Birk among NFL’s honored players

Baltimore Ravens center Matt Birk was named the 2011 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year on Saturday, recognizing him for community service. Birk, who spent 10 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings and was a six-time Pro Bowl selection while in Minnesota, promotes the importance of education and started the "Ready, Set, Read!" program, an initiative of his H.I.K.E. Foundation...

On Saturday, Ravens defensive end/linebacker Terrell Suggs was named as the Associated Press’s NFL Defensive Player of the Year for 2011. Suggs posted the best year of his nine-year career in Baltimore, with 14 sacks, 7 forced fumbles, and 2 interceptions. He was the best player on the Ravens’ defense, which finished the year ranked third overall in the league. Unfortunately...

It’s only logical in this age of salary cap football that teams can’t bring all their free agents back. During this offseason, it appears the Ravens won’t be able to bring Pro Bowl left guard Ben Grubbs back. There are several reasons Baltimore can’t bring him back even if they want to. By the way, they clearly want to. At the State of the Ravens address last...

Ravens veteran center Matt Birk was named the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year on Saturday night, recognition for his consistent play on the field and his commitment to community endeavors. Birk is the first Ravens player to win the award, given annually to recognize a player’s community service and playing excellence. The announcement was made at the “NFL Honors” award show...

If you blow the type of kick Baltimore Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff did, fans are going to be calling for your job. That’s just the nature of the NFL. It comes with the territory. While a large portion of Ravens’ fans are hoping the team parts ways with Cundiff after he pulled a potential game-tying [...]

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs was named the 2011 Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year on Saturday.Suggs earned 21 of a possible 50 votes to beat out Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen, who tallied 14 votes.Suggs had 70 tackles, 14 sacks and seven forced fumbles this season to lead a Baltimore defense that allowed the third-fewest points in the league this season.

I know this isn’t the award defensive end/outside linebacker Terrell Suggs wanted, but he earned the AP Defensive Player of the Year award, according to multiple reports. He would have much rather have had a Super Bowl ring. Suggs had 70 tackles, a career-high 14 sacks, seven forced fumbles and two interceptions to complete his best professional season. He is the third Baltimore...

Happy Super Bowl Weekend! I know this is a bittersweet holiday for Ravens loyalists, who in their hearts know the Ravens outplayed the Patriots in the AFC Championship Game...but lost in the end.Still, I think getting that close beats not getting that far at all... as 28 other teams and their fan bases would attest. 49ers and Ravens fans, hold your heads high this weekend.Of course...