Bruce Gradkowski

NFL Team Report - Baltimore Ravens - INSIDE SLANT The Super Bowl champion Ravens have a dozen draft picks, and some serious needs at inside linebacker, safety and offensive tackle. Known for their drafting acumen and finding future Pro Bowl players...

Yes There is a good chance that at some point this year Pittsburgh's center/quarterback exchange will be between guys named Legursky and Gradkowski. Not the star-studded, yet oft-inured combination — Maurkice Pouncey and Ben Roethlisberger...

Ravens center Gino Gradkowski grabbed his phone as soon as he heard that Matt Birk was retiring last Friday, saluting the six-time Pro Bowl center in a text message. It wasn't long before Gradkowski heard back from his mentor, who ended his career to...

Roman Tatum had an impressive performance at the 2011 Under Armour National Underclassmen Combine at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena vista last January. It was so impressive, that Tatum’s name and prospect profile was suddenly...

— Ravens starting fullback Vonta Leach and offensive tackle Kelechi Osemele may have left Sunday's game against the Cincinnati Bengals with injuries, but they are expected be back on the field for the playoffs. Ravens coach John Harbaugh...

The pressure mounted. The game was on the line. A struggling Raiders franchise wasn't accustomed to the drama, not after losing 13 consecutive games to the division-rival Chargers. But something was different when the teams met in the fifth game of the...

When backup center Gino Gradkowski walks into M&T Bank Stadium for his first regular-season game as a member of the Ravens, he will have about 20 family members in the stadium. His big brother will be there, too, but he will be standing across the field...

Chandler Harnish finished with 162 yards passing and the winning touchdown throw in the fourth quarter, as the Indianapolis Colts topped the Cincinnati Bengals, 20-16, in the exhibition finale for both teams. Harnish completed 9-of-16 passes, while...

Like many young men who labored through youth football leagues, high school competition and eventually the college gridiron, Gino Gradkowski had visions of reaching the pinnacle of his profession and playing in the NFL. But Gradkowski — whose...

Gino Gradkowski grew up following his hometown Pittsburgh Steelers, but after the rival Ravens took him early in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL draft, the Delaware interior lineman couldn’t have sounded more pumped about joining the Ravens in a...

Earlier this month, Ravens director of player personnel Eric DeCosta described the theme of this weekend's NFL draft as a "depth draft for the Ravens at virtually every position." And to round out a roster that team officials feel can be molded into...

With the third pick of the fourth round Saturday, the Ravens selected Delaware guard Gino Gradkowski. He is the second offensive lineman the Ravens have taken in their first four picks (Kelechi Osemele was the other). Gradkowski is 6-foot-3, 300 pounds....