VONTA LEACH RUMORS & GOSSIP
Agent Says Ravens FB Vonta Leach Won't Need Any Offseason Surguries
The job description for Ravens Pro Bowl fullback Vonta Leach requires him to use his body like a battering ram to open up holes for Pro Bowl running back Ray Rice.
Leach is regarded as the most punishing lead blocker in the game, delivering big shots to linebackers and, once last season, upending unsuspecting Steelers nose guard Casey Hampton.
Leach did accumulate some injuries...
Ravens FB Leach on collision course to stardom
(Eds: Updates. With AP Photos. AP Video.) By DAVID GINSBURG AP Sports Writer Vonta Leach's job is to get involved in a collision so Ray Rice won't.
The Baltimore Ravens are in the Super Bowl in part because of Leach's ability to pave a path for Rice to follow. If that involves sticking his helmet into the chest of a 300-pound defensive lineman, then so be it.
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February 01, 2013
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Vonta Leach is Probable
Fullback Vonta Leach is probable for the AFC Championship on Sunday against New England with knee and ankle problems.Fantasy Spin:Leach has no fantasy value himself, but his presence in the lineup makes the Ravens running game much better. If Leach can't go there would be a very slight reduction to the value of Ray Rice.
Vonta Leach says the Eagles play “dirty”
After Sunday’s loss to the Eagles, Ravens fullback Vonta Leach came out and said the Eagles played very dirty.
“They take a couple of shots, that’s just how they’re coached,” said Leach, per the Baltimore Sun. “They play dirty. They take shots after the play, a lot of dirty stuff after plays. We weren’t going to back down. We weren’t going to take that. Anytime someone...
Leach voted by his peers as the NFL’s 45th best player
On the NFL Network’s Top 100 Players of 2012, Baltimore Ravens fullback Vonta Leach was voted on by his peers as the league’s 45th best player. As a member of the Houston Texans in 2010, Leach helped pave the way for Arian Foster, who rushed for a league-high 1,616 yards. Leach was ranked on last [...]
Week 2 OTA's fizzle, but Vonta Leach sizzles...
Vonta Leach is a thoughtful, sensitive and intelligent man in the prime of his life. He is also the best damn blocking fullback in the NFL.Vonta Leach's peers voted him the overall 45th best player in the 2012 NFLN's "Top 100" poll...It will be interesting to see if any blocking fullback besides Leach shows up in the rest of the NFLN's remaining "Top 100...
Baltimore Ravens: Vonta Leach Most Underrated Addition Of 2011
Vonta Leach was Baltimore's most valuable acquisition of last season - yes that’s right, the fullback.
The Ravens had a lot of success in 2011, but like most other teams, had down moments as well. If you need your memory refreshed, the loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars should be all I have to mention.
One of the Ravens' consistently great players was Vonta Leach, and he...
Vonta Leach Finds his way to Paydirt in Pro Bowl
In spite of several attempts to get fullback Vonta Leach a touchdown during the 2011 season, the Ravens fullback always came up short. At the Pro Bowl on Sunday night, Leach got another opportunity to score. And this time he made the most of it. With just under 12 minutes remaining in the game, Leach [...]
Leach Faces Familiar Foes Sunday
Vonta Leach spent the last five years in Houston, paving holes for a number of running backs that benefited from the fullback’s selfless willingness to give up his body. However, the Houston Texans opted not to resign the 2010 Pro Bowler, and as a result, Leach ended up signing an $11 million, three-year deal with [...]
Vonta Leach Faces His Former Team
There were no hard feelings when I left there, I would say that obviously they had other needs and I wasn’t important enough for the team. I wasn’t high enough on the totem pole. I was the odd man out. You can’t pay everybody. – Vonta Leach on leaving the Houston TexansVonta Leach was one of the more popular off season additions for the Baltimore Ravens. He’s helped improve the...
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October 14, 2011
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