Roger Goodell has been our commissioner it’s been about discipline. It’s been about character.”

Thursday, March 22nd, 2012

The suspensions have been handed out to Sean Payton, Greg Williams and Mickey Loomis for their roles in the Saints bounty scandal. Roger Goodell sure didn't take it easy on New Orleans. The NFL Commissioner sent a message to the Saints and the rest of the NFL by suspending Payton ...

Terrell Suggs Credits Great Season To Spending Extra Time Away From the Field Due to the Lockout

Friday, March 2nd, 2012

Some teams got together to work out on their own last summer in an attempt to stick to the usual offseason schedule despite what was then an ongoing lockout. Don't consider Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs to be a part of that group. Suggs says he enjoyed his time off, ...