Willie Anderson News

Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker Here are the most interesting stories Wednesday in the AFC North: Ed Bouchette of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes Steelers receiver Santonio Holmes also has sickle-cell traits.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, Finally, the NFL season is officially about to begin.

No more dress rehearsals. The Ravens will play defense for real today. The offense will take off its wraps and flex its muscle.

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Great, For the past two days, I've been telling you who is going to make the playoffs.

Steve Hauschka won the Baltimore Ravens' kicking job over Graham Gano because of his range, accuracy and fundamentals as he takes over for veteran Matt Stover.

Foxworth, a graduate of Catonsville's Western Tech and the University of Maryland, will play his first game for the hometown team.

Willie Anderson announced his intention to retire back in May, but that apparently hasn't dissuaded the Ravens from inquiring about the offensive tackle's status.

In the team's preseason opener, the Baltimore Ravens dominated the Washington Redskins, 23-0. There were a lot of bright spots.

With offensive tackles Jonathan Ogden and Willie Anderson, wide receivers Derrick Mason and Drew Bennett and quarterback Steve McNair retiring in the last 15 months, perhaps ita s no surprise that Ed Reed has considered doing the same.

The Ravens officially signed first-round pick Michael Oher to a five-year contract, valued at up to $13.8 million, with $7.8 million guaranteed, according to a league source.

The Baltimore Ravens announced Wednesday night that they have agreed on a five-year contract with rookie offensive tackle Michael Oher.Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Drew Bennett has officially retired from the National Football League, two days after he signed a one-year, $745,000 contract with the Baltimore Ravens... by Ty Robbins 22 reads Breaking News Drew Bennett has officially retired from the National Football League, two days after he signed a one-year, $745,000 contract with the Baltimore Ravens.

The Ravens' recent addition of free agent receiver Drew Bennett may appear to be a compensatory move, an effort to replace the void left by Derrick Mason should his recent retirement announcement hold true... Drew Bennett Signing Indicative of Newsome's M.O.: a oeThe Job Is Never Donea by Geoff Peckham 22 reads Opinion The Ravens' recent addition ...

Put aside the NFL cliche "it's hard to beat a team three times in a season." What's really hard is when you lose to the same team three times in a season.

Peter Warrick breaks loose on one of his two touchdowns. In conjunction with our recent fan poll, we are taking a look back at the most memorable games of the Marvin Lewis era.

Training-camp report dates: Rookies, July 27; Veterans, July 29. Key veteran arrivals: QB John Beck, C Matt Birk, CB-RS Chris Carr, CB Dominique Foxworth, TE L.J. Smith, WR Kelley Washington.

This is a preview of the 2009 Baltimore Ravens whom I think will take a step back after a good 2008 NFL season.

ESPN.com's All-Decade NFL team didn't escape the scroll of Willie Anderson. Earlier this week the world-wide leader tapped two left tackles, leaving the greatest right tackle in Bengals history again taking sides when he saw that Jonathan Ogden and Walter Jones were on the team.

Will Allen's enjoying this whole big brother thing. Throughout the offseason program, the Dolphins' 30-year-old cornerback has been the guiding light for the Fins' pup corners, draftees Vontae Davis and Sean Smith.

Mission accomplished: The Ravens could not retain ILB Bart Scott, but they did re-sign ILB Ray Lewis, the leader of the defense and still an above-average starter at age 34.