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Offensive Line The offensive line's run-blocking should improve with the addition of free-agent center Matt Birk and return of RG Marshal Yanda from injury... by Matt Gilmartin 6 159 reads Offensive Line The offensive line's run-blocking should improve with the addition of free-agent center Matt Birk and return of RG Marshal Yanda from injury.

After missing a large chunk of the 2008 campaign due to a major knee injury, Marshal Yanda is eager to get back on the football field.

'You think about sports to take your mind off it' Kevin Cowherd June 11, 2009 Iraq war veteran Matt Jordan of New Hampshire, who has endured eight surgeries after being wounded when a bomb went off 6 feet from him, receives a signed football from Ravens offensive lineman Chris Chester.

The Ravens placed starting right offensive tackle Willie Anderson on the reserve-retired list Wednesday afternoon, perhaps signaling the four-time Pro Bowler's intention to step away from football.

On the first play of the Ravensa mandatory minicamp, the football hit the turf. Newly-acquired center Matt Birk , a six-time Pro Bowler, got mixed up with quarterback Joe Flacco as they exchanged the snap.

He knew a phone call could come at any time, but defensive lineman Dan Cline still thought he could work in a good breakfast with his agent, Jon Rabinowitz .

The Ravens offseason didn't start so well. The team lost Bart Scott to the Jets and it looked as if Ray Lewis would leave.

While there are more than two dozen football players here, all armed with thick binders and each taking meticulous notes, the man at the front of the room is not a football coach.

Matt Birk, a six-time Pro Bowl center from the Minnesota Vikings, will be making a free-agent visit to the Ravens, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune . Birk's visit has not been confirmed by the Ravens ...

With the wealth of free agents up for new contracts, the Baltimore Ravens simply could not retain starting center Jason Brown , who signed with the St.

Now that Jason Brown is off the roster, Chris Chester is preparing to become the Baltimore Ravens' full-time center.

So far the tally is two players gone, one new player signed. That will change by the middle of next week with the departure of more players, and perhaps the addition of a couple new ones.

Where Jason Brown ends up in free agency could be determined by where he lines up on the field.

ALTHOUGH THE PITTSBURGH Steelers prevented the Baltimore Ravens from reaching the Super Bowl, the Ravens' season turned out far better than expected.

Polamalu intercepted a pass by Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco and returned it 40 yards for a touchdown with 4:24 left in the AFC championship game.

Baltimore Ravens kicker Matt Stover celebrates as Tennessee Titans linebacker Stephen Tulloch walks away after Stover kicked a 43-yard field goal with 53 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give the Ravens a ...

On Ed Reed deserving the Most Valuable Player award... Ed Reed , sir, you are a freak of nature.

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Derrick Mason and safety Ed Reed are among 12 players on the team's injury report listed as questionable for Sunday's AFC wild card playoff game against Miami.

As indicated in an earlier post, three-fourths of the Ravensa starting secondary did not practice this afternoon.

But there are three major reasons. The biggest difference from a year ago is Harbaugh, who replaced Brian Billick as coach after a 5-11 season.