144 days ago - STAR OF THE DAY Lorenzo Neal The 37-year-old joined his seventh team on Tuesday when the fullback signed a one-year deal with the Ravens. He practiced on Wednesday and looked to be in good shape as he helped block and made a couple of catches during the morning workout in Westminster. PLAY OF THE DAY Marcus Smith The rookie receiver continues to be on of the biggest surprises of training camp. The fourth-round pick from New Mexico leaped in the left corner of the end zone and turned a near interception by cornerback Ronnie Prude into a touchdown on a pass by quarterback Kyle Boller YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN With injuries to starting cornerbacks Chris McAlister and Samari Rolle, the Ravens were down to three healthy cornerbacks on Wednesday. It got so bad that wide receiver Mark Clayton was forced to be the team’s nickel back on a few occasions. “It is a concern,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said. “Those guys are all close to coming back. So you’re not going to make a change. It’s not really a situation where you can bring another guy in. You just have to work through it.” QUARTERBACK BATTLE Troy Smith started out with the first team and made some decent throws, especially early, but was not helped by consecutive dropped balls by Clayton on what would have been long completions. Boller was steady and made mostly short to intermediate throws on completions to fullback Le’Ron McClain and receiver Derrick Mason. Boller also threw a touchdown during a
144 days ago - Lorenzo Neal wants to know how he ended up in Baltimore. The fullback is coming off a season in which he made the Pro Bowl for the fourth time by paving the way for a running back to amass at least 1,000 yards for the 11th consecutive season.
151 days ago - Coach John Harbaugh said all of the team’s 18 rookies are expected to play tonight against New England, but the one he’s most concerned about is a Raven who won’t play a down: himself.
153 days ago - Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jarret Johnson continued to impress the coaching staff in his second year as a full-time starter. Johnson would have registered at least two sacks against quarterback Troy Smith, but defenders were not allowed to hit the quarterbacks, who wear non-contact red jerseys during practice.
153 days ago - Ravens rookie quarterback Joe Flacco will make his NFL debut on Thursday night at 7:30 in Foxborough, Mass., at Gillette Stadium against the New England Patriots.
153 days ago - Joe Flacco is the Ravens’ “quarterback of the future,” and that’s just fine to Kyle Boller, who wants to be the team’s quarterback of the present after carrying the burden of being the franchise’s savior for too long.
154 days ago - Star of the day: Mark Clation, receiver. The fourth-year receiver wore a sling last week ago after spraining his right shoulder. But Sunday, Clayton was back on the field, where he made several receptions.
154 days ago - Frederick Keys pitcher Jake Arrieta acknowledges there is much more at stake for his country in Beijing than a gold medal when he takes the mound next week.