Notes
Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti said QB Joe Flacco is the team's new leader with LB Ray Lewis retiring this offseason.
Source:
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh praised QB Joe Flacco as being a great leader, and that LB Ray Lewis retiring is not going to change who Flacco is. "Joe has been a great leader,' Harbaugh said. 'Joe has done a great job throughout his career in his own way. One thing about Joe: Nothing is going to change Joe. Joe is going to be who he is. 'I don't think a change in the roster is going to change Joe, who he is. A change in the contract isn't going to change Joe. Joe is Joe, and that's what you love about him."
Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco praised his young wide receiving core of Tandon Doss, Deonte Thompson and David Reed. 'I haven't heard too much about all that, but I'm excited about who we have,' Flacco said. 'I like the idea of having guys that we've had, we've drafted here or we've picked up here, and grooming them and getting those guys to become great wide receivers. They definitely have the talent to do it. I think we just need to get them some reps. And when I say reps, I mean game time reps, so their confidence can take off.'
Source:
Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco said he feels good about having four of the five offensive linemen returning from the super bowl team in 2013. 'Yeah, it does,' Flacco said when asked if he feels good about the pass blocking with McKinnie back. 'I think every year we've been here, we've juggled the offensive line around a pretty good amount. And at some point or another during the middle of the season or come playoff time or all through preseason and at the beginning of the season, we've switched something or just made our starting line. 'So, I think the fact that we have a pretty good feel about who is going to be up there is definitely good for me, and the fact that they played so well together last year at the end of the season is definitely a big confidence booster."
Source:
The Baltimore Ravens likely will look for QB Joe Flacco to restructure his contract prior to the 2016 season if the salary cap does not significantly increase because he is scheduled to have a $18 million base salary and $28.55 million salary cap figure that season. 'Depending on the salary cap, that's what will determine when we get to the fourth year, what they're going to have to do,' Flacco's agent, Joe Linta, said. 'We really viewed this as sort of a three-year deal to make sure the first three years Joe was paid accordingly with the top guys in the league.'
Source:
Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco will be the NFL's highest-paid player at $30 million in 2013, but he'll count just $6.8 million on the salary cap.
Source:
Updating previous reports, Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco's six-year, $120.6 million deal includes $52 million guaranteed. He'll make $51 million in the first two years, and $62 million in the first three years. He has a $6.8 million cap number for 2013.
Source:
With the pending re-signing of QB Joe Flacco, the Baltimore Ravens are not expected to use their franchise tag on any of their other unrestricted free agents.
Source:
Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco will participate in the team's offseason program, and teammate RB Ray Rice is happy. 'I'm glad he's done so he can be there in the offseason. Me and him will be there to lead this offense again,' Rice said.
Source:
The deal between the Baltimore Ravens and QB Joe Flacco is worth $120.6 million. Flacco and his agent are going over the specific details of the deal points, line by line. If everything is deemed satisfactory, Flacco would travel to Baltimore Monday, March 4, to take a physical and lend his signature to the six-year pact. The team might hold a press conference Monday afternoon.
Source:
Hot -- Moving Up in the Player Rankings.
Injury Concern.
Sleeper.