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To understand why Shaquil Barrett kept fighting for his place in a football world that refused to look, we have to go back to the city that shaped him. “Growing up in Baltimore is an experience I wouldn’t take back or trade for anything,” he said. View the full article

It’s been 20 years since the Ravens won the Super Bowl with a defense that was perhaps the best in NFL history. The key to success was both their mental and physical toughness. View the full article

Richards has been a key special teams contributor since the Ravens signed him in the middle of the 2019 season. View the full article

Boyle was entering the final year of a three-year, $18 million extension he signed before the 2019 season. View the full article

In the second of a series of position reviews, The Baltimore Sun will examine the team’s running back situation. Next up is tight end/fullback. View the full article

Minorities aren’t asking for an advantage, just to be treated equally and let their bodies of work speak for themselves. But in a lot of cases, some of the candidates aren’t even getting into the room to be interviewed. View the full article

In the first of a series of position reviews, The Baltimore Sun will examine the team’s quarterback situation. Next up is running back. View the full article

Culley’s the first Black coach and second minority coach hired in this coaching cycle. View the full article

As the offense reignited over the season’s final two months, Brown flashed his first-round pedigree. View the full article

The Ravens can’t afford to “break the bank” on quarterback Lamar Jackson because there are still questions about whether he can carry this team deep into the playoffs and win a Super Bowl title. View the full article

Ahead of one of the most pivotal offseasons in franchise history, “The Godfather” might as well have inspired Eric DeCosta’s big-picture plans for the Ravens offense: Leave what they don’t need. Take what they do best. View the full article

Pursuing a No. 1 receiver in the offseason has not been ruled out by either Ravens coach John Harbaugh or general manager Eric DeCosta, but DeCosta said Monday that he was pleased with the progression from the team’s young pass-catchers. View the full article

Thomas, 31, has not been signed since his release from the Ravens in August. View the full article

Matthew Judon, Yannick Ngakoue, Tyus Bowser and Pernell McPhee are all pending unrestricted free agents and will be free to sign with another team if they don’t reach an agreement on a new deal with the team before the free agency period begins March 17. View the full article

In a season-ending news conference, DeCosta indicated that he planned to talk with Jackson within the next 10 days. View the full article

Morgan Cox, 34, is a pending unrestricted free agent. DeCosta said that he met with Cox last week to inform him that the team would not extend an offer to keep him in Baltimore. View the full article

After a playoff loss to the Bills, it’s clear the Ravens need help at some positions. Here's whom they could target at receiver, edge rusher and more. View the full article

Lamar Jackson wanted to expand his game in 2020 and push the Ravens to the Super Bowl. Instead, he and they plateaued in a season that ended with familiar disappointment. View the full article

“He’s got a great relationship with this organization," said DeCosta about Jackson. "He’s a very easy person to talk to and certainly deserves a contract." View the full article

“I would think of him as the best long snapper in Baltimore Ravens history,” DeCosta said at his season-ending news conference. View the full article

Lynn will replace Jesse Minter, who’s set to be named the defensive coordinator at Vanderbilt. View the full article

Flacco went undrafted last year and was not signed to an NFL training camp roster, though he reportedly worked out for the Arizona Cardinals. View the full article

Weaver, 40, who previously served as defensive coordinator and defensive line coach for the Houston Texans, will reportedly also hold the title of run game coordinator. View the full article

Bill Wagner writes that it took more than a decade then was delayed by an accident and the pandemic, but Torrey Smith can finally display a pair of impressive trophies he received while playing football for the University of Maryland. View the full article

Here are The Baltimore Sun’s first-round projections for the 2021 NFL draft, which begins April 29. View the full article