59 days ago - STAR OF THE DAY Lorenzo Neal The 37-year-old joined his seventh team on Tuesday when the fullback signed a one-year deal with the Ravens. He practiced on Wednesday and looked to be in good shape as he helped block and made a couple of catches during the morning workout in Westminster. PLAY OF THE DAY Marcus Smith The rookie receiver continues to be on of the biggest surprises of training camp. The fourth-round pick from New Mexico leaped in the left corner of the end zone and turned a near interception by cornerback Ronnie Prude into a touchdown on a pass by quarterback Kyle Boller YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN With injuries to starting cornerbacks Chris McAlister and Samari Rolle, the Ravens were down to three healthy cornerbacks on Wednesday. It got so bad that wide receiver Mark Clayton was forced to be the team’s nickel back on a few occasions. “It is a concern,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. “Those guys are all close to coming back. So you’re not going to make a change. It’s not really a situation where you can bring another guy in. You just have to work through it.” QUARTERBACK BATTLE Troy Smith started out with the first team and made some decent throws, especially early, but was not helped by consecutive dropped balls by Clayton on what would have been long completions. Boller was steady and made mostly short to intermediate throws on completions to fullback Le’Ron McClain and receiver Derrick Mason. Boller also threw a touchdown during a
68 days ago - The Ravens will start Kyle Boller at quarterback for the team’s Sept. 7 season-opener against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium.
68 days ago - Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jarret Johnson continued to impress the coaching staff in his second year as a full-time starter. Johnson would have registered at least two sacks against quarterback Troy Smith, but defenders were not allowed to hit the quarterbacks, who wear non-contact red jerseys during practice.
71 days ago - Ravens offensive lineman Marshal Yanda abides by a simple saying when it comes to having a successful career in the National Football League.