Suggs, Yanda not getting Hall call in first year isn’t surprising nor worthy of concern
As great as Marshal Yanda and Terrell Suggs were, they weren’t in the same first-ballot class as Jonathan Ogden, Ray Lewis, or Ed Reed.
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The “legend” of Ravens’ Super Bowl champion Mike Flynn
He’s always been a legend to us but it was the magic of a quarter-of-a-century of memories flooding back on the field when Super Bowl XXXV champion center Mike Flynn returned to the Baltimore Ravens as a “Legend of Game” with his family and personal tales of Lamar support for MVP. And Costas crabs, of course on his way outta town…
Mike Flynn returns as Ravens Legend of Game with family tales and Lamar support for MVP
He’s always been a legend to us but it was the magic of a quarter-of-a-century of memories flooding back on the field when Super Bowl XXXV champion center Mike Flynn returned to the Baltimore Ravens as a “Legend of Game” with his family and personal tales of Lamar support for MVP. And Costas crabs, of course on his way outta town…
WNST STORY OF GLORY No. 24 – The legend of our purple live shows at The Barn – and beyond
If you ever participated in or witnessed a decade of fun times, live radio shows and Baltimore sports memories with us at The Barn on Harford Road back in the 1990s when WNST was birthed by the local community, then you know it’ll never be replicated. Go through the photos and see how many legends you can identify who spent time eating crabs, drinking beer and talking sports with us – and you – in Parkville. As John Steadman once said: “Didn’t we have some good times?” What’s your favorite memory of a WNST live event over these 25 years of awesomeness? The night we brought the Lombardi Trophy by in the aftermath of Super Bowl XXXV didn’t suck.
Twelve Ravens Thoughts week ahead of 2023 NFL draft
Luke Jones offers his latest purple musings with Night 1 of the draft rapidly approaching.
Hall of Famer Orlando Pace joins Nestor and Luke on Radio Row in Minnesota for Super Bowl 52
Hall of Famer Orlando Pace joins Nestor and Luke on Radio Row in Minnesota for Super Bowl 52
Jon Ogden joins Nestor and Luke to talk gold jacket love on Radio Row
Jon Ogden joins Nestor and Luke to talk gold jacket love on Radio Row
Orlando Pace embraces debate over which Hall of Fame left tackle was best from his era
Hall of Famer Orlando Pace mentioned the likes of Jonathan Ogden, Walter Jones, and Tony Boselli with Nestor and Luke on Radio Row in Minnesota.
Ogden talks early frustrations of wanting to win before Ravens rose to Super Bowl glory
Hall of Fame left tackle Jonathan Ogden joined Nestor and Luke on Radio Row in Atlanta ahead of Super Bowl LIII to talk gold jacket love and how quickly Baltimore’s fortunes turned in 2000.
Ogden and Stokley discuss Dilfer and Grbac and aftermath of Super Bowl XXXV quarterback shuffle
Fifteen years after the fact on Radio Row at 2016 Super Bowl in San Francisco, Nestor wound up having an impromptu gripe session with two guys who have strong opinions on the Super Bowl XXXV champions and “Bullies of Baltimore” and 2001 Ravens aftermath.
Purple Reign 2: Chapter 3 “The Wizard of Oz and The Process”
This is Chapter 3 of “Purple Reign 2: Faith, Family & Football – A Baltimore Love Story.” Author and radio host and entrepreneur Nestor Aparicio is releasing the 2013 book chapter by chapter daily to get you ready for NFL season.
Purple Reign 1: Chapter 16 “Everyone Loves a Parade
I hate parades. I don’t watch them on television. I don’t attend them. I don’t even understand the point of them. Prior to Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2001, I had been to one parade in my life, and I didn’t like it.
Purple Reign 1: Chapter 15 “Festivus Maximus”
The news reports came fast and furious on the Monday before the Super Bowl. Just a day into the biggest week of my life, and the reporters couldn’t wait to track me down with the latest news. One of the Ravens’ team buses, leaving a downtown pep rally for BWI Airport and a charter flight to Tampa, had been involved in an accident, hitting a police cruiser.
Purple Reign 1: Chapter 14 “Painting The Black Hole Purple”
The minute Tony Siragusa landed on Rich Gannon, it was all over for the Oakland Raiders in the AFC Championship Game. Let @NestorAparicio take you back to The Black Hole and experience the day the Ravens went to their first Super Bowl.
Purple Reign 1: Chapter 13 “Anthony Who? – The Music City Mugging”
“When you go into the lion’s den, you don’t tippy-toe in. You carry a spear! You go in screaming like a banshee and say, Where is the son of a bitch?” The legend and #PurpleReign lore of #RavensFlock win in Nashville and Ray Lewis > Eddie George. @NestorAparicio presents his 2001 SB35 epic tale.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 2 “A Silver Trophy But Not A Silver Spoon”
Purple Reign, Chapter 2: “A Silver Trophy But Not a Silver Spoon” The legacy of Art and David Modell and how they came to Baltimore from Cleveland and built a Super Bowl XXXV championship operation
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.
Koch transitioning to coaching role creates win-win situation for Ravens
A heads-up and respect for a 16-year career allowed the Ravens to keep their longtime punter in the organization.
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.
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Ravens select eight players in 2021 NFL draft
Oklahoma State’s Tylan Wallace was the fifth wide receiver selected in the first four rounds by Baltimore since Eric DeCosta became general manager in 2019.
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Looking back at Ravens’ first-round history at current positions of need
Peter Boulware and Terrell Suggs are the only two outside linebackers selected in the first round by Baltimore.
First Ravens draft reminds how luck remains part of rigorous process
Would the genius of Ozzie Newsome have been fully realized without Jonathan Ogden and Ray Lewis falling into his lap in 1996?
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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. 18: 2,000 and then some
In the 2003 regular-season finale, Jamal Lewis eclipsed the 2,000-yard rushing mark and the Ravens broke their losing streak against Pittsburgh.
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Ravens have much work to do to replace the "irreplaceable"
Baltimore has been tasked with replacing future Hall of Famers before with mixed results.
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Eight-time Pro Bowl guard Yanda retires as one of best, toughest Ravens ever
For a player many barely noticed in the best possible way week after week and season after season, Marshal Yanda sure will be missed.
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Extending Stanley should be one of Ravens' top offseason priorities
Locking up the man who protects Lamar Jackson’s blindside at an elite level is a must.
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Twelve Ravens thoughts following Super Bowl LIV
Terrell Suggs says he will take some time to ponder his football future after winning his second Super Bowl.
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Twelve Ravens thoughts ahead of Super Bowl LIV
Six weeks ago, Terrell Suggs was playing out the string for a last-place team and his former team was the clear Super Bowl favorite.
