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• Pass rush coach Chuck Smith sets record straight on Ravens’ defensive turnaround: ‘Zach Orr did it’

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Ravens pass rush coach Chuck Smith shared that it was Defensive Coordinator Zach Orr was the one to turn the Ravens’ defense around in 2024. Five weeks into the season, the Baltimore Ravens sat with a 3-2 record. They’d lost by a toe against the Kansas City Chiefs in the opener, 20-27, but followed up with a disappointing loss to the La...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 9

Dennis Wierzbicki-Imagn Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. *Tyler Colvin’s disappearing home run and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the course of time. Here’...2025
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• 5 things to know about new Lions DE Ahmed Hassanein’s awesome story

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images New Detroit Lions EDGE Ahmed Hassanein has an amazing story. Here are 5 things to know about the 6th-round pick. The Detroit Lions finally got their edge rusher in the sixth round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Boise State’s Ahmed Hassanein is a fascinating prospect with a couple of very productive seasons and one of the most unique stories in this year’s class. Here ...2025
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• Official Baltimore Beatdown Mock Draft; A Ravens’ draft heist commences

Photo by Barry Chin/The Boston Globe via Getty Images A Baltimore Ravens mock draft Monday the week of the 2025 NFL draft. It’s officially draft week. In just a few days, the Ravens will make their first-round selection, currently at No. 27 overall. As we kick off a week of content coming down the pike, we’ll start with a full seven-round mock draft. This mock comes from Pro Football Netw...2025
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• Ravens land offensive line, defensive depth and kicker in Dane Brugler’s 7-round mock draft

Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images The Baltimore Ravens come away with a litany of talent in Dane Brugler’s 7-round mock draft. The Baltimore Ravens enter the draft with few holes on their roster, but 11 draft picks to add starter quality talent and depth everywhere else. In The Athletic’s Dane Brugler’s seven-round mock draft, they do precisely that, beginning with bolstering the offens...2025
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• 2025 NFL Mock Draft: Chicago Bears boost pass rush

Photo by Perry McIntyre/ISI Photos/Getty Images With the 10th overall pick in the 2025 Bleeding Green Nation community mock draft, New Orleans Saints GM FierceDisc65 selects ... Mykel Williams, EDGE, Georgia The stage is set. “The Chicago Bears are on the clock…” Good old Rodger Goodell says, then steps away from the podium quickly and vanishes backstage to weep softly after the chorus of ...2025
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• Broncos CB Kris Abrams-Draine, Lions’ defensive line stepped up for their teams in Week 16

Chuba Hubbard, De’Von Achane, and Kyle Van Noy may be a bit under the radar, but they’re playing well for their teams. As any NFL season progresses, there will be more unheralded players who rise up from humble beginnings to become factors, and guys whose careers have gone sideways who somehow find the road back to relevance. We like to celebrate these players every week in “Secret Superstars.” T...2024
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• NFL trade deadline pass rush options for the Ravens

Photo by Timothy Nwachukwu/Getty Images What are the options to add some beef on the front 7 The Baltimore Ravens’ defense hasn’t been great this year. There have been great individual play and inconsistencies among the groups. The pass rush was excellent in Week 1, hitting Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes eight times while barely blitzing. The secondary did their job agains...2024
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• Tavius Robinson continues to personify what it means to ‘Play like a Raven’

Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports The second-year outside linebacker’s victory-sealing play in Week 2 of the preseason was just the latest example. Every team in the NFL wants tough players with a hardnosed mindset on their roster especially on defense. However, it takes a certain type of player to truly embody what it means to “Play like a Raven.” More than a motto or mantra plastered throu...2024
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• Ravens News 8/14: Catchable Rates

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Ravens believe in their edge rush options despite slow start to training camp Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic Do the Ravens have enough on the edge to generate a steady pass rush and make up for the offseason departure of Jadeveon Clowney? Pass rush coach Chuck Smith seemed like the right person to ask. “I really don’t even care what people think (being) honest ...2024
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• Ravens News 8/13: Roster Projections

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Practice Report: Two Smallest Defenders Stood Out in a Physical Practice Ryan Mink, BaltimoreRavens.com Defensive backs Ar’Darius Washington (5-foot-8, 177 pounds) and Damarion Williams (5-10, 180) made multiple plays during Monday’s session. Both have seen more practice reps with the first team due to injuries to Kyle Hamilton and Arthur Maulet, and they...2024
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• Ravens News 8/2: Earning Reps

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Practice Report: Observations From Most Physical Practice Yet Ryan Mink, BaltimoreRavens.com On two seperate occasions, cornerbacks Marlon Humphrey and Arthur Maulet had their arms wrapped around Henry’s waist, looking like they were holding on for dear life. One outside run with Ronnie Stanley and Andrew Vorhees out in front blocking looked like a steam ...2024
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• Ravens News 7/12: SB or Bust

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images 32 NFL Teams in 32 Days: Super Bowl or Bust for the Ravens Gilberto Manzano, Sports Illustrated Biggest gamble this offseason: Settling at receiver, letting linemen leave The Ravens will have three new starters protecting Jackson, including rookie Roger Rosengarten, the team’s second-round pick in April. They’re going to need left tackle Ronnie Stanley...2024
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• Ravens News 7/9: Sustained Productivity

Photo by Lauren Leigh Bacho/Getty Images Ranking the Ravens’ best players in 2024: Who’s in the top 20? Jonas Shaffer, The Baltimore Banner 16. DL Michael Pierce Before suffering a torn biceps in Week 3 of the 2022 season, Pierce had looked like one of the NFL’s best nose tackles. Back at full strength, he looked the part again for stretches of last season. Pierce’s 25 run stops — tackles...2024
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"Check it out: Boise State Edge Ahmad Hassanein and coach Chuck Smith were firing each other up during the hoop drill @NFLAfrica : #NFLCombine on @NFLNetwork : Stream on @NFLPlus pic."

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"com/KEVNPnjjfw— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) February 2, 2024 “With Zach and the guys that we have on defense and some of the younger coaches that are already here including [Outside Linebackers Coach] Chuck Smith – those guys are going to build another great defense, and I’m going to be in the middle of it, just like I’m in the middle of the offense and special teams,” Head Coach John Harbaugh said."

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"Defensive Coordinator Mike Macdonald has excelled in his role and the offseason hire of outside linebacker Chuck Smith, pass rush savant, has appeared to have paid off."

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"When it comes to pass rushing, Chuck Smith is an expert."

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" Pick Six Podcast: 'The Sack Whisperer' Chuck Smith talks NFL's top pass rushers with Pete Prisco "

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" Chuck Smith, who once played defensive end in the NFL and now trains Gregory, raved about the Nebraska product's effortless movement skills, via Fischer: He can pretty much do any movement, at any position."

• Pass rush coach Chuck Smith sets record straight on Ravens’ defensive turnaround: ‘Zach Orr did it’
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• Official Baltimore Beatdown Mock Draft; A Ravens’ draft heist commences
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• Ravens land offensive line, defensive depth and kicker in Dane Brugler’s 7-round mock draft
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• 2024 Baltimore Beatdown awards: Coach of the Year

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images Vote for the Baltimore Ravens’ Coach of the Year for the 2024 season. The 2024-2025 NFL season is complete, but before the chapter is closed, we want a final look at the joys that came from the Baltimore Ravens’ season. So, let’s celebrate the successes by handing out our second-annual Baltimore Beatdown Awards. Today, we continue with Coach of the Year....2025
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• Prolific pass rushers among Reese’s Senior Bowl standouts who fit Ravens defensive needs

Brett Davis-Imagn Images The annual premier all-star games featured some impressive performances from prospects at positions that will be addressed this offseason. The Ravens front office has long believed in drafting and developing their core talent rather than relying on veteran acquisitions. General manager Eric DeCosta has repeatedly said the draft is the “lifeblood” of the organizatio...2025
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• Broncos CB Kris Abrams-Draine, Lions’ defensive line stepped up for their teams in Week 16
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• Prolific pass rushers among Reese’s Senior Bowl standouts who fit Ravens defensive needs
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• John Harbaugh reveals timeline for OLB David Ojabo’s ACL recovery

Albert Cesare-USA TODAY Sports The third-year edge defender is slated to “graduate” to on-field drills “somewhere in training camp.” The Baltimore Ravens defense went from having its ability to rush opposing quarterbacks questioned ahead of the 2023 season to finishing with the most sacks in the league by the end of the year. Three-time Pro Bowl outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney was seco...2024
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• Broncos CB Kris Abrams-Draine, Lions’ defensive line stepped up for their teams in Week 16
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• AFC North 2024 roster rankings: Edge rushers

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Breaking down who has the best collection of perimeter pass rushers in the division. With training camp less than a month away and every roster in the league all but set, it’s time to take a step back and evaluate all four rosters in the AFC North, the only division in which every team finished with a winning record above .500 in 2023. ...2024
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• Ravens biggest remaining needs after Day 1 of the 2024 NFL Draft

Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports Assessing the top position groups the Ravens still need to address heading into Day 2. The Baltimore Ravens let the board play out on the first night of the 2024 NFL Draft and wound up with a tremendous value pick at No. 30 overall with former Clemson cornerback Nate Wiggins. While it checked off one of their top positions of need, they still have several others ...2024
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• Ravens News 12/7: Downfield Strikes

Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images Here’s how Lamar Jackson and the Ravens’ offense could evolve after the bye Jonas Shaffer, The Baltimore Banner Downfield passing The bad news for the Ravens’ passing game is that Jackson’s downfield accuracy remains below average. He ranks 28th in completion percentage (27.5%) among the 31 quarterbacks with at least 20 deep passes (20-plus air yards), ac...2023
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• Jadeveon Clowney’s resurgent season should come as no surprise

Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images The former No. 1 overall pick is shining brighter than ever now that he is no longer the star of the show. In football, one play is all it takes for a player to be remembered in glory or infamy. A single moment in time can set them on a path to stardom and prominence or make them fade into obscurity. The Baltimore Ravens have a pair of former 2014 first-...2023
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• Ravens confident Zach Orr will uphold standard of dominant defense

The former All-Pro turned coach is no stranger to exceeding expectations and that will need to continue in his elevated role. The Baltimore Ravens fielded the best defense in the league during the 2023 season that not only stacks up with some of the all-time units but made history by becoming the first to at least tie for the league lead in sacks, takeaways, and points allowed per game. After two ...2024
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• Lions vs. Ravens 5Qs preview: Aidan Hutchinson could ‘destroy’ Baltimore’s game plan

Photo by Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A preview with Baltimore Beatdown’s Kyle Barber about the Week 7 matchup between the Detroit Lions and Baltimore Ravens. For the second week in a row, the Detroit Lions are on the road to face yet another division leader; this time, it’s the Baltimore Ravens, the first-place team in the AFC North. Baltimore is getting it done with def...2023
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• Report: Dolphins to hire Ravens Asst. Head Coach/Defensive Line Coach Anthony Weaver as defensive coordinator

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images The Ravens lose another top assistant. Ravens Head Coach John Harbaugh has a busy offseason ahead of him as Assistant Head Coach and Defensive line coach Anthony Weaver has reportedly been hired by the Miami Dolphins to become their defensive coordinator. Anthony Weaver is the #Dolphins new DC. John Harbaugh and the #Ravens wanted to ...2024
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• Jadeveon Clowney’s resurgent season should come as no surprise
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• Lamar Jackson’s long-term deal headlines Ravens’ big roster moves this offseason
The current odds don’t necessarily reflect it, but Baltimore’s offseason put the Ravens in a position to succeed this season. Training camps across the NFL have begun and the excitement of the 2023 NFL season has arrived! But, before the first kickoff commences, it’s time to get a refresher on what happened over such an important offseason. For the Baltimore Ravens, great changes and moves were ...2023
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• Roundtable Reactions: Ravens sign pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney

Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports The Beatdown gang share their reactions to the Ravens’ signing of pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney On Friday, reports announced the Baltimore Ravens are signing veteran outside linebacker Jadeveon Clowney to a one-year deal. Below are the reactions from Beatdown contributors. To win on defense in the NFL a team must be capable of rushing four defenders and gene...2023
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• Staff Reactions: Ravens sign Justin Madubuike to a long-term extension

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Beatdown gang react to the NFL news of the Ravens signing DL Justin Madubuike to a 4-year contract extension The Baltimore Ravens announced they have come to terms on a four-year contract extension with DL Justin Madubuike. Below are the reactions from the Baltimore Beatdown staff regarding the news. Days after saying a long-term deal would be more benef...2024
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• Ravens Announce Hiring Of Pass Rush Guru, Personal Trainer Chuck Smith As New OLB Coach
A personal coach for Pittsburgh Steelers defensive lineman Cameron Heyward and outside linebacker Alex Highsmith has a new job in the AFC North. Chuck Smith, a former All-Pro pass rusher for the Atlanta Falcons, was hired by the Baltimore Ravens Wednesday as the new outside linebackers coach under head coach John Harbaugh, the team announced. […]...2023
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• The Linc - Miles Sanders set to enter free agency as the top RB
Photo by Adam Bow/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 3/10/23. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... NFL’s top-5 free agent running backs in 2023, ranked - SB NationNo. 1: Miles Sanders, Philadelphia Eagles. This was a really fascinating season for Sanders, and it will be curious to see how much of his 2022 success will be chalked up to Shane St...2023
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• Ravens land offensive line, defensive depth and kicker in Dane Brugler’s 7-round mock draft
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• Broncos CB Kris Abrams-Draine, Lions’ defensive line stepped up for their teams in Week 16
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• Statistical Storylines: Key Metrics from the Ravens’ Week 6 Win over Washington

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Welcome to Statistical Storylines, a new column on Baltimore Beatdown with a weekly statistical breakdown of the Ravens’ last matchup, using advanced metrics to tell the story of the game. There’s only one number that truly matters at the end of a football game: the final score. But advancements in player tracking and the creative work of the NFL’s grow...2024
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• Tavius Robinson continues to personify what it means to ‘Play like a Raven’
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• Ravens vs. Bengals final: MVP, 12 Winners & 5 Losers

Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images Big time winners and some losers from tonight’s game The Baltimore Ravens take care of the Cincinnati Bengals at home under the lights, 34-20. The Ravens will move to 8-3 on the season while the Bengals, who also lost quarterback Joe Burrow due to a wrist injury, to 5-5. MVP: Lamar Jackson Excellent performance by the Ravens’ signal caller, who was deal...2023
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• 5 Things We Learned From Ravens Preseason Opener

Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images Several questions were answered or at least came into focus in the team’s latest record-extending exhibition victory. There are several revealing takeaways from the Baltimore Ravens’ 20-19 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Saturday. With a few starting spots and several key roles up for grabs the team got some early indications of who the front runners shou...2023
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• Justin Houston signs with Carolina Panthers

Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports Houston will not be returning to Baltimore The Carolina Panthers have reached an agreement with outside linebacker Justin Houston on a one-year deal, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Four-time Pro-Bowl LB Justin Houston reached agreement on a one-year deal with the Carolina Panthers, per source.— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 6, 2023 This put...2023
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• Are the Ravens the ‘sleeping giant’ in AFC for the 2023 season?
Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports Despite having a former unanimous league MVP under center, the team has been flying under the radar compared to some of the other top contenders in the conference. Professional sports teams with a former league MVP still in their prime are rarely overlooked, especially in the NFL. However, with an AFC loaded with playoff and championship contenders, and all...2023
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• Where the 2023 Baltimore Ravens may regress
Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports A mid-day Barber buzzkill The offseason is a time for NFL clubs to build off the previous season. If they needed to overhaul a wide receiver room, they make a signing or two, or a trade. If their offensive line struggled, they draft or sign a replacement. No matter the area of struggle, teams try to fix the losses or areas of challenge, which makes complete...2023
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• The Linc - Miles Sanders set to enter free agency as the top RB
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