Purple Reign 1: Chapter 4 “Slapdicks, Quarterbacks and Pranks”
Purple Reign, Chapter 4: “Slapdicks, Quarterbacks, and Pranks”. Nestor chronicles the room of Dilfer, Banks and Redman and the Super Bowl XXXV champs that went a month without a TD
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Purple Reign 1: Chapter 3 “The Original Birds And The Mean Machine”
Purple Reign, Chapter 3: “The Original Birds and the Mean Machine” Nestor chronicles the very beginning and April 1996 draft with a new name, no colors and no logo – but two future Hall of Famers coming to Baltimore.
Purple Reign 1: Prologue “Are we ‘there’ yet?”
To honor the Super Bowl XXXV champions and the upcoming ESPN 30-For-30 on the Baltimore Ravens title, Nestor Aparicio is re-releasing the original “Purple Reign: Diary of a Raven Maniac” here. This is the prologue.
One more chance to tell the story of Purple Reign and greatest defense in NFL history
Nestor tells Dennis Koulatsos highlights of Ravens Super Bowl XXXV ESPN 30-for-30 night at Meyerhoff
The lost Super Bowl XXXV parade video from 2001 – the whole purple Festivus route to City Hall
Center Mike Flynn invited Nestor onto the Humvee to record this incredible “home movie” for a one-hour ride down Pratt Street onto the dais with the Lombardi Trophy to City Hall back on January 30, 2001. If you’re a Baltimore Ravens fans, go find yourself in this beautiful mess…
Our head coach Brian Billick tells Nestor about his decision to help coach offense at Arizona State
Our head coach Brian Billick tells Nestor about his decision to help coach offense at Arizona State
Getting old friends together in Tempe to teach the kids
Our head coach Brian Billick tells Nestor about his decision to help coach offense at Arizona State. Our head coach on behalf of the Living Classrooms Foundation says it’s all about the game and the people.
Luke Jones and Nestor begin the long Ravens offseason with plenty of questions and concerns
Luke Jones and Nestor begin the long Ravens offseason with plenty of questions and concerns
The deep dive on all offseason changes coming for Ravens franchise
Six losses in a row and a gimpy franchise quarterback about to enter his contract year makes for an antsy offseason for the 8-9 Baltimore Ravens. Luke Jones and Nestor begin the long offseason with plenty of questions and concerns.
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The bitter pill of six losses in a row send Ravens to offseason searching for answers
After an 8-3 start amidst some good bounces, the injuries and attrition finally caught up to the Ravens after Thanksgiving. Luke Jones and Nestor try to capture all that went wrong and how to make sure it never happens again.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens season ending loss to Steelers and Big Ben
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens season ending loss to Steelers and Big Ben
In the end, Big Ben and Steelers take a playoff victory lap in Baltimore
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the disturbing sixth loss in a row to end the Ravens season with a thud of Terrible Towels on purple turf as Pittsburgh moves onto Kansas City and Super Wildcard Weekend.
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Reacting without overreacting will be key for Ravens after late-season collapse
In the end, Tyler Huntley wasn’t good enough to overcome the loss of star quarterback Lamar Jackson.
The best Tom Matte story I can tell…
As the tributes flood in from all over the country about the life and times of No. 41, Nestor tells a story about the time Tom Matte gave him his cell phone number.
Billick: On the improvement of Lamar Jackson in the passing game
Our Super Bowl-winning head coach on behalf of The Living Classrooms Foundation, Brian Billick joins Nestor to discuss the emerging passing game and measurable improvement of Lamar Jackson as Ravens continue to win.
Brian Billick joins Nestor to discuss the emerging passing game and improvement of Lamar Jackson
Brian Billick joins Nestor to discuss the emerging passing game and improvement of Lamar Jackson
Setting the bar high for Ravens coverage back in the 1990s
The Maryland Crab Cake Tour has been great for bringing old friends together. Tim Watts was the first WNST Ravens reporter assigned to Westminster in 1998 and he returns to tell some old Ray and J.O. stories at the Greenmount Station tour stop in Hampstead.
Brian Billick joins Nestor to discuss the many pains of 0-1 start for Ravens in Las Vegas
Brian Billick joins Nestor to discuss the many pains of 0-1 start for Ravens in Las Vegas
Billick updates his “Next Man Up’ Theory with Ravens current realities
Our partner on behalf of the Living Classrooms Foundation, Brian Billick joins us to discuss how all of these injuries in Owings Mills begin to change expectations and strategy as the Ravens are 0-1 and awaiting the best team in the NFL.
Remembering our friend Jim Fassel
On a March Madness night in 2005, former New York Giants head coach Jim Fassel joined us at Putty Hill Station to discuss his career and ambitions as the new offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens. Our conversation about his life and football coaching tells his story. We will miss him…
Matt Birk comes back to Baltimore to discuss how to win a Super Bowl – and have some fun
From wintry Minnesota, Super Bowl XLXII champion center Matt Birk returns to discuss how eight kids keeps you busy enough to lose weight after playing football for two decades.
Reliving past glories – but looking toward the future of Ravens
Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor look back at the Ravens twenty years ago and discuss how its lessons lead to the future of the franchise.
Matt Birk comes back to Baltimore to discuss how to win a Super Bowl – and have some fun
Matt Birk comes back to Baltimore to discuss how to win a Super Bowl – and have some fun
Brian Billick joins Nestor to reminisce about the magic of a Super Bowl XXXV 20 years later
Brian Billick joins Nestor to reminisce about the magic of a Super Bowl XXXV 20 years later
Coach Mike Smith comes back to Baltimore 20 years later to discuss magic of Super Bowl XXXV win in Tampa
Coach Mike Smith comes back to Baltimore 20 years later to discuss magic of Super Bowl XXXV win in Tampa
The Goose Tony Siragusa cooks up 20 years of ring stories and lost tales of Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa
The Goose Tony Siragusa cooks up 20 years of ring stories and lost tales of Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa
Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor look back at Ravens twenty years ago and examine future
Dennis Koulatsos and Nestor look back at Ravens twenty years ago and examine future
Before his Falcons gig, Mike Smith says Super Bowl XXXV magic paved the way
Former defensive assistant Mike Smith comes back to Baltimore 20 years later to discuss magic of Super Bowl XXXV win in Tampa while he was more under the radar.
Coach Billick remembers the path to Super Bowl XXXV
Our partner on behalf of the Living Classrooms Foundation Brian Billick comes home to Baltimore to tell some tales from the magic of Festivus Maximus and making Art Modell proud.
Former Ravens linebacker Jarret Johnson discusses Ravens chances of beating Titans on Sunday
Former Ravens linebacker Jarret Johnson discusses Ravens chances of beating Titans on Sunday
Luke Jones and Nestor set sights on Festivus in Nashville after another impressive Ravens victory
Luke Jones and Nestor set sights on Festivus in Nashville after another impressive Ravens victory
With a new chapter looming, looking back at Ravens-Titans playoff lore
The Ravens’ first true rivalry was with Tennessee as there was no love lost between these teams that rose to NFL prominence at the turn of the century.
The best crab cakes in the world at your fingertips
When Damye Hahn of Faidley’s at Lexington Market was talking about shipping her legendary crab cakes across the country, we surprised her with a special customer. Let our head coach Brian Billick tell you about his Maryland Thanksgiving-eve tradition now shipping to the grandkids in the midwest…
Damye Hahn of Faidley’s get a crab cake surprise from Coach Billick at Lexington Market
Damye Hahn of Faidley’s get a crab cake surprise from Coach Billick at Lexington Market
The night that Larry Hogan joined Nestor and Jenn to #GiveASpit for leukemia patients around the world
After his own cancer battle, the Governor of Maryland joined the WNST crew for a night that brought together the Ravens and Steelers, John Harbaugh, Brian Billick and Mike Tomlin – all for There Goes My Hero. This became the inspiration for Baltimore Positive.
Nothing is better than a Super Bowl parade
Cue “We Are The Champions”! Or, in this case, “Who Let The Dogs Out!” This is the lost Mike Flynn videotape of Super Bowl XXXV parade through streets of Baltimore.
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Ravens regular-season moment No. 1: Beating Jacksonville
The Ravens own two Super Bowl championships, have multiple Hall of Famers, and are among the NFL’s best franchises, but this was the moment that started it all.
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Ravens regular-season moment No. 4: Ruining homecoming
Le’Ron McClain’s 82-yard touchdown run slammed the door on Texas Stadium in 2008.
Ravens regular-season moment No. 7: "Something that you dream of"
The 2003 season was crumbling with the 5-5 Ravens down 17 to Seattle with under seven minutes to go.
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Ravens regular-season moment No. 9: "He seems to always be around it"
Ed Reed made NFL history in the process of sealing a narrow win over Cleveland in 2004.
