During Hard Knocks, when The Goose told us about his summer with a ring and a Super Bowl trophy
During Hard Knocks, when The Goose told us about his summer with a ring and a Super Bowl trophy. @TonySiragusa @NestorAparicio #RavensFlock
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Purple Reign 1: Chapter 12 “A Festivus For the Rest of us”
The loss of John Steadman. The epic appearance at The Barn with Trent Dilfer. And the win over the Denver Broncos that took the upstart Baltimore Ravens to Nashville seeking revenge.
Purple Reign 1: Chapter 11 “Nevermore (To Lose) – The Miracle Begins”
“Next time we play the Tennessee Titans, we’ll kick their ass.” Sam Adams at The Barn in Oct. 2000 to @NestorAparicio during Ravens Super Bowl XXXV run. And then January happened! Remember the Titans? We do… #RavensFlock
Purple Reign 1: Chapter 10 “Moving To The Dark Side”
Two things were pretty obvious to everyone who watched the 2000 Baltimore Ravens during the first half of the season. When they passed the ball, they made mistakes and were ineffective. But each time they tried to run the football with any consistency, they succeeded.
Nestor remembers the life and times and laughs and tackles of Tony Siragusa with Luke Jones
Nestor remembers the life and times and laughs and tackles of Tony Siragusa with Luke Jones
Purple Reign 1: Chapter 9 “‘O’ as in Offensive – The Dust Bowl Comes East”
The Ravens came to Miami on Sept. 17, 2000, for the first time in their five-year existence and the fans from Baltimore were out in force. It was the first time a Baltimore football franchise had played in South Florida since Dan Marino’s rookie season. A lot had changed from that day in 1983.
Remembering the laughs and drinks and shots with the larger than life Tony Siragusa
Nestor remembers the life and times and laughs and tackles of Tony Siragusa with Luke Jones
Purple Reign 1: Chapter 8 “First Things First”
It has been said that you need to crawl before you can walk. For the 2000 Baltimore Ravens, much of that crawling was done during the end of the 1999 season. Before Shannon Sharpe came to play. While Trent Dilfer was still sitting on the bench in Tampa Bay, waiting for redemption. While Jamal Lewis and Travis Taylor were still attending college classes and hoping to become first-round draft picks in the NFL.
Twelve Ravens thoughts following most difficult day in franchise history
Luke Jones remembers Tony Siragusa and Jaylon Ferguson.
Siragusa pouring out his love for the Modell Family in 2017
When David Modell died in early 2017, Nestor reached to many of the Super Bowl XXXV heroes and early Ravens players to discuss the Modell family and coming to Baltimore to built a legacy. Tony Siragusa discussed a magical time in sports history in our city and left poignant words behind. We mourn his death here at WNST Baltimore Positive.
Nestor welcomes Tony Siragusa to the Baltimore Ravens in May 1997 at The Barn
There wasn’t much to recommend signing with the fledgling purple birds of Art Modell in the crowded AFC Central but The Goose saw potential in Ray Lewis and leadership in Ted Marchibroda.
Purple Reign 1: Chapter 7 The Greatest Defense in The History of The Game
While the 2000 Baltimore Ravens will always receive credit from fans and foes alike for being the team that allowed the fewest points in NFL history – and punctuated that task with a defensive unit shutout in Super Bowl XXXV – only four men can properly put into perspective the pain, the growth and the joy of a group that ultimately captured greatness.
The Goose cooks up 20 years of ring stories and lost tales of Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa
It has been two decades since Nestor took Tony Siragusa to The Barn for some crabs. Let the late, great Goose tell you about what he did in the locker room before the big win on January 28, 2001 as we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Baltimore Ravens’ grab at glory in Super Bowl XXXV in Tampa.
Purple Reign 1: Chapter 6 “No Fooling in April – The War Room Breeds a Champion”
From Ozzie Newsome and Phil Savage, the Ravens dominance began on their first draft day in 1996. Nestor takes you inside that inaugural War Room that netted Jonathan Ogden and Ray Lewis.
Purple Reign 1: Chapter 5 “Canton Comes To Baltimore”
Purple Reign, Chapter 5: “Canton Comes to Baltimore” Nestor recounts what an outpost franchise the Ravens were when Rod Woodson and Shannon Sharpe showed up in Owings Mills
Purple Reign 1: Chapter 1 “Meet The New Boss”
Purple Reign, Chapter 1: “The Boss Arrives” “Hi, Coach Billick? My name is Nestor Aparicio. I own the all-sports radio station in Baltimore and I’m about to become your new best friend.”
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
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
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
