If the Baltimore Ravens want to lock up Lamar Jackson before he becomes a free agent, the team will have to act quickly. Jackson implied Saturday he will cut off negotiations with the Ravens once the regular season begins. [Set, hut, hike! Create or join a fantasy football league now!] Jackson was asked whether he had a deadline for getting an extension done. He replied, “Yeah, we coming up to it. It’s coming up. Season’s coming up. We’re going to be good for the season.” Jackson said he… Source link
Read More »Ravens make Justin Tucker highest-paid kicker with $24 million extension
Justin Tucker is now (rightfully) the NFL’s highest-paid kicker. The Baltimore Ravens gave Tucker a four-year, $24 million extension, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The team officially announced the deal as well without disclosing the contract terms. Tucker’s new contract also comes with $17.5 million in guaranteed money, which puts him, at worst, second in the NFL in career earnings for a kicker at $51.07 million — behind Sebastian Janikowski’s $53.28 million career earnings, per Source link
Read More »Ravens’ Lamar Jackson changes Instagram profile amid contract negotiations
Last we heard from Lamar Jackson, he was keeping his contract negotiations with the Baltimore Ravens “private” and drama-free. He told reporters he expected to finish his career in Baltimore and wouldn’t take into consideration the ridiculous $230 million contract the Cleveland Browns handed Deshaun Watson despite numerous sexual assault allegations. That was over a month ago, though, and no new information has surfaced since. But some clues on social media could signal frustrations from… Source link
Read More »Former Colts, Ravens DE Tony Siragusa dies at 55
RIP Tony Siragusa. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision for PepsiCo/AP Images) Tony Siragusa, a member of the Baltimore Ravens’ Super Bowl-winning defense who carved out a post-retirement media career, died Wednesday, the Ravens confirmed Wednesday. He was 55 years old. Siragusa, nicknamed “Goose,” played 12 seasons in the NFL, but had to overcome a major obstacle on his way there when he tore his ACL in college at Pittsburgh, depleting his draft stock to the point that he went undrafted in the… Source link
Read More »Ravens announce death of OLB Jaylon Ferguson at age 26
The Baltimore Ravens announced the death of 26-year-old outside linebacker Jaylon Ferguson on Wednesday morning. The Ravens released no other details about Ferguson’s death. Tim Prudente of the Baltimore Banner reported that Ferguson was found in a home in North Baltimore after police were called at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday night. The Baltimore Police are investigating Ferguson’s death, which Baltimore police spokesperson Lindsey Eldridge called “questionable” despite there being no visible… Source link
Read More »Lamar Jackson’s anger could be Ravens’ problem
It’s been a rough offseason for MVP quarterbacks. Now you can add Baltimore Ravens centerpiece Lamar Jackson to that list. Jackson lost his No. 1 wideout during Thursday’s draft, as the team shipped Marquise Brown to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for the 23rd overall pick. That means the last three league MVPs have now had their top receiver traded away this offseason, with Jackson joining the Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers (who lost Davante Adams) and the Kansas City Chiefs’ Source link
Read More »Unlucky Ravens’ season falls apart
The Baltimore Ravens sum up the 2021 NFL season. It all looked so good not long ago. Then injuries and COVID-19 ruined everything. The Ravens went on the road in what should have been an AFC North championship showdown against the Cincinnati Bengals. They had no chance. The Ravens had 10 players on the COVID-19 list. They had seven starters on injured reserve and had 11 practice squad players on the field via Jamison Hensley of ESPN. Cornerback Anthony Averett was carted off during the… Source link
Read More »Joe Burrow torches Ravens for 525 yards
Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals walloped the Baltimore Ravens in a Week 7 win. On Sunday, they picked up where they left off in a 41-21 victory over their division rivals to take control of the AFC North. The Bengals blitzed the Ravens for 31 first-half points as Burrow played on one of the best halves of football in the NFL this season — or any for that matter. Burrow hits Ravens with MJ shrug on historic day By the time he was done, he’d torched the Ravens for 525 passing yards, the… Source link
Read More »Ravens LB Odafe Oweh flagged for Aaron Rodgers shove
Defending Aaron Rodgers is hard enough. Holding pass rushers to this kind of standard makes it even harder. Baltimore Ravens rookie linebacker Odafe Oweh saw an incomplete pass turn into Green Bay Packers first down on Sunday, all thanks to a shove of Rodgers the officials called roughing the passer. Here is the “hit” that drew the flag: That flag turned what would have been second-and-10 on the Ravens’ 18-yard line into first-and-goal, which the Packers converted into a game-tying touchdown… Source link
Read More »Ravens’ Mark Ingram healthy scratch vs. Bills
Mark Ingram will reportedly be a healthy scratch for the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Divisional game Saturday night as the team prepares to part ways with the star running back in the offseason. Ingram, 31, is “fully healthy,” per ESPN’s Adam Schefter, but will miss another game as a healthy scratch. Ravens’ RB Mark Ingram will be a healthy scratch tonight, per source. Ingram is fully healthy and is said to understand that this is a business decision for Baltimore due to salary-cap… Source link
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