Abram Elam

NFL Team Report - Kansas City Chiefs - INSIDE SLANT It appears that in the shadow of a new season, a new coach, a new general manager and a new quarterback there is an old character that's about to re-enter the world of the Kansas City Chiefs. That...

NFL Team Report - Baltimore Ravens - INSIDE SLANT After one rookie minicamp, Baltimore Ravens first-round draft pick Matt Elam is off to a fast start with the Super Bowl champions. Elam intercepted several passes and confidently delivered the...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Kansas City Chiefs - INSIDE SLANT The Pistol offense has invaded the NFL, and now its creator -- retired Nevada coach Chris Ault -- is joining the league, too. Ault was hired as a consultant by the Kansas City...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Kansas City Chiefs - INSIDE SLANT They've got to crawl before they can walk and walk before they run. That's true for children, and it's true for NFL rookies. It was especially true for the group of 63 bodies that...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Kansas City Chiefs - INSIDE SLANT The NFL Draft was all about getting more talent infused into the roster for the Chiefs. It was also three days of possibly removing talent, as they tried to trade starting left...

Months after trading veteran wide receiver Anquan Boldin to the San Francisco 49ers following a contract dispute, the Ravens waited until the seventh round to draft a wide receiver. Ravens assistant general manager Eric DeCosta attributed that to how...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Baltimore Ravens - INSIDE SLANT The medical outlook remains positive for Ravens starting inside linebacker Jameel McClain. McClain continues to make progress in his recuperation from a spinal cord contusion...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Baltimore Ravens - INSIDE SLANT After not retaining free safety Ed Reed and cutting strong safety Bernard Pollard this offseason, the Ravens landed University of Florida safety Matt Elam with the final pick of the...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Kansas City Chiefs - INSIDE SLANT Maybe it was the 48 sacks he saw his Philadelphia quarterbacks endure last year during a disastrous 4-12 season that cost him his job. Maybe it was the 40 sacks he saw on tape when...

General manager Ozzie Newsome said last week that there were so many good safeties in the draft that there would be one who the Ravens could take in all seven rounds. However, the Ravens showed on the first night of the 2013 NFL draft just how much...

Thoughts from our Ravens reporters and editors on the Ravens using the No. 32 pick on safety Matt Elam from the University of Florida: Mike Preston, Ravens columnist: Elam seems to be a good fit for the Ravens because their safety positions have been...

When Michael Huff arrived at team headquarters last month, it didn't mean the Ravens were suddenly set at safety. With free safety Ed Reed signing as a free agent with the Houston Texans and strong safety Bernard Pollard cut from the roster, filling the...