Terrell Suggs still hopes to play a role on Baltimore's defense this season despite a partial tear of his Achilles tendon. The Ravens aren't sharing Suggs' confidence publicly, but Don Banks of SI.com reports that they are holding out hope that he can contribute something to the team before the year is out. They hope that Suggs can return as a situational pass rusher in the final weeks of the regular season.

Ravens nose tackle Terrence Cody's weight is a constant concern because he's ballooned to 400 pounds before. Cody trimmed down to 335 last year, but in hindsight doesn't believe it was the best decision. "Losing that weight last year kind of made me a little weak because I lost it a little too fast," Cody said. "But working out with [strength coach] Bob [Rogucki] ... I am feeling good. ... I feel good, I look good."

Former Ravens and Browns running back Jamal Lewis has filed for bankruptcy in Atlanta with debts of more than $10.5 million, according to TMZ. Lewis, 32, claimed assets of $14,455,854 and debts of $10,566,764. The report said that Lewis owned five homes. He rushed for 1,364 yards as a rookie with the Ravens in 2000, when the team won the Super Bowl. In 2003 he became the fifth man to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season when he totaled 2,066.

The Ravens are hopeful that they'll be able to sign Ray Rice to a long-term contract this summer, although it may not happen until July. Kimberly Jones of The NFL Network asked if coach John Harbaugh had anything to report about the negotiations, she received a simple response. "No I don't," Harbaugh said. Rice led the NFL in yards from scrimmage last season and is currently scheduled to earn $7.742 million in base salary under the franchise tag.

With Terrell Suggs injured, Joe Flacco wants Baltimore's offense to feel pressure to score more points this season. "I want us to get in more of a mindset where we have to score points," Flacco said. "Should this be something that makes us do that? No. We shouldn't feel any more pressure because we don't have him. We still have a great defense and we still have a great team. "But having said that, if it does put more pressure on us, if we do feel like we have more pressure on us and we need to score more, I don't think that's a bad thing." The Ravens offense ranked 12th in scoring (23.6 points per game) last year.

In the wake of Junior Seau's death, Ravens wide receiver Anquan Boldin is trying to be proactive about potential brain damage. "I'm doing research myself to try to find ways to rectify brain damage," Boldin said. Boldin said he had been consulting with a doctor who has advised him how the use of a hyperbaric chamber -- which produces greater air pressure -- could protect against long-term problems to a brain whose owner has been subjected to multiple concussions.

The Ravens have had no internal discussions about docking the pay of Terrell Suggs, who suffered an Achilles injury away from the supervision and practice facility of the team. Suggs suffered a partially torn Achilles' tendon in Arizona during a workout and underwent surgery in early May. The injury, classified as a "non-football injury," would allow the Ravens to reduce his income since it occurred outside of the team's direction. Suggs said he expects to be able to play in just six months and he is targeting a midseason return.

Ed Reed said he's "not 100 percent committed right now to playing this year" in an interview with SiriusXM NFL Radio. Asked if the Ravens know he's not committed, Reed said: "I'm sure they will after this interview." Reed, who turns 34 this fall, has contemplated retirement since the end of the 2008 season because of concerns over a nerve impingement between his neck and shoulder. His future has become a hot topic recently. He previously said he feels disrespected by his current salary. Reed is scheduled to make $7.2 million in the the final year of a six-year, $44.4 million contract.

Eagles tackle Jason Peters and Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs may lose millions of dollars in salary because both of their injuries fall under the nonfootball-injury provision of the collective bargaining agreement. Peters and Suggs both suffered offseason Achilles injuries that have put part or all of their 2012 seasons in jeopardy. The applicable wording in the CBA, Article 20, Section 3 provision states: "A player who is placed on a Nonfootball injury or Illness list ("N-F/I") is not entitled to any compensation under his contract while on such list ..." Both players have claimed they were injured during off-site training sessions but league and union sources agree that any injury sustained that does not occur at the team's facility or under its direction is considered a "Nonfootball injury."

Ravens second-round rookie linebacker Courtney Upshaw was a hot topic of conversation at the team's minicamp this weekend. When stud pass-rusher Terrell Suggs went down with a torn Achilles, putting his 2012 in jeopardy, the spotlight shined brighter on the newest outside linebacker. "The coaches told me to come out here this mini-camp and learn the defense, come out here and compete," Upshaw said. "Honestly, speaking on Suggs, there's only one Suggs. You can't replace Suggs. Everybody's got to come in as a team. The veteran leadership on this team is not going to allow slacking on my part or anybody else's. Everybody's gotta step up."