Hamilton adds to injury concerns for Ravens while others return to Thursday’s practice
A day after popping up on the injury report with a groin injury, Pro Bowl safety Kyle Hamilton was absent from practice.
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Merriman: “When you have no pass rush, it opens up so many other things up on your defense”
Always a pleasure to talk football with Maryland’s own Shawne Merriman, who comes home to discuss his burgeoning Lights Out Fights MMA business and the path of his Chargers and the Ravens with Super Bowl expectations and present realities.
What is Ravens path to victory with Cooper Rush?
With Lamar Jackson sidelined this week in Owings Mills, it’s time to face the reality of what the Baltimore Ravens offensive potential and pathway to a win over the Houston Texans will be without No. 8 and a huge chunk of the defense. Hard times for #RavensFlock, as Luke Jones and Nestor preview a pair of 1-3 teams fighting for any ugly win available.
Rashod Bateman on Ravens’ struggles, injuries: “No matter how we get it done, we’ve got to end this week with a ‘W’”
Rashod Bateman on Ravens’ struggles, injuries: “No matter how we get it done, we’ve got to end this week with a ‘W’”
Tavius Robinson on struggling Ravens defense: “It’s on us as players to go out there … and make the plays”
Tavius Robinson on struggling Ravens defense: “It’s on us as players to go out there … and make the plays”
Mark Andrews says Ravens confident in Cooper Rush as “pro’s pro” if Lamar Jackson doesn’t play Sunday
Mark Andrews says Ravens confident in Cooper Rush as “pro’s pro” if Lamar Jackson doesn’t play Sunday
John Harbaugh says Ravens “taking it day by day through the week” with Lamar Jackson’s hamstring injury
John Harbaugh says Ravens “taking it day by day through the week” with Lamar Jackson’s hamstring injury
The Hispanic reach and Spanish call of Houston Texans international flavor and appeal
Deep in the heart of Texas, the longtime voice of the Houston Texans in espanol tells Nestor about the community engagement in the Hispanic world of American football. Let Enrique Vasquez get you ready for what to expect from C.J. Stroud against a depleted Baltimore Ravens defense on Sunday. (Don’t worry: this one is in English!)
Is this the Texans big chance to finally beat Ravens in Baltimore?
No one is in a rush to see Cooper Rush get behind center but Houston sports media pundit Matt Thomas tells Nestor that the Texans have a lot of experience seeing him throw and Derrick Henry run the ball against them over the years. The Ravens are 8-0 against the horns in Baltimore but lots of injuries for the Ravens presents a big opportunity for C.J. Stroud to excel in a matchup of scuffling playoff hopefuls early in the NFL season.
Pastorini: For the glory of Luv Ya Blue and those Houston Oilers
As the swashbuckling quarterback of the Bum Phillips-era Houston Oilers, Dan Pastorini was Nestor’s favorite football player in his late 1970s childhood. Now, like many former Baltimore Colts here and abandoned by his franchise in Texas, Pastorini catches up on the Oilers uniform revival in Nashville, the pain of the Texans in Houston and how to Be An Angel.
Houston legend John McClain returns to preview Texans and Ravens with discussion about injuries and coaching next man up
There’s no better excuse to have Houston sportswriter legend John McClain back on the show than when the Texans are coming to Baltimore. This time, he educates Nestor on the path of head coach DeMeco Ryans, progress of quarterback C.J. Stroud and provides a little history lesson about the Baltimore Colts roots deep in the heart of Texas.
Leonard Raskin and Nestor dissect the failures and injuries of Ravens as season turns sour after loss to Chiefs
This Baltimore Ravens roster held so much promise a month ago. Now, at 1-3 and staring at life without several of the highest paid players on the team, expectations of a Super Bowl seem distant and the next win is the most important one. Leonard Raskin and Nestor dissect the failures and injuries of Ravens as the season turns sour after the 38-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Jackson headlines long list of Ravens’ practice absences as Rush prepares to fill in against Houston
Should Lamar Jackson miss Sunday’s tilt because of a hamstring injury, Cooper Rush would start against the Texans in Week 5.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Orioles strange end of season press conference and words and deeds of Mike Elias
The Baltimore Orioles finished in last place, lost a half a million fans at the gate at Camden Yards and are searching for a soul this offseason while watching the rest of MLB hang bunting and play October baseball. Luke Jones attended the bizarre Tony Mansolino and Mike Elias press conference at The Warehouse on Monday. Nestor watched on his computer. Here, they discuss the word salad and measure the strategy of David Rubenstein and Michael Arougheti.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens numerous injuries and wonder who gets back on the field against Texans
None of the news has been encouraging out of Owings Mills. The injuries to Lamar Jackson and Ronnie Stanley on the offense and the decimation of the defensive front with Nnamdi Madubuike gone for the year and Roquan Smith, Marlon Humphrey and Nate Wiggins all early exits in Kansas City, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the scorecard you’ll need to identify who will play against the Houston Texans on Sunday.
Life as a Texans fan and waiting for Houston to finally kick the door in
It hasn’t been a great year so for the Baltimore Ravens or the fan base. Longtime Houston football fan and Texas attorney Steph Stradley returns in her best Bum Phillips attire to discuss the state of the Texans and how C.J. Stroud could attack a depleted Ravens defense this week.
A bruised purple season on the brink of going sour
This Baltimore Ravens roster held so much promise a month ago. Now, at 1-3 and staring at life without several of the highest paid players on the team, expectations of a Super Bowl seem distant and the next win is the most important one. Leonard Raskin and Nestor dissect the failures and injuries of Ravens as the season turns sour after the 38-20 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Big losses and mounting injuries change the course for Harbaugh and Ravens
None of the news has been encouraging out of Owings Mills. The injuries to Lamar Jackson and Ronnie Stanley on the offense and the decimation of the defensive front with Nnamdi Madubuike gone for the year and Roquan Smith, Marlon Humphrey and Nate Wiggins all early exits in Kansas City, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the scorecard you’ll need to identify who will play against the Houston Texans on Sunday.
Getting a Houston football primer from The General
There’s no better excuse to have Houston sportswriter legend John McClain back on the show than when the Texans are coming to Baltimore. This time, he educates Nestor on the path of head coach DeMeco Ryans, progress of quarterback C.J. Stroud and provides a little history lesson about the Baltimore Colts roots deep in the heart of Texas.
Twelve Ravens Thoughts following Week 4 loss at Kansas City
Roquan Smith was one of several players injured in Sunday’s lopsided defeat to Kansas City.
Elias says Orioles will “adapt” and “evolve” after 2025 failures, wants to hire manager “ASAP”
President of baseball operations Mike Elias said interim manager Tony Mansolino remains a candidate for the permanent job.
Mike Elias talks state of Orioles and critical offseason after disappointing 2025 campaign
Mike Elias talks state of Orioles and critical offseason after disappointing 2025 campaign
As Jackson’s Week 5 status remains unclear, Ravens rule out Madubuike for remainder of season
Head coach John Harbaugh said there was “no way” Lamar Jackson could have returned to Sunday’s game in Kansas City.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Lamar Jackson injury and offensive sputtering against Chiefs
The purple sky isn’t falling but it sure feels that way after a 37-20 drubbing at the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs. The Baltimore Ravens have begun the season in a huge hole and are now littered with injuries across both sides of the ball. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss all that ails the men of John Harbaugh and the sputtering offense and ravaged defense.
Benefit of doubt for Ravens wearing thin after latest clunker and batch of injuries in Kansas City
It doesn’t matter how much the oddsmakers, football analytics community, and pundits fawned over this team’s potential entering 2025.
No. 1 TastyNes and 27th Anniversary Tour: Fenwick Bakery Peach Cake
Summer is gone and so is the fresh peach cake at Baltimore bakeries. You can never go wrong with the best part of July and August and this’ll make you long for the long-awaited return of this delicacy next year at Fenwick Bakery, where the peach cake is the closest thing we know to a little slice of warm heaven. See if it’s the best thing you’ve ever eaten! In the meantime, we’ve given you 26 other fantastic local treats to try before the trees ripen the local peaches.
When the defensive depth chart isn’t deep enough
The entire defensive line of the Baltimore Ravens was ravaged with injury before the game started in Kansas City. Now, with Roquan Smith, Marlon Humphrey and Nate Wiggins added to the injury report, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the defensive deficiencies and obvious depth concerns amidst mass losses and an atrocious 1-3 start to a season with Super Bowl expectations.
The tweaked hamstring of Lamar Jackson and short rope of a 1-3 start
The purple sky isn’t falling but it sure feels that way after a 37-20 drubbing at the hands of the Kansas City Chiefs. The Baltimore Ravens have begun the season in a huge hole and are now littered with injuries across both sides of the ball. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss all that ails the men of John Harbaugh and the sputtering offense and ravaged defense.
Ravens lose Jackson, others to injury in 37-20 blowout loss to Kansas City to fall to 1-3
Head coach John Harbaugh had few answers after Baltimore’s awful showing in Sunday’s defeat to the Chiefs.
Kyle Hamilton on Ravens’ defensive failures, injuries in Week 4 loss: “We have to get it fixed”
Kyle Hamilton on Ravens’ defensive failures, injuries in Week 4 loss: “We have to get it fixed”
John Harbaugh on Ravens’ blowout loss: “We’re just not a good enough football team yet”
John Harbaugh on Ravens’ blowout loss: “We’re just not a good enough football team yet”
Picking up the ugly pieces of a horrendous Ravens loss to Chiefs in Kansas City
It was a bad day in Kansas City for the Baltimore Ravens. Now 1-3 and overwhelmed by a game filled with injuries, Luke Jones and Nestor pick up the ugly pieces of a horrendous loss to Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss defensive deficiencies of Ravens defense and depth concerns amidst mass injuries
The entire defensive line of the Baltimore Ravens was ravaged with injury before the game started in Kansas City. Now, with Roquan Smith, Marlon Humphrey and Nate Wiggins added to the injury report, Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the defensive deficiencies and obvious depth concerns amidst mass losses and an atrocious 1-3 start to a season with Super Bowl expectations.
No. 2 TastyNes and 27th Anniversary Tour: Ekiben Broccoli Tempura
Calling this amazing creation only the “second best” dish in the city is probably heresy but who knew that that a cruciferous vegetable could possibly be this delicious? Go ahead, get the broccoli tempura at any of the three Ekiben locations and tell us it’s not the best thing you’ve ever tasted! And, if you’re really hungry, make sure you get the Neighborhood Bird Bowl, too. Pick up some chopsticks on the way out. (You’re welcome…)
Ravens place defensive tackles Madubuike, Washington on injured reserve
His long-term status due to a neck injury remains unclear, but two-time Pro Bowl selection Nnamdi Madubuike will miss at least the next four games.
Seth Elkin of Maryland Lottery joins Nestor to discuss odd winning numbers and fine local art
When we saw that the winner got four more than one million dollars, we had questions. Seth Elkin of The Maryland Lottery joins Nestor to discuss some odd winning numbers and the fine local art the agency collected in its most recent promotion for a 2026 scratchoff with a Free State theme.
Twelve Ravens Thoughts (and a prediction) ahead of Week 4 showdown in Kansas City
Will Kyle Hamilton and the Baltimore defense rebound after a poor Week 3 to avoid a 1-3 start to 2025?
Ravens at Chiefs: Someone is going to be 1-3 on Sunday night
It’s not the heavyweight fight we expected in Kansas City on Sunday as both teams are 1-2 and need to start winning football games. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the high stakes for Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes and the franchises as the Ravens travel to the Chiefs as a dubious 2 1/2-point road favorite at Arrowhead Stadium.
Allison Ashcraft of GBMC helps educate Nestor on ways to assist diabetics and ways to improve lifestyle for those at risk of complications
In our continuing GBMC local health awareness and education series here at Baltimore Positive, we welcome Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist Allison Ashcraft, who helps Nestor with ways to better assist his wife Jenn, who is a Type 1 diabetic, and to improve lifestyle for those at risk of the complications of the disease.
Ravens list Stanley, Likely, Van Noy questionable for Week 4 clash with Kansas City
Left tackle Ronnie Stanley logged only one limited practice this week while nursing an ankle issue.
