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DAVIE, Fla. -- Dannell Ellerbe had to travel more than 1,100 miles south to escape Ray Lewis' large and overwhelming shadow. Coming off a Super Bowl victory, Ellerbe had a tough decision to make in free agency: He could either be heir apparent to ...

First Ray Lewis and now Brian Urlacher. Two middle linebackers who redefined the position won't be back in 2013 with each opting to end their certain Hall of Fame careers. Urlacher and Lewis, who will be on the 2018 ballot for Canton, have been co...

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The Baltimore Ravens will officially start the defense of their Super Bowl championship in about four months. This week, however, the next chapter for the Ravens' defense truly began. In the same offseason Baltimore said goodbye to two future Hall...

The Baltimore Ravens made history when they parted ways with seven starters from their Super Bowl-winning team (and that number could grow to nine if offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie and nose tackle Ma'ake Kemoeatu aren't re-signed). Just don't say "...

Mel Kiper, Todd McShay and ESPN Insider's team of NFL experts break down the draft needs and fits for the Baltimore Ravens. Would Manti Te'o be a good replacement for Ray Lewis?

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Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III not only ended the year with the best selling jersey in the league, more of his No. 10 jerseys were sold in the NFL this fiscal year than any jersey in league history.

An NFC North player had a record-breaking season after adorning the "Madden 13" cover. So let's get serious with this year's process, the "Madden 25" cover vote over on SportsNation. The contest is in the third round of a process that will conclud...

ESPN.com is handling the voting for the "Madden NFL 25" cover vote, which is set up in bracket form and split into Old School and New School divisions. It's down to the Sweet 16, and two Baltimore Ravens have reached Round 3. Ravens linebacker Ray...

Ray Lewis got to say goodbye to Baltimore Ravens fans with a final victory lap at M&T Bank Stadium. Ed Reed, who signed with the Houston Texans on Friday, never had that chance. That's why it was such a classy gesture for Reed to buy a full-pa...

The most missed longtime player in the AFC North will be Ray Lewis. That's according to this week's SportsNation poll, which put the Baltimore Ravens star linebacker ahead of Cleveland Browns kicker Phil Dawson and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Jame...

When the news broke that the Baltimore Ravens are opening the 2013 season on the road, you had to wonder what did they do to anger the football gods. For five weeks in the postseason, everything went right for the Ravens. For the past two weeks, e...

The 11-year relationship between safety Ed Reed and the Baltimore Ravens didn't end like other great players in franchise history, Ray Lewis and Jonathan Ogden. But, based on the comments from Reed and the Ravens, this was an amicable split and not a...

A look at whether each AFC North team has been a winner or a loser in free agency. Baltimore Ravens: Losers. No debate here. The Super Bowl champions have been among the biggest losers in free agency. The Ravens have parted ways with seven starter...

Ed Reed knew right from the start of free agency that he wanted to play for the Texans and that his days in Baltimore were over.

Strong safety Bernard Pollard told ESPN's Josina Anderson that he has signed with the Tennessee Titans on Thursday, which makes him the fifth defensive starter from the Baltimore Ravens' Super Bowl team to either retire or sign elsewhere. Pollard,...