Sunday, March 22, 2015

Bernard Pierce cut by the Ravens, claimed by the Jaguars

The Ravens cut Bernard Pierce the same day he was charged with a DUI. Within 24 hours, he found a new home in Jacksonville after being claimed of waivers by the Jaguars. Bernard was drafted in the third round of 2012 by the Ravens. 

Carry Williams signs with sea hawks

Former Ravens Cary Williams has signed with the Sea Hawks for 3 years and $18 million. He was with the Eagles the past two season but prior to that he was with the Ravens the previous four seasons.

Darian Stewart signs with Broncos

Darian Stewart has left Baltimore and has signed a two-year contract with the Denver Broncos. He was a Raven only for a single season. He played in all games for the Ravens, starting in 14 of them.

Owen Daniels signs with Broncos

Owen Daniels is now a former Raven; he has followed his former coach to Denver. Kubiak was with Daniels in Baltimore and Houston before that. Both Daniels and Kubiak were in Baltimore for a single season.

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Tyrod Taylor signs with Bills

Tyrod Taylor is now a former Ravens. He has signed a 2 year, $7 million contract. He was drafted by the Ravens in 2011. 

Chykie Brown resigns with Giants

Former Ravens cornerback Chykie Brown has resigned with the Giants. Last year the Giants signed Brown after he got waived by the Ravens. Brown was a 2011 draft of Baltimore and played 3 1/2 seasons with the Ravens.

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Former Raven Dannell Ellerbe traded to Saints

Former Ravens Dannell Ellerbe was traded to the Saints by the Dolphins. Dannell Ellerbe was signed as an undrafted free agent during the 2009 season by the Baltimore Ravens. He played for the Ravens 4 season before moving on to the Dolphins in 2013.

Torrey Smith signs with 49ers

Torrey Smith is now a former Raven; he signed a 5 year, $40 million contract. He was drafted by the Ravens in 2011. 

Haloti Ngata traded to the Lions

Longtime Ravens Haloti Ngata is no longer a Raven; he was traded to the Lions for draft picks. He was drafted by the Ravens in 2006.

Pernell McPhee signs with Bears

Pernell McPhee is now a former Raven. He signed a 5 year, $40 million with the Bears. He was drafted by the Ravens in 2011.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Former Raven Ben Grubbs traded by the Saints to the Chiefs

Former Raven Ben Grubbs has been traded to the Chiefs from the Saints. He also received a new contract, worth $24 millon. Ben Grubbs was drafted in the first round by the Ravens in 2007. He played 5 season in Baltimore before leaving for New Orleans as a free agent at the end of the 2011 season.

Dwan Edwards resigned by the Panthers

Dwan Edwards was drafted by the Ravens in 2004. He played five seasons in Baltimore before leaving to Buffalo as a free agent. For the past three seasons, he has played for the Panthers and now he has agreed two year contract to remain in North Carolina.

Source: ESPN


Former Ravens TE Ed Dickson resigns with the Panthers

Ed Dickson was drafted by the Ravens in 2010 and played four seasons in Baltimore. In 2014, he signed a one year deal with the Panthers and now they have given him a 3 year contract worth $6.8 million.

Source: ESPN


Friday, March 13, 2015

Former Ravens A. Q. Shipley has signed with the Cardinals

Former Ravens A. Q. Shipley is now a Cardinal. He previously played for the Ravens in 2013.

Source: Arizona Sports


Former Raven Cory Redding signs with the Cardinals

Former Raven Cory Redding, who played for the Ravens in 2010 and 2011, is now a Cardinal. The past three seasons he was with the Colts. 

Josh Bynes resigned by the Lions

Josh Bynes was a 2011 undrafted free agent of the Ravens. He went on to play 3 season with the Ravens before moving on to the Lions. This week he resigned with the Lions on 2 year contract.

Jacoby Jones signs with Chargers

Former Ravens wide receiver signed a two-year, $5.5 million contract with the Chargers.  In 2014, Jacoby did not have a great year; he muffed two punts and dropped five passes and only caught 9 passes. The Ravens will save $2.5 million by cutting Jacoby.

Jarret Johnson retires as a Raven

Former Raven linebacker Jarret Johnson signed a one day contract to retire as a Raven. He was drafted by the Raves in 2003 and played with the Ravens until 2011. The past 3 season he played with the Chargers.

Oher signs with panthers

Former Raven offensive line man Michael Oher signed a 2 year, $7 million contract with the Panthers. He parted ways with the Ravens in 2013 and was with the Titans this previous season. Michael Oher was drafted by the Ravens in 2009 and played for the Ravens until 2013.

Former Ravens RB Shaun Draughn has been resigned by the Browns

Former Ravens RB Shaun Draughn, who played for the Ravens in 2013, has resigned with the Browns. He joined the Browns late in 2014 and made an impact on special teams.

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Former Raven Cary Williams cut by the Eagles

Former Ravens Cary Williams was cut by the Eagles. He was with the Eagles the past two season but prior to that he was with the Ravens the previous four seasons.

Former Ravens Jarret Johnson retires

Former Raven Jarret Johnson has retired. The past 3 season he was with the Chargers but he was a 2003 Ravens draft pick and played for the Ravens until 2011. 

Former Raven Bernard Pollard released by the Titans



Former Ravens safety Bernard Pollard has been released by the Titans. He played for the Titans the past two seasons. Prior to that he was a Ravens from 2011 to 2012. 

Chris Canty is now a former Raven



Chris Canty is no longer a Raven. He was a Ravens cap casualty as the Ravens did not feel he was worth the $2.6 million he was due. Canty was a Ravens for the past two seasons. 

Ravens cut Jacoby Jones



Jacoby Jones is now a former Raven. He was cut by the Ravens on February 25th. In 2014, Jacoby did not have a great year; he muffed two punts and dropped five passes and only caught 9 passes. The Ravens will save $2.5 million by cutting Jacoby.

Friday, February 27, 2015

Former Ravens receivers coach now doing the same with the Colts

The colts recently hired former Ravens wide receiver coach Jim Holster to do the same job with the colts. Jim worked for the Ravens from 2008-2013. In 2014 he was with the Bills.

Source: IndyStar


Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Former Raven resigns from his high school head coach position



Former Baltimore Raven Mike Frederick has quit his job as head coach of a high school team after learning that 'a recent change in his job would prevent him from having the flexibility to carry out the coaching duties moving forward.' Mike played from the Ravens 1996 to 1998. He was with the Browns in 1995 and played his last year in the NFL in 1999 with Tennessee.

Source: Bucks Local Sports

Saturday, February 21, 2015

Former Ravens lineman facing 10 years in prison for wage theft and tax evasion



Former Raven Sam Adams has been charged with wage theft and tax evasion in Washington state for two of his gyms. If he is found guilty, he could face up to 10 years in prison. Sam Adams played for the Ravens in 2000 and 2001.

Source: Seattle Times


Thursday, February 19, 2015

Former Ravens Ray Lewis starring in a reality TV

Ray Lewis will be starring in Spike TV's new reality show called Coaching Bad. The show will focus on coaches who have anger management issues. The show premiered on February 15.

Source: Spike TV

Former Ravens safety Rod Woodson coaching for the Raiders

Former Ravens safety Rod Woodson is now the Raider's assistant defensive backs coach. In 2014 he was a Bill Walsh Minority Coaching Fellowship Program intern with the Denver Broncos. Woodson played for the Ravens from 1998 to 2001.

Source: ESPN


Former Ravens RB auctions off his Super Bowl ring

Former Ravens RB Jamal Lewis has auctioned off a Super Bowl ring he received by the team in 2012. It was sold for $50,820. Jamal has filed for bankruptcy and he is having money problems. Jamal was drafted by the Ravens in 2000 and played with the Ravens until 2006.

Source: WTOP


Former Raven WR Mark Clayton building his own headphones



Former Ravens wide receiver Mark Clayton is no longer in the NFL and is now an entrepreneur. He is part of a start up that is creating wireless head phones called Livv Headphones. Mark Clayton was drafted by the Ravens in 2005. He played for the Ravens until 2009. At the start of the 2010 season he was traded to the Rams.

Source: Dallas Business Journal


Monday, February 16, 2015

Former Raven running back releases a book

Former Raven Earnest Byner has released a book titled Everybody Fumbles, referring to an infamous play he was involved in while he was a member of the Browns. He played for the Ravens in 1996 and 1997. He joined the Ravens coaching staff a year later and remained with the team until 2003.

Former Ravens running back Ray Rice apologizes to fans and team

Ray Rice is attempting to make his come back to the NFL and he had started his campaign on Facebook. He apologized to the fans and organization.

Former Ravens defensive tackle Aubrayo Franklin now a coach in the NFL


Aubrayo Franklin played defensive tackle for the Ravens from 2003-2006.  He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the fifth round of the 2003 NFL Draft. He is now coaching with the 49ers as the team's defensive assistant. 

Former Ravens offensive line coach Chris Foerster now in the same role with the 49ers

Chris Foerster was the Ravens offensive line/assistant head coach from 2005 to 2007. For the last five years he was with the Redskins and recently he has been hired by the 49ers.

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Former Ravens defensive coordinator Mike Nolan is now coaching with the Chargers

Mike Nolan was the Ravens defensive coordinator from 2000 to 20004. He is now a linebacker's coach for the Chargers. This past season he was the defensive coordinator for the Falcons. 

Former Ravens offensive coordinator now Redskins quarterbacks coach

Former Ravens offensive coordinator Matt Cavanaugh has been hired by the Redskins to be RGIII' quarterback coach. He was with the Ravens from 1999 to 2004. 

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Former Raven Michael Oher waived by the Titans

Former Raven offensive line man Michael Oher was waived by the Titans after failing his physical. Michael Oher was drafted by the Ravens in 2009 and played for the Ravens until 2013.

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Gary Kubiak now the head coach of the Broncos

Gary Kubiak is a head coach again. After spending one year in Baltimore and helping the Ravens field the best offensive team they have ever had, Gary Kubiak has been hired as head coach of the Broncos. It is expected that he will take several of the coaches (and possibly players) that followed him to Baltimore.

Former Ravens linebacker Mike Caldwell now the Jets Assistant Head Coach

Mike Caldwell played for the Ravens in their inaugural season in 1996. He eventually became a coach in the league. The past two years he has been on the Cardinals staff. Now that Cardinals defensive coordinator (Todd Bowles) has become the Jets head coach, Mike Caldwell will go with him to New York to become his assistant head coach.

Saturday, January 17, 2015

Steve Spagnuolo is now the Giants defensive coordinator

Ravens assistant head coach and secondary coach Steve Spagnuolo has left Baltimore to become the Giants defensive coordinator. He previously held the same post with the Giants in 2007 and 2008. Steve Spagnuolo was with Baltimore the past two seasons.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Former Ravens offensive coach Greg Roman has been hired as the Bills offensive coordinator.

Former Ravens offensive coach Greg Roman is now the offensive coordinator for the Bills. He was previously the 49ers offensive coordinator. He will reunite with Rex Ryan in Buffalo. Both also worked for the Ravens. Greg Roman was on the Ravens offensive coaching staff from 2006-2007.

Former Ravens coach Jim Schwartz no longer Bills Defensive Coordinator

Former Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan, now head coach of the Bills, relieved another former Ravens's coach, Jim Schwartz, of his role as defensive coordinator of the Bills. Jim Schwartz on the Ravens defensive coaching unit from 1996 to 1998.

Former Ravens coach Dennis Thurman to be defensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills

Former Ravens coach Dennis Thurman will join Rex Ryan in Buffalo. He will be replacing another former Raven coach Jim Schwartz. Thurman was part of the Baltimore Ravens coaching staff from 2002 to 2008

Former Raven's coach Jack Del Rio now the head coach of the Raiders

Former Ravens's linebacker's coach has left his post as defensive coordinator with Denver to become the head coach of the Oakland Raiders. He was on the Ravens defensive coaching unit from 1999 to 2001. He was also head coach for the Jaguars from 2003 to 2011.

Monday, January 12, 2015

Former Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan hired as head coach of the Bills

Weeks after being let go by the Jets, Ryan has found another gig as head coach, this time with the Bills. Rex was the defensive coordinator of the Ravens from 2005 to 2008 before he left to be the head coach of the Jets. In 2008 he interviewed to be the head coach of the Ravens but lost out to John Harbaugh. A year later he left to become head coach of the Jets. Ryan was initially hired by Billick in 1999 as a defensive coach.

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Former Ravens offensive coach Jedd Fisch fired by the Jaguars

The Jaguars fired their offensive coordinator, Jedd Fisch, this past Tuesday after the offense finished ranked 31st. He was on the Ravens coaching staff from 2004 to 2007. The following year he left to coach for the Broncos.