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Here’s a look at the free agent talent available at positions of need for the Ravens and at the players who might fit them best. View the full article

With so much in flux for the Ravens, columnist Mike Preston wants to know about team owner Steve Bisciotti's game plan for the 2023 regular season, including his thoughts about how franchised-tagged quarterback Lamar Jackson fits in. View the full article

Ravens nose tackle Michael Pierce was a candidate to be cut as the team clears cap space to accommodate the $32.4 million nonexclusive franchise tag they placed on quarterback Lamar Jackson. View the full article

Chuck Clark, a 2017 sixth-round pick out of Virginia Tech, became a starter at safety in 2019 and played almost every defensive snap for the Ravens each of the past three seasons. View the full article

Instead of reports trumpeting the teams that might concoct offers for Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, every news item seemed to reveal another franchise that would not pursue one of the NFL’s most dazzling talents. The term collusion took center stage. View the full article

Greg Lewis, who coached running backs and receivers in Kansas City, will be tasked with leading one of the Ravens' most oft-criticized position groups. View the full article

New Ravens outside linebackers coach Chuck Smith, who played for the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers from 1992 to 2000, has built a career training pass rushers as a consultant for college and professional players and coaches. View the full article

The Ravens won this standoff because quarterback Lamar Jackson, who desperately needs an agent, was unfamiliar with this arena. As talented as he is, he didn’t know how to play this game, columnist Mike Preston writes. View the full article

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore raised $4.6 million from scores of wealthy donors and corporations and spent $4.3 million on his historic inauguration in January. View the full article

Here’s a look at what some fans, players and analysts had to say about the Ravens placing the nonexclusive franchise tag on quarterback Lamar Jackson. View the full article

Using the nonexclusive franchise tag on Lamar Jackson is a significant bet for the Ravens, who must operate this offseason without knowing whether their starting quarterback will return — and at what price. View the full article

By using the nonexclusive franchise tag, the Ravens have five days to match any offer sheet star quarterback Lamar Jackson signs, or they could let him walk and receive two first-round draft picks in exchange. View the full article

Dennard Wilson, an Upper Marlboro native, is entering his 12th year as an NFL coach after he began his career at his high school and college alma maters, DeMatha and Maryland, respectively. View the full article

Here's what you need to know about the NFL's franchise tag and how it affects Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson's long-term status in Baltimore. View the full article

The Ravens, like every other NFL team, evaluated top prospects last week at the NFL scouting combine. However, their focus remains on quarterback Lamar Jackson's contract status: “There’s no bigger question right now," general manager Eric DeCosta said. View the full article

This year’s class of NFL cornerback prospects is full of talent. Deonte “Tae” Banks, a Baltimore native and Edgewood graduate who excelled at Maryland, is among the best of the bunch. View the full article

When you see and hear things about player discontent, you start to wonder about the state of the franchise. The Ravens are starting to enter the world of the bizarre, columnist Mike Preston writes. View the full article

Jerry Richardson, the former Baltimore Colts wide receiver who caught a touchdown pass from Johnny Unitas in the 1959 NFL championship game and who later founded and owned the Carolina Panthers until a scandal forced him to sell the team, has died. He was 86. View the full article

The Ravens' league-worst grade for strength coaches in an NFL Players Association report prompted some former players to criticize the team’s former strength coach, Steve Saunders. View the full article

The Ravens have until Tuesday to apply the franchise tag to quarterback Lamar Jackson. But this long-anticipated move would tell us little about where their negotiations with Jackson are headed. View the full article

Ravens coach John Harbaugh and general manager Eric DeCosta addressed changes to the coaching staff, minor wrist surgery for safety Kyle Hamilton and the uncertainty of veteran defensive lineman Calais Campbell's return at the NFL scouting combine Wednesday. View the full article

The Ravens ranked 17th out of 32 NFL teams, with a C or better in seven of eight categories, in the first NFLPA report card, which sampled more than 1,300 players. View the full article

Ravens leadership projected confidence that they'll be able to sign their star quarterback to a long-term contract, but general manager Eric DeCosta also said he is “preparing for every contingency.” View the full article

Negotiations on a long-term deal between the Ravens and quarterback Lamar Jackson began two years ago, but the sides have still not come to an agreement. The question of guaranteed money remains a potential sticking point. View the full article

Even if the Ravens trade star quarterback Lamar Jackson and recoup more draft picks, they should still emphasize building their defense, which is a handful of pieces away from being elite, columnist Mike Preston writes. View the full article