Brendon Ayanbadejo News

The Ravens special-teams unit struggled at times last year, and fixing those mishaps has been a clear priority this offseason.

He was the linebackers coach for the New England Patriots when he learned that Tedy Bruschi, a Pro Bowl middle linebacker and one of the team's emotional leaders, had had a stroke, putting both his 2005 season and the rest of his career in jeopardy.

Baltimore Ravens linebacker Courtney Upshaw speaks at a news conference after NFL football rookie camp practice in Owings Mills, Md., Sunday, May 13, 2012.

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Are you ready for some football?A You can enjoy pizza and football tonight. Ravens Linebacker and special teams star Brendon Ayanbadejo loves his fans and his fans love him.A Brendon interacts with his fans regularly on Twitter.A Brendon will be hosting a pizza tweet up on Wednesday May 9, 2012 at 7 pm.

When the news broke that Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs had torn his Achilles Tendon and would miss most, if not all of the 2012 season, fans everywhere were writing the team off for another run at the Super Bowl.

In an appearance on 105.7 The Fan this morning, Ravens safety Ed Reed spoke about the Achilles injury to Ravens outside linebacker Terrell Suggs.