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Baltimore Ravens Salary Cap Sitting Pretty After Vonta Leach Release

June 19th, 2013 at 10:01 AM
By Josh Michael

In the world of sports, no other sport is more affected by the salary cap than perhaps the NFL, and the Baltimore Ravens are sitting pretty after terminating the contract of Vonta Leach.

The Ravens are now $6.049 million under the max salary cap of $123 million and have a wide array of options to use the cap space.

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It should be noted that the $6.049 million number will come down once they agree to terms with their first round draft selection Matt Elam. The first year number for Elam will be $1.23 million which will leave $4.819 million to spend.

So what will the Ravens do with the excess funds? The first and most obvious option would be to bring in a veteran wide receiver to help fill the void left by the trade of Anquan Boldin. There are not many free agent wide receivers out there, but a trade is always a possibility with the guru Ozzie Newsome at the helm.

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Baltimore Ravens Announce Three Open Practices Off Site: Navy, M&T Bank Stadium, and Stevenson

June 18th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
By Josh Michael

The Baltimore Ravens franchise is certainly one of the more respected teams in football, and especially when it comes to reaching out to their fans. For the second consecutive year, the Ravens will hold open practices at Navy, M&T Bank Stadium and Stevenson University.

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After the strong showing and support from fans last year, it would have been a surprise for the Ravens to not continue this mini-tradition, we will call it.  It provides fans with a great opportunity all over the eastern part of Maryland to catch a glimpse of the Super Bowl Champions in action.

What's the best part of this for Ravens fans? All three practices are free to attend and open to the public.

Baltimore will head to Navy in Annapolis, MD on August 4 for their first of these three practices. Navy's Navy-Marine Corp Memorial Stadium can hold upwards of 34,000 people.

Fans will get to attend the second of these three open practices at the Ravens home, M&T Bank Stadium on August 11.

Finally the three stop tour will come to a conclusion at Stevenson University on August 18 at Mustang Stadium. Seating at Mustang Stadium is limited and although it is still free to attend, only a certain number of fans will be selected through a lottery orchestrated on the Ravens official website.

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The Baltimore Ravens and NFL Announce New Bag Policy for Stadiums

June 17th, 2013 at 9:19 AM
By Josh Michael

If you got accustomed to being able to bring in a big back pack or a big purse, then you will be disappointed when you attend your next NFL football game.

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The NFL announced their new policy late last week and it will prevent most bags from entering M&T Bank Stadium unless it is made of a clear material.

This should not come as a surprise as sporting events all around the country have been increasing security measures after the horrific Boston Marathon bombings. The Ravens have of course adopted this policy as well.

Baltimore "strongly encourages" fans to not bring any bags with them to the stadium, but if needed you are permitted to bring a bag made up of clear plastic, vinyl or PVC that is no bigger than 12 inches by six inches by 12 inches. Not surprisingly, the NFL has stated that they will sell approved bags on their online web store.

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Four Most Impressive Players Out of Baltimore Ravens’ Mandatory Mini-Camp

June 15th, 2013 at 9:13 AM
By Josh Michael

The final time fans and the Baltimore Ravens' coaching staff will see the entire team on the field at once before training camp begins in late July, the Ravens' mandatory mini-camp concluded this week and several players had an impressive week.

Although there were several players who impressed this week, we have narrowed it down to the four most impressive players from this week's mandatory mini-camp.

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Terrell Suggs

Everyone knows how good of a player Suggs can be when he is healthy and that is evident by his 2011 NFL Defensive Player of the Year award, but he was nagged by injuries last season and never really got going. He appears to be a man on a mission this year and he has already turned some heads. First things first was his dedication to get faster as it was easy to see he was slimmer and in great conditioning the day he arrived at mini-camp. A healthy and leaner Suggs, opposite of Elvis Dumervil could already be giving opposing quarterbacks nightmares.

Chris Canty

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News and Notes from Baltimore Ravens Mandatory Mini-Camp: Day 3

June 14th, 2013 at 9:28 AM
By Josh Michael

The Baltimore Ravens had their third and final day of the team's mandatory mini-camp and although there are several football related storylines around this team, it was the weather that was the biggest storyline yesterday as it forced the team to its indoor facility.

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Here are some of the highlights from the third and final day of mandatory mini-camp for the Ravens.

Joe Flacco

Outside of the facility it was raining cats and dogs, but inside it was raining completions. Flacco was on point yesterday as he was distributing the football all over the field to several different receivers with superb accuracy. It has become obvious how well he knows the playbook and how comfortable he is with the routes because he is throwing balls to receivers before they are even open because he knows once the ball gets there the receiver will be open.

Justin Tucker

We haven't talked much about the second year kicker much this offseason, but he has continued to improve his craft after an impressive rookie campaign. Yesterday he drilled a 55 yarder with plenty to spare and would have likely been good from 60 yards out. One thing he got to do for his teammates yesterday was drill a field goal that marked the end of practice as the team stormed the middle of the field in appreciation.

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