Brendon Ayanbadejo News

Washington, who will join linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo on injured reserve, suffered the injury during the fourth quarter of the team's 17-15 loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday when he lowered his shoulder in an attempt to force running back Joseph Addai out of bounds.

Each Wednesday we'll bring you a Q&A with a Ravens player to help you learn a little more about the team.

On who the backup long snapper is if Matt Katula can't go on Sunday: "You looked at the depth chart and couldn't find one? Well, that's curious." On if he would consider the special teams play in the Broncos game the best overall since he's coached the Ravens: "I don't know.

Ever since Bart Scott left for green pastures via free agency this offseason, the open spot next to Ray Lewis has been filled by a rotation of young linebackers.

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When Ravens rookie Lardarius Webb finally got to the end zone after his 95-yard return of the second-half kickoff in Baltimore's 30-7 win over the Denver Broncos, he almost didn't know how to react.

When the Ravens lost veteran linebacker Bart Scott to a free-agent raid by their former defensive coordinator last March, they turned his position over to a second-year player with just a handful of snaps on an NFL defense.

After watching the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cincinnati Bengals win games Sunday, Ravens fans should be concerned about the Ravens getting to the NFL playoffs.

David Tyree has been to the sports mountaintop. But he has been to the bottom as well.

As linebackers in the National Football League go, Brendon Ayanbadejo of the Baltimore Ravens is relatively small.

The loss of LB Brendon Ayanbadejo to a season-ending injury is a blow to the Ravens' special-teams coverage units, but it could most seriously impact the Ravens' "sub" packages.

Ravens run offense vs. Bengals run defense: The Bengals' front seven hasn't held up the past two weeks, giving up 93 yards rushing to Pittsburgh's Willie Parker and 121 yards to Cleveland's Jerome Harrison.

It's not necessarily on par with the defense losing Ray Lewis or Ed Reed or the offense bidding farewell to Joe Flacco or Derrick Mason , but the void created by the season-ending injury to Brendon Ayanbadejo resonates deep within the Ravens' special teams.

Last week, I was named the AFC Defensive Player of the week. I was extremely honored to represent the Baltimore Ravens in this capacity.

While many of us are still feeling the heart break over the loss to the Patriots and their feminine quarterback Tommi Brady, the season moves on.

Already this season the Ravens have the top two yardage games in team history . 2 Injury concerns: Both teams are a little banged up going into the game.

Dannell Ellerbe's heart was racing, and he could hardly stand still as he lined up in his stance before his first regular-season snap as an NFL linebacker.

The Baltimore Ravens placed LB Brendon Ayanbadejo on injured reserve Tuesday afternoon, general manager and executive Vice President Ozzie Newsome announced.

The roughest and the toughest, the meanest and manliest: NFL players have begun to speak up in favor of granting gay and lesbian families equal marriage rights.

A league source has now confirmed to the Globe that the Ravens have signed Prescott Burgess.