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The Baltimore Sun —
The focus turns to on-the-field issues this week as many of the Ravens' veterans and rookies are at the Owings Mills facility for the three-day organized team activities. They'll have the voluntary OTAs for the next three weeks before a mandatory veteran minicamp runs from June 12-14. Here are five on-the-field storylines as OTAs begin.
The Baltimore Sun (By Matt Vensel) —
On Thursday afternoon, Ravens safety Ed Reed told Sirius/XM NFL Radio that he wasn’t 100 percent committed to the 2012 season and that he has considered retirement this offseason and the two previous. He quickly backtracked, releasing a statement later in the day that said he wasn’t referring to retirement.
NFL.com (NFL.com) —
Ray Rice is not expected to attend the Ravens OTAs even though he and the team have been working on a new deal.
The Baltimore Sun (By Jeff Zrebiec) —
Optimism remains that deal gets done before July 16 deadline For the next three weeks, the Ravens will have three-day, organized team activities that will undoubtedly attract many of the team’s veteran players along with the rookie class.
NFL.com (NFL.com) —
Anquan Boldin is mulling whether to use a hyperbaric oxygen therapy to help ward off possible long-term effects of brain trauma.
NFL.com (Sessler, Marc) —
Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco says he welcomes a point-scoring mindset and the pressure to do so in Terrell Suggs' absence due to an Achilles injury. This year the offense will carry the defense, not the other way around.
NFL.com (NFL.com) —
Terrell Suggs partially tore his Achilles during an offseason working at home in Arizona leaving him open to the possibility the Ravens might dock his salary for the "non-football injury" but the team hasn't even discussed it.
The Baltimore Sun (By Jeff Zrebiec) —
Ravens have the option but here's doubting they will exercise it Though the idea that the Ravens could put injured linebacker Terrell Suggs on the non-football injury list and not pay him all of his $4.9 million base salary during the coming season has picked up steam this week, there has been no indication that it’s something the Ravens would consider doing.
The Baltimore Sun (By Jeff Zrebiec) —
Former Clemson fullback was released by the Ravens this week A day after making a handful of roster additions and cuts, the Ravens announced on Wednesday that they had released fullback Chad Diehl, an undrafted free agent who had participated in the team's rookie minicamp over the weekend.
NFL.com (NFL.com) —
The Baltimore Ravens have promoted Eric DeCosta to assistant general manager.
The Baltimore Sun (By Jeff Zrebiec and Matt Vensel) —
Eagles running back signed Thursday to a five-year, $45-million deal If you were wondering what Ray Rice's reaction was to LeSean McCoy's new contract extension with the Philadelphia Eagles, the Ravens' running back wasted little time responding to the news.
NFL.com (Rosenthal, Gregg) —
After first saying that he wasn't "100 percent committed" to playing football in 2012, Ed Reed immediately backpedaled, saying that this is simply the time of year when players think through things.