Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti has told quarterback Joe Flacco that it’s time for him to fill the leadership void created by the retirement of Ray Lewis. Running back Ray Rice doesn’t need to be told that it’s time to step up. “A leadership role is something I definitely don’t mind taking upon now, because I…
Two years after Steelers' LB LaMarr Woodley said that the Ravens and Joe Flacco would never win a Super Bowl, they did just that.
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley created headlines in June 2011, when he said Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco wouldn't go to the Super Bowl "in his lifetime." As you know, Flacco didn't just go to the Super Bowl last season. Show More Summary
The Baltimore Ravens were led to their first Super Bowl title in 2001 by a player who looked like a member of the Legion of Doom. They won their second last year led by a player who looks like a resident of Sesame Street. C'mon, admit it...Joe Flacco kind of looks like Bert. Show More Summary
Mike Florio believes Robert Griffin III’s main concern should not revolve around the time he has missed, but he should be concerned about players targeting his surgically-repaired knee. Also, Ravens QB Joe Flacco has to prove he’s ready to become a leader, whether the teams desperately needs him to be that or not.
When Ravens tight end Ed Dickson signed his restricted free agent tender last week, we mentioned that he saw a significant drop in his production as a receiver between 2011 and 2012. Dickson went from 54 catches and five touchdowns in 2011 to 21 catches and no scores last season, which helped him draw the…
On March 4, one month and one day after the Baltimore Ravens won Super Bowl XLVII and quarterback Joe Flacco put forth an MVP performance in the biggest game of his life, the team rewarded the player with a six-year, $120.6 million contract that guaranteed him $52 million. Show More Summary
The Ravens ultimately may have been dumb not to get quarterback Joe Flacco signed last year, but it’s not as if they didn’t try. In an excerpt from his book regarding the team’s second Super Bowl run, Nestor Aparicio of WNST in Baltimore details a 45-minute, face-to-face meeting between Flacco and owner Steve Bisciotti aimed…
As the Baltimore Ravens begin preparing to defend their Super Bowl XLVII championship, the practice facility in Owings Mills, Md., had a different aura for the first time in nearly a decade. Gone are two of the more iconic figures of the franchise in the retired Ray Lewis and Ed Reed, who signed with Houston Texans over the offseason. Show More Summary
Besides Jonathan Ogden, Jamal Lewis, Todd Heap, Marshal Yanda and Joe Flacco, most offensive players in Ravens history have, at some point, had to beat someone out to win their spot on the field. And when it comes to receivers, the title of "No. Show More Summary
Agent Joe Linta says the Ravens were dumb for not signing quarterback Joe Flacco last August. Flacco has since said he “obviously” disagrees with Linta. Flacco’s words “obviously” will be used by other agents against Linta. It’s against the rules for rival agents to target players who currently have agents. But it happens all the…
The agent for Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco made some headlines this weekend when he said that he’d never “seen a dumber move” than Baltimore’s decision not to sign Flacco to a contract extension before the 2012 season. Joe Linta said later that his comments were based on talk that Flacco’s greed led to a contract…
Joe Linta, the agent of Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco, called the Ravens organtization 'dumb' over Memorial Day weekend. Flacco said on Wednesday that he doesn't agree with Linta's comments.
In a story that refuses to die, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco told the team's official website on Wednesday that he disagrees with his agent's comments that the team was "dumb" not to sign him before the 2012 season. His agent,...Show More Summary
Regardless of whether the Ravens were or weren’t dumb in rolling the dice on the contract of quarterback Joe Flacco, they weren’t able to keep receiver Anquan Boldin for 2013. Sure, he told Pro Football Talk on NBCSN he’d play for the Ravens or no one. But when the Ravens wanted to cut his pay…
Joe Flacco’s agent Joe Linta describes Baltimore’s inability to sign the QB in 2012 as the dumbest move he’s seen in his life. Mike Florio understands Linta’s frustrations, but believes his comments should have been uttered privatel...
Joe Linta, the agent for Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, made headlines over the weekend with his comments to Jim Corbett of the USA Today about the talks between himself and the Ravens on an extension of Flacco's contract.
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Mike Florio runs down the latest news around the NFL. Joe Brown is back in the Browns’ front office, but will he learn from the mistakes that got him terminated last time? Jay-Z’s agency is under fire, but will the rapper find a way around the rules?
Newday’s Bob Glauber joins Mike Florio to talk about the latest happenings in the world of football. Joe Flacco’s agent, Joe Linta, called the Ravens “dumb” for not offering the QB a deal before 2012 and Glauber says eventually this whole ordeal will blow over. Geno Smith may claim the Jets’ starting QB gig, but…
The Baltimore Ravens waited for quarterback Joe Flacco’s contract to run out and got themselves a Super Bowl title. That also cost them millions of dollars when they eventually re-signed Flacco to a six-year $120.6 million deal after last season. Show More Summary