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Hines Ward, a longtime nemesis of the Ravens, won’t return to the Pittsburgh Steelers for the 2012 season. The Steelers announced on their website Wednesday that they plan to release the veteran wide receiver. View the full article

The 2012 NFL scouting combine wrapped up on Tuesday, which means that many draftniks throughout the blogosphere promptly released their revised mock drafts on Wednesday. The looming free agent period, which starts in two weeks, will shake up these mock drafts even more. But in the meantime, here is a quick roundup of the NFL prospects the Ravens are being linked to in these post-combine first round projections. View the full article

2012 NFL Free Agency: Linebacker Rankings View the full article

In a perfect world, the Ravens would get a quick resolution in their effort to sign soon-to-be free agent Ben Grubbs before the Pro Bowl left guard hits the open market and undoubtedly receives some big offers. View the full article

Remember three years ago when Rex Ryan, who had just been hired as head coach of the New York Jets, showed up at Bart Scott’s home in Owings Mills shortly after midnight -- minutes after the free agency period began -- and told the free agent he wasn’t leaving Baltimore without him? The honeymoon appears to be over. View the full article

Even though they compete fiercely in the AFC North, the Ravens don’t hide their admiration for the Pittsburgh Steelers. In fact, they have sought to emulate the Steelers, who are known as consistent contenders, solid drafters, sound salary cap managers and methodical decision-makers – seldom flashy but always in the hunt, one of the NFL’s elite. View the full article

Who will stay and who will go; Burfict not Ravens material; Hightower a good fitBecause we're officially two weeks away from free agency, I’m getting asked more and more about who will and won’t return among the 13 Ravens due to hit the open market March 13. A lot of this is pure speculation on my part because I simply don’t know what the market holds for some of these guys and how much interest there will be. But this would be my best guess about who will stay and who will go: View the full article

Keep up with all the Ravens reports from around the web. Please note that by listing the following links to various news reports, the Baltimore Ravens in no way confirm that any of these reports are true or have validity. View the full article

Jets give LB Bart Scott permission to seek trade View the full article

At this point, it seems pretty likely that the St. Louis Rams, who have former No. 1 pick Sam Bradford at quarterback, will trade the No. 2 overall pick in April’s draft to a QB-needy team. A bunch of teams will likely show interest, jacking up the price for the pick and giving the Rams enough incentive to move out of that prime draft position. So which team can give St. Louis the biggest haul for the right to draft Robert Griffin III? View the full article

2012 NFL Free Agency: Defensive End Rankings View the full article

The Ravens have stated that adding another wide receiver to the mix is one of their top offseason priorities. View the full article

Ben Grubbs is unlikely to return, the Baltimore Ravens are making a push to hold onto him]]> View the full article

Ravens will be making roster cuts in the next few weeks, general manager Ozzie Newsome said at the Scouting Combine.]]> View the full article

Ricky Williams retiring, the Ravens aren't going to sign a veteran backup to Ray Rice at this time]]> View the full article

Ricky Williams retiring, the Ravens aren't going to sign a veteran backup to Ray Rice at this time]]> View the full article

Ravens will be making roster cuts in the next few weeks, general manager Ozzie Newsome said at the Scouting Combine.]]> View the full article

Ben Grubbs is unlikely to return, the Baltimore Ravens are making a push to hold onto him]]> View the full article

Highly-scrutinized player also says that he's best linebacker in draftFormer Arizona State inside linebacker Vontaze Burfict met with Ravens officials last night and said that he'd love the opportunity to play alongside his idol, Ray Lewis. View the full article

Cornerback position could be strength for years to comeDefensive backs are scheduled to meet with teams and reporters today, which should serve as a reminder to the significant improvements the organization has made at the cornerback spot in a year's span. View the full article

Linta says Ravens made it clear that Flacco is their franchise quarterbackJoe Linta , the agent for Joe Flacco , was pleased with the first day of talks with team officials about a potential extension for the quarterback who is entering the final year of his rookie contract. View the full article

Veteran center's agent began contract talk with Ravens todayCenter Matt Birk , who was strongly considering retirement after his 14 th NFL season, is interested in returning to the Ravens for the 2012 campaign. View the full article

Former Ravens coach also praises successor, saying Harbaugh has done "brilliant" jobFormer Ravens head coach and current NFL Network analyst Brian Billick just exited the podium at the NFl Scouting Combine. He was his engaging and interesting self, calling Stanford's Andrew Luck the best quarterback prospect since John Elway and relaying a story where he once asked an NFL prospect with character questions, "Are you a thug or are you stupid?" View the full article

Ricky Williams retiring, the Ravens aren't going to sign a veteran backup to Ray Rice at this time]]> View the full article

Ravens will be making roster cuts in the next few weeks, general manager Ozzie Newsome said at the Scouting Combine.]]> View the full article