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Bucs, Chiefs, Browns Headline PFF's Roster Rankings For 2021

Jun 30, 2021 2:40 PM

According to ProFootballFocus, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns enter 2021 with the best rosters in the NFL.

1. Tampa Bay Buccaneers

2. Kansas City Chiefs

3. Cleveland Browns

4. Buffalo Bills

5. Baltimore Ravens

6. Green Bay Packers

7. Los Angeles Rams

8. Dallas Cowboys

9. Minnesota Vikings

10. Denver Broncos

11. San Francisco 49ers

12. Washington Football Team

13. Tennessee Titans

14. Indianapolis Colts

15. Seattle Seahawks

16. Pittsburgh Steelers 

17. New Orleans Saints

18. New England Patriots

19. New York Giants

20. Los Angeles Chargers

21. Arizona Cardinals

22. Miami Dolphins

23. Chicago Bears

24. Cincinnati Bengals

25. Atlanta Falcons

26. Las Vegas Raiders

27. Carolina Panthers

28. Jacksonville Jaguars

29. Philadelphia Eagles

30. New York Jets

31. Detroit Lions

32. Houston Texans

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Lamar Jackson Representing Himself In Contract Talks

Jun 28, 2021 9:54 AM

The Baltimore Ravens have been in talks with Lamar Jackson on a contract extension for months.

The 2019 NFL MVP has said he wants to stay in Baltimore "forever."

Jackson is negotiating his deal without a standard agent. The quarterback is representing himself, along with help from his mother.

"Agents, a lot of times, sort of act as a buffer for teams to players," Ian Rapoport said on The Pat McAfee Show. "It is a little different with Lamar Jackson because it's his mom sort of acting as his business partner, business manager."

Jackson's mother, Felicia Jones, previously helped represent him when he entered the NFL in 2018, finalizing the former first-rounder's rookie contract with the Ravens.

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Jimmy Smith 'Absolutely Will Not Play For Another Team'

Jun 23, 2021 9:43 AM

Jimmy Smith has only played for one franchise since he was drafted in the first round in 2011 and the cornerback has no plans to change that.

"I absolutely will not play for another team," Smith said. "If the Ravens didn't re-sign me last year and I felt like I could still play, I probably would have still retired."

Smith, 32, forwent a chance at free agency to re-sign with the Ravens way back in December.

"To me, this is family," he said. "I know these guys. I've known them for so long. They know me. It's hard to go to a new place, and you've got to introduce yourself, you've got to impress people. I don't want to do all that. I'm good. I'm comfortable being here. Financially, I could not play another down right now and live my life great. It's not necessarily a money thing. Obviously, money weighs into this, but it's not the deciding factor. If I retire, if the Ravens are done with me, then I'm done playing ball."

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John Harbaugh: Lamar Jackson Is Going To Get Paid, And He Knows That

Jun 18, 2021 1:08 PM

The Baltimore Ravens will sign Lamar Jackson to a contract extension at some point, but that day has yet to arrive.

According to a report, the Ravens consider Jackson's extension "priority No. 1 and are aiming to get it done prior to training camp before moving on to several other orders of business."

"Look what he's done. He's going to get paid. He knows that," John Harbaugh said. "The question becomes: What's he going to do? What's his legacy going to be as a quarterback? That’s what he focuses on. That's what's so great about him. The other thing is a done deal."

The 24-year-old quarterback is scheduled to make $1.771 million in base salary this season and $23.106 million under the fifth-year option in 2022.

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Todd Gurley Visiting With Ravens

Jun 10, 2021 8:47 AM

Todd Gurley is visiting with the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday, according to a report.

Gurley, 26, previously worked out with the Detroit Lions as he seeks a new home. The running back was born in Baltimore.

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Ja'Wuan James Files $15M Grievance Against Broncos, Signs With Ravens

Jun 7, 2021 4:58 PM

Ja'Wuan James has filed a $15 million grievance against the Denver Broncos and has also agreed to sign a contract with the Baltimore Ravens. 

James had been guaranteed $10 million for the 2021 season, but because the injury took place off-site, it was designated as a non-football injury, meaning the Broncos were not obligated to pay his salary. The team later released him.

James is seeking his $10 million salary for the 2021 season and $5 million salary for the 2022 season, arguing that he was working out away from the facility under guidance from the Broncos.

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Gus Edwards, Ravens Agree To Two-Year, $10M Extension

Jun 7, 2021 2:13 PM

The Baltimore Ravens and Gus Edwards have agreed to a two-year, $10 million extension.

Both Edwards and J.K. Dobbins are signed at running back through the 2023 season.

Baltimore has led the league in rushing in each of the past two seasons.

After going undrafted out of Rutgers in 2018, Edwards is one of two players in NFL history to produce at least 700 yards rushing and average 5-plus yards per carry in the first three seasons of a career.

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Ravens Want To Make J.K. Dobbins 'Viable Weapon' In Passing Game

Jun 7, 2021 9:21 AM

The Baltimore Ravens want to upgrade their passing offense in 2021 and J.K. Dobbins is part of those plans.

"We'd love to really have a threat out of the backfield. J.K. is a very talented athlete," Greg Roman said. "He didn't do much route running in high school or college, really. He was just toting the rock, getting handoffs. I think he has got the skill set and the talent to really include him as a viable weapon in the passing game. That's a big focus of what we're doing right now."

Dobbins was targeted 24 times during his rookie season. He had 18 receptions for 120 yards.

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Ravens To Work Lamar Jackson Under Center More

Jun 4, 2021 8:31 AM

Lamar Jackson will work under center more this year after exclusively taking snaps from the pistol formation the past three seasons, Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman said.

Roman said "the cat's out of the bag now" when asked if Jackson would move under center more in 2021.

"That is definitely going to be a part of what we do this year -- the percentage of which I cannot state at this point," Roman said during a call with season-ticket holders. "I don't know the extent of it. But we are working on it and evaluating it every day."

Since taking over as the Ravens' starting quarterback, Jackson has taken the fewest snaps under center (127) among quarterbacks with at least 10 starts.

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