Unlike most veteran free agent signings who report to mandatory minicamp, Baltimore Ravens defensive end Calais Campbell compared his first time on the field to begin his second tour of duty with the team to a kid on the first day of school after missing his friends all summer.
The Baltimore Ravens made one of the greatest moves of the 2026 offseason when they signed Trey Hendrickson to a four-year, $112 million contract. The deal included $60 million in guaranteed money and signaled the team’s urgency to strengthen its pass rush.
There remains no sign that the Baltimore Ravens and star quarterback Lamar Jackson are all that close to agreeing to a contract extension this summer. Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chiefs recently reworked Patrick Mahomes' contract to keep him locked down through the 2033 season and give him a new average salary of $64M.
Spring football is for the eternally hopefully. For the last month we’ve seen and heard from the most prominent Ravens players and coaches and there have
Every NFL team tries to build a dynasty and win Super Bowls, but only a select few in NFL history have found such consistency. Over the next five years, these are the teams that have the best chance at ultimate success.
Some of the greatest players in NFL history have graced the cover of "Madden." How many of these players can you name in five minutes?
Teams have a much clearer picture of where they stand now that free agency and the NFL Draft are in the rearview mirror. That doesn't mean every question has been answered.
Offense is the name of the game in the modern NFL, and offensive play callers have never been more creative. Here's a look at the top NFL play-callers from 1-32 early in the 2022 season.
Yardbarker's best-of NFL positional series continues with linebackers. This does not cover pure pass-rushing threats -- we will get to them -- but rather true off-ball defenders who thrived as traditional inside and outside 'backers.
Kyle Hamilton doesn’t want to get ahead of himself about his potential impact this season, or the possibility of a significant turnaround by the entire Ravens defense.
Can Seattle keep it going? Will there be any further separation in the middle of the pack? And will things get even worse for struggling traditional powers like Green Bay? Let’s get to the games.
How many of the players to win the NFL's prestigious Walter Payton Man of the Year award since 2000 can you name in five minutes?
The future is starting to look good for Ravens QB Lamar Jackson. One of his worst enemies, former Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett, no longer plays in the AFC North.
The Miami Dolphins have extended Aaron Brewer, taking the best center trade candidate off the market. Who is left for the Baltimore Ravens? If you were hoping for the Baltimore Ravens to make a splash via trade in the center market, bad news came through last night.
Jackson still hasn't put pen to paper on a contract extension that many thought back in February would be finalized by now.
With the 2026 draft in the books, teams are already looking toward 2027. Here's our way-too-early 2027 NFL mock draft, as of April 27, 2026.
Jackson addressed no longer having to face the two-time Defensive Player of the Year twice per season.
The Ravens defense has been anything but consistent since former defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald departed to become head coach of the Seahawks after an historic 2023 season.
The Baltimore Ravens fell way short of expectations last season, missing the playoffs after a year riddled with injury. However, their year finished up with a massive sliding doors moment.
The Atlanta Falcons are entering a new era for the 2026 season under head coach Kevin Stefanski. This transition raises important questions about the long-term structure of the roster.
One player on the Baltimore Ravens roster who simultaneously has the most at stake and to gain in 2026 is inside linebacker Trenton Simpson. The 2023 third-round pick is heading into the fourth and final year of his rookie deal with an opportunity to compete for the starting WILL/weakside spot next to four-time Pro Bowl veteran Roquan Smith.
As Tyler Loop aligned to take the biggest kick of his life – one that would either clinch the AFC North for the Ravens at Pittsburgh from 44 yards out, or end their season – he says there was but one prevailing thought on his mind.
After nearly two decades of playing football at its highest level of competition, this fall could finally be the last one that Baltimore Ravens defensive end Calais Campbell takes the field in the NFL.
There are a multitude of reasons why Calais Campbell chose to play football for another year and a number of reasons why he decided on Baltimore and plenty of data to suggest he will fare quite well despite being xx years old.
No matter the end-of-season accolades that came his way following a disappointing 2025 for the entire Ravens defense, Roquan Smith knew his campaign was not good enough.
Even before the Baltimore Ravens and new head coach Jesse Minter decided to bring Anthony Weaver back on staff this offseason to serve as the defensive coordinator, he was a huge fan of second-year outside linebacker Mike Green.
Earlier this spring, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson insisted that he "absolutely" wants to stay with the Ravens on a long-term basis. However, the fact that Jackson has only two years left on his contract continues to raise eyebrows.
The best comp for new Ravens tight end Durham Smythe wasn’t on the Ravens roster last year. Three key members of that group left as free agents – tight ends Isaiah Likely and Charlie Kolar and fullback Patrick Ricard - but the role that Smythe will be cast in will be not truly like what these veterans were asked to do.
With all 32 NFL teams preparing for OTAs and mandatory minicamps, Athlon Sports is going under the hood to see what key questions remain for each team before training camps open in July.
How many of the NFL players to rack up at least 10,00 yards and 80 touchdowns in their career can you name in five minutes?
Rashod Bateman’s absence from OTAs isn’t cause for alarm just yet, but it does leave the Ravens a bit short on continuity in a position that quietly became more important this summer.
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