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Since 2009 when the Indianapolis Colts and Jim Caldwell drafted Curtis Painter in the sixth round, the quarterback called Caldwell “Coach.” As in “head coach.” View the full article

The fifth-year linebacker hopes to perform at a Pro Bowl level this season. View the full article

On Saturday, Ravens running back Ray Rice was honored by his old high school, New Rochelle High School, which retired Rice’s former No. 5. According to The Daily Voice, Rice shed tears at his Ray Rice Day event in New Rochelle, N.Y., which was reportedly attended by hundreds of friends, family, fans and football campers. View the full article

Ryan McBean played nose tackle last year, but he’s not built like one. McBean is 6-foot-5, 305 pounds. Terrence Cody, for example, is 6-4, 349. Thus, in Baltimore, McBean is utilizing his unique size and experience to add more flexibility to the Ravens’ front line. View the full article

Free-agent addition Corey Graham is entering his sixth season, but he’s more like a rookie in the Ravens’ secondary. Graham is making a major transition between defensive schemes moving from Chicago to Baltimore. The Bears run a Cover 2 zone defense that allows corners a large buffer off the wide receiver while the Ravens rely on their corners to play man-to-man coverage. “It’s like night and day from what I previously ran,” Graham said. View the full article

The Ravens broadcasting team was honored for a segment on wide receiver Anquan Boldin. View the full article

Joe Flacco became a father last week, forcing the Ravens quarterback to miss the final two days of the team’s mandatory minicamp. He and wife, Dana, are the proud parents of Stephen Flacco, who weighs eight pounds. View the full article

The education of Courtney Upshaw continues this week as the Ravens host their first-year players for rookie school, where they will go over what the new guys have learned in minicamps and organized team activities. View the full article

New QBs Coach Jim Caldwell said Joe Flacco is passionate about what he likes to do. View the full article

The rookie was a little in awe, while the defensive leaders liked what they saw. View the full article

The Ravens concluded their three-day minicamp on Thursday, wrapping up the final team activities before training camp begins next month. View the full article

Anthony Allen spent most of his rookie season watching from the sidelines. In practice, he was behind Ray Rice and Ricky Williams in the pecking order for carries. And on game days, he was usually in street clothes. But with Rice in a contract negotiation and Williams in retirement, Allen enjoyed his opportunity this spring. View the full article

Former Houston Texan counted on to help at WR, returnerAfter joining the Ravens after his release from the Houston Texans, Jacoby Jones now calls M&T Bank Stadium home. View the full article

Seventh-round pick DeAngelo Tyson has a life story similar to Michael Oher's. View the full article

Former Chicago Bear is expected to bolster special teamsWhen the Ravens signed Corey Graham on March 23, the team thought it was getting a special-teams ace who had gone to the Pro Bowl in 2011 as a member of the Chicago Bears. The Ravens also got a capable cornerback who started a total of 10 games in 2008 and 2009 for the Bears. View the full article

Head Coach John Harbaugh, OLB Terrell Suggs View the full article

After tearing his right Achilles tendon, Terrell Suggs is focusing on one thing these days: rehabbing his injury the right way. Clark Judge says that's smart because all Suggs needs to do is note what happened to Jason Peters. View the full article

After tearing his right Achilles tendon, Terrell Suggs is focusing on one thing these days: rehabbing his injury the right way. Clark Judge says that's smart because all Suggs needs to do is note what happened to Jason Peters. View the full article

Suggs: "I will be in a Baltimore Ravens uniform in 2012"Terrell Suggs always detested the offseason mandatory minicamp . He hated leaving his family and his offseason home long before the start of training camp. He had zero interest in spending the week running around and sweating through the same tedious drills and activities. View the full article

With Jacoby Jones and Tandon Doss still not practicing, LaQuan Williams shined at No. 3 WR. View the full article

Ravens left tackle Bryant McKinnie has been held out of practice with his teammates to work on his conditioning, leading to a round of speculation about the veteran’s future in Baltimore. But Head Coach John Harbaugh gave McKinnie a vote of support on Thursday. View the full article

Terrell Suggs initially told reporters after he injured his Achilles tendon that he would be back on the football field by November. More than six weeks later, is that still the case? “Maybe we were shooting too far?” Suggs asked in his first session with the media after Thursday’s minicamp. “We’ll never know. We’ll see.” View the full article

Terrell Suggs said that the basketball game and conditioning test were two separate incidents. View the full article

Suggs: "I will be in a Baltimore Ravens uniform in 2012"In his first news conference since tearing his right Achilles’ tendon in April, Ravens All-Pro linebacker Terrell Suggs reiterated that he’ll play football this season, again denied that he was hurt while playing basketball and expressed confidence that the defense can maintain its high standard without him. View the full article

The Ravens just wrapped up the final day of their three-day minicamp at the Under Armour Performance Center. Here are some observations from the workout and notes after coach John Harbaugh’s news briefing. View the full article