Twelve Ravens thoughts following Day 9 of open training camp
Justin Houston made plenty of new fans by confirming he passed on an offer from Pittsburgh to join the Ravens.
Justin Houston made plenty of new fans by confirming he passed on an offer from Pittsburgh to join the Ravens.
Lamar Jackson moved well and mostly looked like himself during Saturday’s two-hour workout.
The star quarterback is expected to begin practicing Saturday after his positive test for COVID-19 at the start of training camp.
As the wait continued for Lamar Jackson, Baltimore got its first practice look at veteran edge rusher Justin Houston.
Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor discuss vaccines and football
“He’s going to come back, and we’ll get him into shape and take it one day at a time. We still have plenty of time.”
The Ravens slot cornerback has missed nearly three full seasons in the last four years due to injuries.
The defensive coordinator is excited to see the veteran pass rusher make his practice debut later this week.
With Justin Houston expected to hit the practice field later this week, Jaylon Ferguson turned in his best performance of camp thus far.
Luke Jones and Nestor put the needle in Lamar Jackson about vaccinations and team football
Full pads came on for the first time on Tuesday morning.
The 2020 first-round pick has high expectations for himself entering his second NFL season.
“Justin was one of the key factors when I was in [Kansas City] who kind of took me underneath his wing and showed that love.”
The new defensive assistant also offered high praise for Baltimore defensive coordinator Wink Martindale.
The absences continued to mount on offense as the Baltimore defense easily won the day on Monday.
“It turned out to be worse than what they told me it was going to be, so he’s out until he’s back with the hamstring.”
“I can use help, every angle I can get. We just added another nice outside linebacker, so I just see it as competition as well, but we got better.”
“To get another guy who has been around and done so many great things, it should help those guys quite a bit.”
“I’m really excited to have him back. I know what he can do on the field, so him getting healthy, him being back out there, it’s great.”
“I want to be that home run hitter for the team, that spark plug. Because whenever you have a long touchdown run, it gets the team going.”
The Baltimore head coach was pleased to land Justin Houston, who has 97 1/2 career sacks.
Veteran shortstop Freddy Galvis is returning to the club with which he began his professional career.
Luke Jones warns early camp observations should be taken with a grain of salt until the threat of contact is introduced.
The veteran newcomer has been Baltimore’s best wide receiver early in camp.
Veteran wide receiver Sammy Watkins is off to a good start in his first training camp with Baltimore.
“If we’re out here working and we’re wide open, he just has to come back and get us the ball.”
Marquise Brown made several highlight plays on the first day of open training camp.
Luke Jones and Nestor give full training camp preview of Ravens defense
The 2019 NFL MVP has now tested positive for the virus twice in the last eight months.
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh moves to the Baltimore Positive hot seat for a training camp sitdown
The Ravens quarterback previously had a COVID-19 infection last November and may now miss the first 10 days of training camp.
Will Marquise Brown build off his strong finish to the 2020 season?
Tuesday brought a reminder that the Ravens aren’t yet past the pandemic entering the 2021 preseason.
“Everyone wants to be great, and that’s the beautiful thing about this organization is we’re all striving to a certain goal. We’re all moving in that same direction.”
“I’m definitely excited about being around a great bunch of young guys who want to learn, who want to get better as players.”
“We’re too talented. We’re deep. This team is set up perfectly to make a run. Obviously, it’s hard to do.”
With players on the field in Owings Mills, Luke Jones and Nestor give a full training camp preview of Ravens defense and changes in how the team will pressure the quarterback.
Baltimore signed defensive end Chris Smith after working out several veterans.
Baltimore will hope 2020 first-round pick Patrick Queen takes a big step forward after an up-and-down rookie campaign.
A healthy return for star left tackle Ronnie Stanley is key for a revamped Baltimore offensive line.