Baltimore Ravens Football
Ozzie Newsome and the 2016 Draft
Ozzie Newsome was named general manager of the Baltimore Ravens on November 22, 2002 and became the first African-American to occupy a GM position in the NFL. His promotion to GM followed continuous work on the executive side since 1991. Newsome’s stint in the front...
Ravens 2016 NFL Draft: The case for trading back, the case for staying at No. 6
The 2016 NFL Draft kicks off later this week, ending a grueling three-month process of over-analysis and rumormongering. Finally, the Baltimore Ravens and, barring a move by the Deflategate-penalized New England Patriots, 30 other teams have their best and most...
Joe Flacco the exception, not the rule when it comes to trading up in first round for a QB
This coming Thursday, quarterbacks Jared Goff and Carson Wentz can expect to hear their names called first and second to open up the 2016 NFL Draft. Though players at their position frequently headline the annual collegiate selection meeting, they hold a special...
Bests and Worsts from Baltimore Ravens Draft History
This time of year brings out the best and worst in NFL fanbases. For the Ravens, it brings out the best, as fans reminisce through Ozzie Newsome's many triumphs in the Ravens draft history. Let's take a look back through the Ravens' 20 years of drafting for some...
2016 NFL Draft Big Board by Position
The NFL draft is exactly one week away, and nothing outside of a legal issue, or freak injury, is really going to change teams draft boards too much more at this point. It’s always a fluid situation and all options are looked into. Evidence of this being the Ravens...
How will the Ravens handle prospects with medical concerns?
Two of the top prospects in the upcoming draft are linebackers Myles Jack from UCLA and Jaylon Smith of Notre Dame. Both players were looking like locks to be top 5 picks before injuries cut their final collegiate seasons short, and unfortunately for both players, the...
How the Rams trading up to the No. 1 overall draft pick affects the Ravens
In an unprecedented measure, the Los Angeles Rams traded up to the top spot in the 2016 NFL Draft on Thursday, sending their first-round selections in 2016 and '17 along with this year's 43rd. 45th and 76th overall picks to the Tennessee Titans in order to do so. The...
Ravens Have Four In the Fourth
The upcoming draft will be the fifth time in a row that the Ravens posses multiple fourth round picks. This is due in large part to the Ravens dominating the compensatory pick game. In 2016 they will go into the draft (pending trades) with four picks in the fourth...