Baltimore Ravens

Whenever a billionaire asks for taxpayer money to build a new stadium, these economists are the people explaining that, no, it’s not a good use of public funds. But they love sports. Really.

Almost three weeks since free agency opened, maybe no team in the NFL has lost more than the Ravens.

The “swivel” hip-drop tackle has been banned, but Ravens players, coaches and officials have to embrace new rules changes, too.

“We have some stuff that’s coming, but if I said too much, my team would shoot me before I got back to the building,” Brown joked.

“I’m not a politician, I don’t know, but I’m for it,” Harbaugh said Monday at the NFL’s annual league meeting.

Team owners on Tuesday approved a new rule that will take what essentially had become “a dead play” and make it an integral part of the game again.

Paul Mancano and Jonas Shaffer parse what John Harbaugh said (and what he meant) at the NFL’s owners’ meeting in Orlando. Tune in at 11 a.m.

Baltimore County Police opened a criminal investigation into an incident of alleged domestic violence involving Flowers in January and closed it in February.

The competition committee has presented a rule change that would bring opposing teams closer together during a kickoff and create a “landing zone,” all in an effort to encourage more kick returns.

“We think Baltimore’s a great venue for it,” team president Sashi Brown said. “We have to convince the NFL it’s the right venue for them.”

Sitting at a round table in the JW Marriott, Harbaugh fielded questions about his new players and his former players, his new coaches and his former coaches.

After losing three starters along their offensive line, rebuilding up front is once again the Ravens’ offseason focus.

Hollman, a 29-year-old heading into his fourth season, played all 17 games for the Houston Texans last year with one start.

A lawsuit accusing the NFL’s disability plan of violating its duty to retired players by routinely denying valid injury claims can proceed to trial on most counts, a federal judge in Maryland has ruled.

The 6-foot-5, 319-pound Jones has experience at both tackle and guard spots.

The league has spent the past several seasons making kickoff returns less common in hopes of reducing injuries.

Logan Wilson used a hip-drop tackle on Mark Andrews in Week 11, causing him to miss the rest of the regular season. Next year, the move could result in a 15-yard penalty and automatic first down.

Radio coverage of preseason, regular season and postseason games will air on 98Rock and WBAL NewsRadio 1090 AM/101.5 FM. The television stations will continue to broadcast preseason games and air their weekly “Ravens Wrap-Up” show following “Sunday Night Football,” as well as in-season programming by Ravens Productions.

Barcelona, one of the world’s most iconic clubs, has never played at M&T Bank Stadium.

Should the Ravens have tried harder to re-sign Tyler Huntley? How much cap space do they have left? And what’s the deal with Ronnie Stanley's restructured contract? Tune in at 11 a.m.