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Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta has to rebuild and remodel while at the same time taking into consideration that some of the injured players from 2021 might not be ready for the start of 2022. It's a tricky situation, columnist Mike Preston writes. View the full article

Bruce Cunningham was looking for a more permanent home when he moved from Alabama in 1991 to become the sports anchor for a fledgling Baltimore television station. The warm feedback when he announced the end of his 31-year run at Fox 45 told him he had found it. View the full article

Coming off a dispiriting end to their 2021 season, the Ravens' key decision-makers, general manager Eric DeCosta and coach John Harbaugh, have not lost faith in quarterback Lamar Jackson, but they know they'll need better health, fresher legs on defense and a more reliable offensive line to put the team back on track for 2022. View the full article

Ravens tight end Mark Andrews finished his career year in style Sunday as he caught five passes for 82 yards and a pair of touchdowns to help lead the AFC to a 41-35 victory over the NFC in the return of the Pro Bowl in Las Vegas. View the full article

Sashi Brown is expected to join the Ravens in March and officially take over for Dick Cass on April 1. Here’s what you need to know about the Ravens’ new president. View the full article

Ravens president Dick Cass will retire after 18 years with the team and will be succeeded by former Washington Wizards and Cleveland Browns executive Sashi Brown. View the full article

General manager Eric DeCosta indicated that the team is willing to enter the 2022 season with quarterback Lamar Jackson playing on the final year of his rookie contract. View the full article

Peters, 29, has a salary cap hit of $15.5 million in 2022, the final year of a three-year extension he signed late in the 2019 season. View the full article

Marquise Brown’s option is expected to be worth a fully guaranteed $12.9 million. View the full article

Ravens left tackle Ronnie Stanley had another ankle surgery in hopes of returning healthy for 2022. View the full article

"First thing I would say is this is an unusual negotiation, because I've been dealing with a player, and I would never divulge a conversation," said DeCosta. View the full article

"I think very highly of Marquise, I think he's a talent. I love his personality and his competitiveness and his passion," said DeCosta. View the full article

Ryan's departure means former first-round pick Patrick Queen will have his third position coach in as many NFL seasons, View the full article

Smith guided the Poets to the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association Class 2A/1A title this past season, Dunbar’s seventh championship under Smith and first since 2017. View the full article

It’s great to have playmakers, which the Ravens still lack, but grunt guys win games, columnist Mike Preston writes. View the full article

When Black coaches like Hue Jackson and Brian Flores claim they were paid to lose games, it really eats at the integrity of the game, columnist Mike Preston writes. View the full article

Mike Macdonald is technically the first outsider John Harbaugh has hired as Ravens defensive coordinator, but he “grew up as a coach” in the organization before taking a year away to work for Harbaugh’s brother, Jim, at Michigan. That familiarity, combined with precocious teaching ability, earned the 34-year-old Macdonald his new job. View the full article

Under John Harbaugh, who was hired in 2008, six of the Ravens’ seven offensive coordinators and all six of the team’s defensive coordinators have been white. View the full article

Mike Macdonald's one year as Michigan's defensive coordinator showed how he might approach the job in Baltimore. View the full article

After an 8-9 season, the draft will be a crucial part of coach John Harbaugh and general manager Eric DeCosta’s plan to build a perennial contender around quarterback Lamar Jackson as he enters the final season of his rookie contract. View the full article

"I consider Mike to be family, part of the family [and] part of the Ravens family. You guys all know him. That's the biggest thing," said Harbaugh. View the full article

"I think the beginning part of that big learning segment was, 'Hey, let's get everybody on the same page," said Macdonald. View the full article

"There were times I'd text," said Harbaugh. "There was a lot of texting at the end of games; 'That was awesome!' – whatever – most of the time." View the full article

In one of his many farewell messages posted on social media Monday as part of his retirement from the NFL after 22 seasons and seven Super Bowl titles, the future Hall of Famer appeared to challenge the Ravens star to carry the torch. View the full article

John Harbaugh does not think the Ravens' offense is broken, and he does not think his team can afford to treat injuries as a matter of simple bad luck. View the full article