Kyle Boller

The Sun Remembers: May 26-June 1

June 1, 2003: The Ravens' second offseason minicamp begins with coach Brian Billick touting the talents of quarterback Kyle Boller, the team's first-round draft pick. "There has been nothing so far through the eight practices that you go, 'Oh, boy, we...

Tags: Preakness Stakes, National Football League, Baltimore Orioles, Mark Teixeira, Brian Billick

Ravens and the cost of trading up in the NFL draft

This afternoon I did a chat on our site about the Ravens and the NFL draft. Maybe the most popular question, besides ones about the situation at inside linebacker and the uncertainty along the offensive line, was about what it would take for the Ravens to...

Tags: NFL Draft, Jacksonville Jaguars, Eric DeCosta, Chicago Bears, Football

Why is Baltimore standing by while the Ravens turn into the Florida Marlins of football?

What is wrong with this town? I know there are tons of people out there in Baltimore who are as angry at what just happened to our Super Bowl team as I am, but where is their voice? The word "fan" is short for "fanatic." Where are the fanatics who...

Tags: Hines Ward, Peyton Manning, Ray Rice, Ray Lewis, National Football League

A look at what Ravens GM Ozzie Newsome has done when he had nine or more draft picks to work with

The NFL will soon reveal which teams will be awarded compensatory picks for free agents lost last offseason. The Ravens are expected to receive three or four compensatory picks -- likely four -- which would bring their number of picks for next month&...

Tags: NFL Draft, National Football League, Ray Lewis, Ray Rice, San Francisco 49ers

Football: Is Southern California a failure at producing QBs?

Ravens beat the Raiders like it was a homecoming game

A week ago, Ravens coach John Harbaugh said there were no easy or homecoming games in the National Football League. But the Ravens' game against the Oakland Raiders at M&T Bank Stadium had the same festive, homecoming atmosphere, the only things...

Tags: National Football League, Matt Birk, Ray Rice, Football, Rolando McClain

With rookie quarterback and running back, Browns following the Ravens' blueprint

It's not often that a modest 1-yard gain in a season-opening loss holds so much significance. When Cleveland Browns running back Trent Richardson took his first handoff from quarterback Brandon Weeden three weeks ago, he carried the hopes of a...

Tags: NFL Network (tv network), AFC North, Troy Smith, Matt Birk, National Football League

With QBs getting injured all over league, Flacco remains healthy

The Baltimore Sun

The rib and shoulder injuries that have sidelined Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger indefinitely are a vivid reminder of how fortunate the Ravens have been to have Joe Flacco under center. More than halfway through his fifth season in...

Tags: Troy Smith, Ray Rice, National Football League, Chicago Bears, San Francisco 49ers

Read and react: Tackling five opinions on Cameron

This feature appears every week on the Baltimore Sports Blitz. It’s just like “What They’re Saying About the Ravens,” but it includes blogger Matt Vensel saying something about what those people are saying. Got it? --- Jason Cole...

Tags: American Football Conference, Cam Cameron, Steve Bisciotti, Houston Texans, Denver Broncos

Ravens Q&A with Mike Preston

Baltimore Sun columnist Mike Preston answers a selection of reader questions after the Ravens' 31-28 overtime loss to the Washington Redskins on Sunday at FedEx Field. Frank: The Ravens firing Cam Cameron was long overdue. Why did it take so long? Do...

Tags: Ray Lewis, Ray Rice, National Football League, Tony Romo, Football

Grading the coaching vacancies

It was Black Sunday in college football as five coaches were fired including Auburn’s Gene Chizik, Purdue’s Danny Hope and N.C. State’s Tom O’Brien. That brings the total number of coaching jobs open to 12 including four in the SEC...

Tags: College Sports, Idaho Vandals, Football, Aaron Rodgers, Colorado Buffaloes

Coaching carousel: Breaking down the head coaching vacancies

Cal’s Jeff Tedford and Western Michigan’s Bill Cubit were the latest to join the coaching carousel as both were fired from their respective jobs this week. Which bring the total of coaching vacancies to seven with the possibility of several...

Tags: College Sports, Idaho Vandals, Football, Aaron Rodgers, Alabama Crimson Tide