Going back to The U and Memorial Stadium purple lore with Vinny Testaverde
Vinny Testaverde comes home to Baltimore via Miami LIV with Nestor and Luke. Ah, that first game against the Oakland Raiders and that first Ravens touchdown in 1996.
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Twelve Ravens Thoughts on “Bullies of Baltimore” documentary
Sunday night was an outstanding trip down memory lane with those special 2000 Ravens.
Ravens’ Huntley being added to Pro Bowl festivities no big deal, but undeserved recognition is
A three-touchdown season was enough to send Tyler Huntley to the Pro Bowl as a fourth alternate.
Ravens reach $100 million extension with Pro Bowl linebacker Roquan Smith
Baltimore kept its second-best pending free agent from hitting the open market.
Twelve Ravens Thoughts (and a prediction) ahead of Week 18 clash with Cincinnati
How should John Harbaugh approach Sunday’s regular-season finale with the playoffs to follow?
Roquan Smith on being traded to Ravens: “I didn’t plan to, but life happens at times”
The fifth-year inside linebacker expressed his excitement to be in Baltimore and contend for a Super Bowl.
Bill Cole joins Nestor to discuss the possibilities of Baltimore as music hub with new CFG Bank Arena
Bill Cole joins Nestor to discuss the possibilities of Baltimore as music hub with new CFG Bank Arena
The world’s stage in Baltimore at the new CFG Bank Arena
Before the doors of the new, shiny object downtown comes for the next generation, allow Nestor Aparicio to tell Bill Cole some old Baltimore Civic Center tales that will lure him back for the music – and hopefully stay for more Inner Harbor fun. Let two Baltimore kids dream about the future with a world class facility replacing the former relic of memories.
Twelve Ravens Thoughts following Week 7 win over Cleveland
Despite the 23-20 victory, Baltimore’s woes inside the red zone continued on Sunday.
Ravens’ toughest opponent continues staring them in mirror after latest fourth-quarter collapse
Until showing otherwise, this is a pretty good team carrying a vibe of not being good enough or smart enough in crunch time.
Purple Reign 2: Chapter 12 “Oh, where is the ‘O’ in October?”
This is Chapter 12 of “Purple Reign 2: Faith, Family & Football – A Baltimore Love Story.” Author and radio host and entrepreneur Nestor Aparicio is releasing it chapter by chapter daily to celebrate another Ravens season in the Charm City.
Purple Reign 2: Chapter 11 “Fall forward and the story of Torrey Smith”
This is Chapter 11 of “#PurpleReign2: Faith, Family & Football – A Baltimore Love Story.” Author, radio host & entrepreneur @NestorAparicio is releasing it chapter by chapter daily to celebrate the start of NFL slate. @TwentyER @TorreySmithWR @JoeFlacco @RayLewis #RavensFlock #SuperBowlXLVII
Purple Reign 2: Chapter 4 “Ravens always begins with Ray”
This is Chapter 4 of “Purple Reign 2: Faith, Family & Football – A Baltimore Love Story.” Author and radio host and entrepreneur Nestor Aparicio is releasing it chapter by chapter daily to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the Ravens Super Bowl win in New Orleans.
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.
What did we really learn from the words of Lamar?
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the words of Lamar Jackson and his future with Baltimore Ravens
Hall of Famer Rod Woodson remembers his larger than life and always on Ravens teammate Tony Siragusa
Hall of Famer Rod Woodson remembers his larger than life and always on Ravens teammate Tony Siragusa
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.
The ghosts of Memorial Stadium and the legend of Tony Siragusa
Before Ray Lewis entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton in 2018, Tony Siragusa took Nestor into the last century and what powered the greatest defense in the history of the game – even back in the days of Ted Marchibroda and 33rd Street.
Hall of Famer Rod Woodson remembers the first time he met Tony Siragusa in Baltimore
Hall of Famer Rod Woodson remembers his larger than life and always on Ravens teammate Tony Siragusa
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.
The ghosts of Memorial Stadium and the legend of Tony Siragusa
The ghosts of Memorial Stadium and the legend of Tony Siragusa
Talking about Goose, 33rd Street and the old days with Super Bowl XXXV champ Kim Herring
The death of Tony Siragusa has us discussing every aspect of the Purple Reign magic surrounding Super Bowl XXXV and the greatest defense in the history of the game. Safety Kim Herring was drafted into a Baltimore Ravens uniform in 1997 and knew nothing about the franchise. Let him tell you about “the man of the people” – The Goose.
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.
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 Goose tell you about what he did in the locker room before the big win on January 28, 2001.
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.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens chances of winning Super Bowl this season
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens chances of winning Super Bowl this season
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.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the words of Lamar Jackson and his future with Ravens
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the words of Lamar Jackson and his future with Baltimore Ravens
What are the questions that will linger all summer for Ravens?
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens chances of winning Super Bowl this season
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.”
