Baltimore Ravens

Journalist Jon Wertheim joins the podcast to discuss sports stars he wants to interview, artificial intelligence, and Baltimore. And Baltimore Banner sports columnist Kyle Goon talks about Lamar Jackson and the Lakers.

Ya-Sin, a former second-round pick of the Indianapolis Colts, could reportedly earn up to $6 million on the deal.

The Ravens had until 4 p.m. Tuesday to pick up Queen’s fully guaranteed $12.7 million option for 2024.

There's still work to do, but general manager Eric DeCosta addressed the biggest question marks and prevented a drag-out scenario with Lamar Jackson that would have hung over the franchise and bled into the fall.

“We don’t see a lot of big, glaring holes,” Eric DeCosta said Saturday, “and we have solutions as well still out there."

There was plenty to talk about after the Ravens wrapped up their draft Saturday with six total selections and plenty of weary smiles.

The Ravens traded a 2024 sixth-round pick to get back into this year’s draft and select the lineman.

The Ravens added to their class with an imposing tackle who could project as a guard in the NFL.

The Ravens add an athletic prospect with playmaking potential with the No. 124 overall pick.

Kelly, the No. 157 overall selection, was a two-time second-team All-Pac 12 Conference performer.

“Sheesh,” Queen tweeted after Simpson was taken No. 86 overall on Friday.

Baltimore added one of the best inside linebacker prospects in the class and a player considered the No. 43 overall overall prospect in Pro Football Network’s industry consensus big board.

Zay Flowers’ press conference offered deeper insight into his personality and the character traits that have helped pave an unlikely path to a top prospect.

After passing on cornerbacks in the first round Thursday night, the Ravens could wait a while to take their next shot.

“Sometimes you just need time,” Ravens GM Eric DeCosta said after Jackson agreed to a record-breaking five-year deal.

General manager Eric DeCosta said Flowers “is just an explosive, competitive, tough guy who can play outside. He can play inside."

For a few minutes Thursday night, it looked like Banks might stay local for his first NFL job.

On Thursday afternoon, the Ravens locked down their franchise quarterback. On Thursday night, they found Lamar Jackson’s next speedy wide receiver.

Lamar Jackson is a winner. So is Eric DeCosta. As for the Ravens' 2023 opponents? Not so much.

The Ravens and Lamar Jackson wounded each other in a tortured negotiation process that was full of drama. But in carving out a historic deal, both sides showed how necessary it was to reconcile.