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Trenton Simpson Could Face Uphill Battle For Larger Role In 2026

The Ravens are pushing a revival for inside linebacker Roquan Smith on 2026. More to the point they seem to be pretending like there’s nothing to see here, and anyone doubting – for whatever dubious reasons – that Smith isn’t an impact player anymore is about to learn a lesson.

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Declan Doyle Could Be One and Done As Baltimore Ravens Offensive Coordinator

Nearly a decade ago, Sean McVay hit the ground running as the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams in 2017, taking the league by storm with a seemingly instant revitalization of the once-downtrodden franchise, led by his innovative offense.

Baltimore Ravens News / A to Z Sports / June 8

A recent history of trades offers a clear price range for the Baltimore Ravens in their search for a starting center

If the Baltimore Ravens are going to make a move at center, the going rate is pretty well established. The Baltimore Ravens‘ offseason still has some business to attend to.

Baltimore Ravens News / Athlon Sports / June 8

3 Biggest Offseason Questions Still Looming for the Baltimore Ravens

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.

Ranking the offensive play-caller for each NFL team

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.

Chicago Bears News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The ''Madden' cover athletes' quiz

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?

The 'Offensive Rookies of the Year' quiz

The 'Passing leaders by NFL team' quiz

The 'Most career passing touchdowns' quiz

Rashod Bateman News / Baltimore Ravens on SI / June 8

Rashod Bateman Has Shown The Ravens What He Is. They Should Believe Him

The one season in which Rashod Bateman fulfilled his promise and performed at a consistently high level and was a true difference maker, everything else fell into place for the entire Ravens offense, too.

Ranking the next five-year windows for each NFL team

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.

NFL News / Yardbarker

The greatest all-time linebacker in for every NFL franchise

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.

John Harbaugh News / Baltimore Ravens on SI / June 7

John Harbaugh's Recent Signings In NY Might Reveal Much About Ravens WR Failures

When a franchise falls as short of expectations as the Ravens did last year, and fire a coach with over 15 years on the job, a blame game will ensue. There is a battle for optics – a struggle for hearts and minds about what truly went wrong and which parties were most responsible for it.

NFL Week 9: Picks and preview

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.

Baltimore Ravens News / Baltimore Ravens on SI / June 7

A Change Of Coaches And Scheme Should Prompt A Breakout For One Young Ravens Corner

The Ravens have been whispering about the potential of young corner TJ Tampa for years, teasing what he could be, with a pedigree for finding value with mid-round corners Perhaps this is the season in which Tampa stays healthy, and his play speaks for itself.

Zay Flowers News / Baltimore Ravens on SI / June 6

Zay Flowers Share First Impressions of New Additions to Baltimore Ravens Wide Receiver Room

During what has been an offseason of widespread change and overhaul for the Baltimore Ravens on both the roster and coaching staff, coming off a disappointing 2025 season, one position room that didn't quite experience wholesale changes but added exciting young pieces and now features a new steward at the helm is the wide receiver room.

NFL News / Baltimore Ravens on SI / June 5

Aligning Under Center Worked Wonders For Caleb Williams Last Season. Lamar Jackson Is Next

The Ravens finally started becoming a less shotgun-dependent offense the last three years under coordinator Todd Monken. Expect things to swing even more in that direction under rookie coordinator Declan Doyle.

Baltimore Ravens News / Baltimore Ravens on SI / June 5

Tight Ends Will Still be 'Important' in Baltimore Ravens Offense Under Declan Doyle

It will remain to be seen what exactly the Baltimore Ravens' new offensive scheme will look like under first-year coordinator Declan Doyle until the regular season gets underway in September.

Justice Hill News / Baltimore Ravens on SI / June 5

Baltimore Ravens RB Justice Hill: Ravens Need Big Season From RB2

The Ravens are going to have to be careful with star running back Derrick Henry entering his age 32 season. Expecting him to run the ball anything close to 300 times for a third straight season would be silly.

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The way-too-early 2027 NFL first-round mock draft

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.

Let's tap the brakes on the hype for Arch Manning for 2027 NFL Draft

Round 1 of the 2027 NFL Draft projected to be top-heavy with QBs

Five non-quarterback stars to know before 2027 NFL Draft

2026 NFL Draft: First-round grades

25 late-round draft picks who will impact the 2026 NFL season

Jovaughn Gwyn News / Baltimore Ravens on SI / June 5

What Jovaughn Gwyn's Usage At Mini Camp Means For The Ravens

The Ravens have a center problem. They can couch it however they like. It’s a problem. And in May and Jone, with practices heavily controlled, trying to evaluate line play is kind of a waste of time.

Baltimore Ravens News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The '10K, 80-TD NFL receivers' quiz

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?

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The 'Most 20-point, 10-rebound seasons' quiz

The ''Madden' cover athletes' quiz

The 'Last 30-point NBA Finals game' quiz

The 'Most 1,400-yard NFL seasons' quiz

Baltimore Ravens News / Baltimore Ravens on SI / June 5

Projecting Ravens 53 Man Roster Before Minicamp

The Ravens roster isn’t exactly overloaded with questions entering mini camp. Not much has changed for head coach Jesse Minter since the start of Organized Team Activities and the same questions remain – mostly regarding the offensive line.

Baltimore Ravens News / Baltimore Ravens on SI / June 4

Explaining the Ravens Cap Situation Entering Minicamp

The Ravens intent to consider spending substantially more money on their 2026 is fair to question after already setting a team record for payroll. But the ability to do so, from a cap perspective, is not up for debate.

Rashod Bateman News / HITC / June 4

Contract-year pressure cooker: Rashod Bateman drops reps while two rookies circle

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.

Baltimore Ravens News / Baltimore Ravens on SI / June 4

Competition Should Be Welcome For Ravens Punt And Kick Return Roles

The Ravens have been churning through specialists in recent years, overhauling their kicker and their punter while searching for someone to lock down their kick and punt return duties.

Jesse Minter News / Baltimore Ravens on SI / June 4

When It Comes To Fourth Down, Expect Rookie Head Coach Jesse Minter To Be Old School

We’ve chronicled in many ways the characteristics of some of the mentors to the young coaches on this Ravens staff, for clues into how they will operate.

Mike Green News / Baltimore Ravens on SI / June 3

Setting Reasonable Expectations For Ravens Edge Defenders Mike Green And Zion Young

I feel like we need to begin this exercise with a Public Service Announcement: Ravens defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver was quite defensive of his players, overall, and bullish on them (going to the wall for struggling Roquan Smith and Marlon Humphrey.

Rashod Bateman News / NFL Analysis Network / June 3

Rashod Bateman is missing new-offense reps in a contract year, with two drafted rookies behind him

Rashod Bateman’s OTA absence is not a panic point, but it leaves Baltimore short on continuity at a spot where the stakes quietly rose this offseason.

Baltimore Ravens News / Baltimore Ravens on SI / June 3

Ravens Special Teams Coordinator Praises Confidence of Young Specialists

Over the course of the last year, the Baltimore Ravens have almost completely turned over their group of specialists, with long snapper being the only holdover, as they replaced a pair of homegrown First Team All Pros with a pair of sixth-round picks in back-to-back offseasons.

Lamar Jackson News / Football Analysis / June 3

Ravens Restructure $74.5M Cap Hit Into An $84.5M Time Bomb Just To Survive 2026

Somewhere inside the Baltimore Ravens’ front office, a calculator was running and the math kept getting uglier. Lamar Jackson’s $260 million contract, the one he negotiated himself without an agent, had produced a 2026 salary cap figure of $74.5 million.

Deebo Samuel News / Yardbarker / June 1

Should this AFC North team make a move for Deebo Samuel?

Deebo Samuel is no longer at the peak of his powers, but he proved that he still had plenty left in the tank last season. Is this AFC North team the right fit for Samuel?

Should this AFC West team pursue Deebo Samuel?

Ravens' Lamar Jackson has one major reason to wait for contract extension

The '10 or more touchdowns in 2021' quiz