The Ravens are the only NFL team that has acknowledged evaluating the pros and cons of signing Michael Vick. "We've had long discussions about Michael Vick and we have a feeling about how he would impact our team and not impact our team," coach John Harbaugh said on Tuesday. Previously, Baltimore general manager Ozzie Newsome, who declined to comment this week, had said that the team had enough quarterbacks.

If Derrick Mason doesn't return to the team after a sudden retirement, the Ravens won't have many options at wide receiver. They signed Drew Bennett last week, but he retired soon after because an injury. Fan House points out that the best available wide receivers are Amani Toomer, D.J. Hackett and Matt Jones. Baltimore has been linked to Joe Horn as well.

Ravens receiver Drew Bennett announced his retirement Sunday night, just two days after signing with Baltimore in an effort to rekindle his career, according to an Associated Press report. Bennett agreed to a one-year deal after a tryout Friday. But he aggravated an old knee injury during the workout, and after returning home the receiver decided to quit.

The Ravens have signed wide receiver Drew Bennett to a one-year contract. Bennett could potentially fill the void left behind by Derrick Mason, who abruptly announced his retirement last week. Baltimore worked out Bennett, D.J. Hackett, Chris Hannon and Justin Brown on Friday.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh isn't worried about a timeline for Derrick Mason's final decision on retirement. "We're staying away from that now. That's between Derrick's agent and [Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome]," Harbaugh told The Baltimore Sun of a timeline. The Ravens are trying not to pressure Mason, who abruptly retired on July 13th. "We love him and care about him," Harbaugh said. "I told him that we want him on our team but we respect his decision either way."

Joe Horn is interested in playing for the Baltimore Ravens, and his agent has been talking with General Manager Ozzie Newsome this week. According to Horn's agent, Ralph Vitolo, he has held a few conversations with Newsome. At this point, it's believed that the Ravens want to check out other receivers before considering Horn or other free agent options such as Robert Ferguson, Koren Robinson, Amani Toomer, Justin McCareins or Matt Jones. "Joe could be that game-breaking presence for the Ravens," Vitolo told us in a telephone interview. "He's in great shape, is extremely motivated and would love to have a chance to show what he can still do. "He doesn't look or play like a 37-year-old guy. Joe feels young and that's the way he plays, with a lot of enthusiasm. All he needs is a shot."

John Harbaugh is "optimistic and hopeful" that wide receiver Derrick Mason will come out of retirement and rejoin the team during training camp. Mason had a strong 2008 season, but said he was "ready to see what else life has to offer." After speaking with Mason on the phone Tuesday night, Harbaugh maintained hope that Mason would have a change of heart soon after the start of training camp next week. "I think it's real honorable what he's doing in the sense that it would be easy for a guy to just come in and go through the motions. Derrick does not want to go through the motions," Harbaugh said Wednesday. "He wants to make sure he's in the right frame of mind to compete at the level he's competed at his whole career, which is a warrior-type level. "He's ready physically. He's in good shape and he's healthy. He just wants to decide if he's mentally ready," Harbaugh said. "It's really open right now. I'm optimistic and hopeful that he'll be there, but if he's not there, we'll be support and respect his decision either way."

Drew Bennett is scheduled to work out for the Ravens on Friday, according to a league source. Baltimore is looking for a receiver in the wake of Derrick Mason's retirement last week. Mason hasn't officially filed his retirement paperwork, and the Ravens are still hoping that they'll be able to convince him not to.

With Terrell Suggs' contract extension finally done, the Ravens are expected to turn their attention towards Ed Reed and Haloti Ngata. Reed is in line for a pay increase, and Ngata has two years left on his contract.

The Ravens will reportedly take their time bringing in veteran wide receivers. They are trying to give Derrick Mason time to reconsider his abrupt decision to retire, hoping he'll return to Baltimore. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is expected to talk to Mason at some point this week.