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After a great rookie season, Torrey Smith is looking to take his game to the next level. View the full article

SECONDARY SPARKLES: Even without eight-time Pro Bowl free safety Ed Reed and cornerback Jimmy Smith, the secondary blanketed the receivers. During an exercise in which the cornerbacks were asked to cover wide receivers one-on-one with quarterbacks Joe Flacco and Curtis Painter taking snaps from the 12-yard line, Flacco connected on just three touchdowns among at least 10 passes. Painter did not throw a touchdown and was intercepted when a pass went through rookie wide receiver Dorian Graham’s hands and into those of rookie Jordan Maybin. View the full article

Eight-time Pro Bowl free safety might be resting after injuring left knee Saturday; Dickson, C.Williams returnSeveral notable Ravens – including eight-time Pro Bowl free safety Ed Reed – were new additions on the list of absent players from Monday’s practice at the team’s training facility in Owings Mills. View the full article

Have trouble watching Ravens games? Now all fans – even those outside the Baltimore media region – have more options for watching their favorite team. View the full article

The Ravens created some breathing room under the NFL salary cap limit when they signed Pro Bowl running back Ray Rice to a five-year, $40 million maximum value deal that included a $15 million signing bonus. View the full article

The Baltimore Ravens have hired Sandy Weil as their director of football analytics, general manager and executive vice president Ozzie Newsome officially announced Monday morning. View the full article

Weil is former statistical consultant for NBAThe Ravens are adding another member to the front office whose primary role will be to look beyond the numbers. View the full article

The Ravens have brought in a math major from Yale to be the Director of Football Analytics. View the full article

The Ravens had 13 players not participating in any part of practice Saturday and another two (tight end Ed Dickson and linebacker Darry Blackstock ) who didn’t finish the workout because of injuries. The potentially season-ending Achilles tear to linebacker Terrell Suggs was the biggest blow obviously, but the loss of practice time for first or second-year players like Bernard Pierce (hamstring), Tandon Doss (hamstring), Jah Reid (calf), Courtney Upshaw (shoulder) and Jimmy Smith (back) shouldn’t be overlooked. Upshaw is the only one on the list that was a near certain starter, though Smith is competing with Cary Williams for a starting role. But the rest of the above-mentioned group figure to, at the very least, be key reserves. Ravens coach John Harbaugh does a great job not publicly fixating or fretting about injuries, but I’d have to imagine the coaching staff is getting anxious with how much practice time these guys are missing. The good news is Upshaw says he is real close to a return and Doss said that he expects to practice today. View the full article

Cary Williams started 16 games last year but didn’t notch a single pick. View the full article

Ravens kicker has had spirited battle with Justin Tucker in training campNearly seven months removed from his missed 32-yard field-goal attempt in the closing seconds of the AFC championship game, Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff is refreshed, healthy and, by his estimation, enjoying the best training camp of his NFL career, which has spanned a decade. View the full article

Jacoby Jones enjoyed being cheered instead of booed by the M&T Bank Stadium crowd. View the full article

Second-round draft pick Kelechi Osemele has looked good at right tackle. View the full article

Outside linebacker's hearing "muffled" in left earGive Sergio Kindle credit. View the full article

Rookie linebacker Courtney Upshaw hasn’t practiced since spraining his right shoulder on July 28. And even though he stood on the sidelines Saturday night when the Ravens held an open practice for their fans at M&T Bank Stadium, he appreciated the atmosphere inside the stadium. View the full article

Defensive tackle Haloti Ngata was out on the field Saturday night as the Ravens held an open practice for fans at M&T Bank Stadium, but he was in a jersey and shorts and didn’t participate in team drills. That will happen for the first time this summer on Monday, and Ngata can’t wait. View the full article

Justin Tucker lined up from 63 yards, an almost impossible distance. He nailed it, drawing one of the biggest roars from the crowd of 20,324 fans all day. So what was Billy Cundiff’s reaction? “Back it up,” he said. View the full article

Courtney Upshaw hopes to return Monday. Matt Birk is optimistic about the season opener. View the full article

Wide receiver dealing with hamstring injury, but hoping to return on MondayFor the first three days of Ravens training camp, Tandon Doss put forth arguably one of the more improved showings from returning second-year players. View the full article

Defensive end unsure about his availability for Thursday's preseason opener, but he wants to address injury nowArthur Jones has missed the Ravens’ last three days of practice, and the defensive end said he isn’t sure when he’ll return to the field. View the full article

Tight end says his removal from Saturday's practice was a precautionary measure after his vision became impairedEd Dickson had an abbreviated practice Saturday, but it wasn’t his choice. The Ravens tight end said he was poked in his right eye by a teammate during a red-zone exercise early in the session at M&T Bank Stadium. View the full article

Back spasms have sidelined starting center for past six days, but he hasn't given up on trying to playOn Friday, Ravens coach John Harbaugh didn’t sound optimistic that Matt Birk would be available for Thursday night’s preseason opener at the Atlanta Falcons. But the 36-year-old center said Saturday that he is holding out hope that he might be able to play Thursday. View the full article

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CONVERTING IN TWO-MINUTE DRILL On the first series of a two-minute exercise, the first offense marched 70 yards, capping the drive with a one-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Joe Flacco to wide receiver Anquan Boldin. The possession was aided by a pass-interference call on cornerback Chykie Brown in the end zone. View the full article

Birk, Upshaw, C.Williams, J.Smith still outThe Ravens’ practice at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday was marked by the return of fullback Vonta Leach, inside linebacker Dannell Ellerbe and rookie cornerback Asa Jackson. View the full article