Terrell Suggs hopes to have a long-term deal in place with the Ravens by the starting of training camp in late July. Baltimore has until July 15th to get Suggs signed to a long-term deal. If they don't, Suggs would have to sign his franchise tender and wait until the season is over to sign a new deal. "I feel like we're getting close," Suggs told BaltimoreRavens.com. "Negotiations are going on with the Ravens. Fans can be optimistic that I'll be [at training camp]."

The Ravens have agreed to a three-year deal with rookie running back Cedric Peerman. Peerman, a sixth-round pick, will earn $1.253 million over the life of the contract. Peerman rushed for 1,749 yards in four seasons and 18 starts, scoring 15 touchdowns for the University of Virginia.

Former Ravens kicker Matt Stover wants to kick again in the NFL. Stover is comfortable with ending his career, but is also prepared to continue playing if he receives a call this summer. The Ravens have declined to re-sign Stover thus far, and have two young kickers in rookie Graham Gano and second-year player Steve Hauschka. Stover has remained in touch with coach John Harbaugh. "There has always been great communication between John and me, and I was a great communicator between John and the players," Stover said. "When he wanted to know how the players felt about practices and so forth, I would tell him and say, 'Here is what they're saying; do with it what you want.' It worked, because we were all on the same page in what turned out to be a great season last year. "It was a personal phone call, and he wanted to know how I was doing and if I was still kicking and if I was staying in shape," Stover said.

The Ravens have signed rookie tight end Davon Drew to a three-year deal worth $1.324 million. Drew is the first of Baltimore's draft picks to agree to terms, receiving a $139,250 signing bonus. He was a fifth-round pick out of Eastern Carolina. "When you get it done early, you have more time to focus on football and that's what I was trying to do by just getting it out of the way," Drew told the Carroll County Times in a telephone interview. "I wasn't looking at the negotiations like they were going to be extreme. I'm a fifth-round pick. I just wanted the signing bonus to be correct. It wasn't too much of an issue. It's good to get it done."

The Ravens moved quarterback Troy Smith to wide receiver during parts of the team's voluntary minicamp on Tuesday. Smith is still No. 2 on the team's depth chart at quarterback, but they'd like to expand his role. "Without making it a huge story, I'm quite sure that Troy will be lined up in different places this year," coach John Harbaugh said. "He can split out and play receiver. He can play running back. We definitely want to expand guys."