Marshal Yanda News

There was a long list of candidates for this last spot on the podium. The offensive and defensive line coaches that I spoke with were very high on Ravens guard Marshal Yanda.

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We posted a story Friday about Bernard Pollard and the Baltimore Ravens closing the book on last season's disappointing loss in the AFC Championship Game.

Many of the eyes Wednesday at the Ravens' first organized team activities workout that was open to the media were fixated for a decent chunk of practice on the team's offensive line.

Defense has been the big brother on the Baltimore Ravens team for more than the past decade.

The AFC North blog will take a look at the top five division players at a position each day this week.

When I thought about this, the answer that leaped to my mind was Minnesota Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway.

Get ready NFL fans! Using a unique combination of several sources and statistical information, I was able to generate a very thorough scoring system in order to determine the best and worst offensive line units in the NFL for the 2011 season.

When several teams, including the Oakland Raiders and Chicago Bears, expressed interest in Baltimore director of player personnel Eric DeCosta for their general manager opening earlier this offseason, the Ravens responded by giving their long-time executive a contract extension and a title change.

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ESPN Insider put out a series of stories in conjunction with Football Outsiders on the post-draft needs of the entire league's 32 teams.

The Ravens recently restructured the contract of right guard Marshal Yanda . This afforded them the signing of wide receiver Jacoby Jones .

Someone restructured a contract in the AFC North and it didn't involve the Pittsburgh Steelers for once.

The AFC North blog is continuing its series on projecting the starting lineup for each team in the division.

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