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Randy Moss is back. After leaving the Patriots, then the Vikings, and finally the Tennessee Titans, Moss elected to retire, then come out of retirement and join the San Francisco 49ers. Moss just caught career TD pass number 159 against his old foe The Green Bay Packers: a 17 yard bullet from Alex Smith. The … Read more
Robert Griffin III, the 2nd pick of the 2012 NFL Draft behind Andrew Luck, is leading his new team, the Washington Redskins, against the New Orleans Saints 33 to 17, while Luck and his new team, the Indianapolis Colts, are behind the Chicago Bears 34 to 14 as of this writing. While some may not … Read more
Today was a sad day for Baltimore Ravens fans when former owner Art Modell passed away. He died in Baltimore of natural causes at the age of 87. While revered in Baltimore, he is hated in Cleveland for moving the Browns to Charm City in 1996. He left the team name and colors in Cleveland and … Read more
The Baltimore Ravens are ready for the 2012 season. They finalized their 53 man roster by the Friday, 9pm deadline. No big surprises in the roster, but tough decisions were made and head coach John Harbaugh is pleased with the results: “I really, really, really, really like this football team, really appreciate these players,” Harbaugh … Read more
The Baltimore Ravens waived veteran kicker Billy Cundiff today. Cundiff and rookie kicker Justin Tucker battled it out in a kicking competition this preseason. Tucker outshined Cundiff; The Baltimore Sun reported that Tucker hit 96 of 103 field goals (93.2%) in training camp practice while Cundiff hit 88 of 105 field goals 83.8%). Head coach … Read more
It was beautiful to see the Baltimore Ravens offense gel and take control of the game. After two lackluster preseason games this month, they silenced their critics with a 48-17 win over the Jacksonville Jags Thursday night in Baltimore. Quarterback Joe Flacco looked sharp and the Ravens finally scored in the red zone, something they … Read more
No one likes losing, but if you’re going to lose, do it during the preseason. The Baltimore Ravens did just that Friday night when they fell prey to the Detroit Lions with a final score of 27-12. The team had a good showing of fans; they played for an announced crowd of 70,567 at M&T … Read more
And so it is that time of year when the Baltimore Ravens training camp officially ends and they prep for their second preseason game against the Detroit Lions at home on Friday night. While the starters did not see much playing time in last week’s game against the Atlanta Falcons; that will change this Friday … Read more
Even though it is only a preseason game, excitement is in the air for the Ravens to take the field in Atlanta Thursday night. The Ravens have had a challenging training camp; unfortunately the injury bug has bitten some of their star players. 12 players who sat out of practice on Tuesday will not play … Read more
Terrell Owens, an NFL legend at wide receiver who’s career seemed over just because he’s outspoken, was given a one-year contract by the Seattle Seahawks, and a second chance by the Lord. That’s really the only way to describe what happened to T.O., because there’s no logical reason he should not be playing professional football. … Read more
The 2012 NFL Hall Of Fame class was installed last Saturday at the Pro Football Hall Of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The 2012 class includes Willie Roaf, Jack Butler, Dermontti Dawson, Chris Doleman, Cortez Kennedy, and Curtis Martin. To give a fair presentation of each NFL Hall Of Fame 2012 Class Member, here’s a partial … Read more
Week 2 of Baltimore Ravens training camp wraps up today. While many players progressed during practice drills this week, others weren’t so fortunate and were injured during practice. The Ravens are diligently working to fill in the holes. The biggest blow to the team was tight end Dennis Pitta breaking his hand during padded practice … Read more
Since football’s almost upon us for 2012 (yeah!), I thought it best to present a nice offensive approach that Chris Brown of the blog Smart Football featured and is called ‘The Polecat’ – a three-down-lineman, empty set offense that looks like a pass-and-catch drill between quarterback and receivers, which it is. The Polecat is not … Read more
O.J. Murdock, a Tennessee Titans Wide Receiver, for some reason unknown to all but him, decided to take his own life. Here’s the Tampa, Florida police news webpage note: Tampa Police Investigating Suicide Tampa, FL July 30, 2012 – VICTIM: Orenthal James Murdock (O.J. Murdock), 02/15/1987, B/M WHERE: 2502 East Wilder Avenue, Tampa DETAILS: At … Read more
Baltimore Ravens’ offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie is the talk of the town. A no-show at training camp, the team did not heard from him and he does not have an agent. On Thursday, head coach John Harbaugh said that McKinnie is “dealing with an issue”, but did not elaborate. The Ravens took matters into their … Read more
If at first you don’t succeed, try again. That’s exactly what Baltimore Ravens top draft pick, linebacker Courtney Upshaw did when he passed the conditioning test on his second try. Today the news broke that Upshaw was placed on the non-football injury list without any reason, though it was speculated that he did not pass … Read more
Fresh off the contract signing of Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, the team needs to determine who will back him up. While Rice, a two-time Pro Bowler will get the majority of the carries, the Ravens need someone who can pound the ball in short-yardage situations. Last season we saw the duo of Rice … Read more
Baltimore Ravens fans are still celebrating the contract extension of running back Ray Rice. Late Monday, Rice inked a new 5-year deal for $40 million. Now that the Rice deal is done, the Ravens have shifted their focus to quarterback Joe Flacco. Will the Ravens extend Flacco’s contract before training camp begins on July 25? … Read more
Baltimore Ravens fans can breathe a sigh of relief as star running back Ray Rice signed a 5-year deal worth $40 million. He will receive $17 million in the first year and $25 million over the first two seasons. The deal, which went down to the wire, made Rice one of the highest paid running … Read more
With Baltimore Ravens training camp less than two weeks away, the talk in Baltimore has turned to Ray Rice and his contract. The deadline is approaching fast, 4pm Monday, July 16 will be here very soon and fans are keeping their fingers crossed that Rice will sign a new deal before the deadline. Some have … Read more
I am bursting with excitement as this is one of my favorite times of the year (for football). Opening day is like Christmas and playoffs are awesome if your team makes them, but I really like this time of year. Baltimore Ravens training camp opens July 26, rookies report July 25. Training camp means it … Read more
Leigh Steinberg, Mike Silver, Doug Thornton, Bill Chachkes, and Melissa Rubin. All were part of an amazing Tout.com sponsored Buehler’s Day Off radio show on July 3rd on KXPS 1010 AM in the Palm Dessert. One that was hijacked by yours truly, Zennie Abraham, as the result of a bet I had with Ms. Buehler … Read more
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver LaQuan Williams gave back to his hometown of Baltimore this weekend. He hosted two events to raise funds for his charity, The LaQuan Williams Foundation (LWF). LWF provides structural programming for adolescents and youth in Baltimore. The Friday night launch party was held at Jimmy’s Famous Seafood in Dundalk, Maryland. The … Read more
Baltimore Ravens mandatory minicamp started Tuesday and Pro Bowl safety Ed Reed was noticeably absent. He was expected to attend and no reason was given for his absence causing further speculation about his future with the team. Last month Reed hinted about his retirement during an interview on Sirius XM Radio when he said he … Read more
On Friday, D.J. Williams, the Denver Broncos’ for some God-only-knows reason, a key defensive photo page from the team’s new iPad-based playbook. I guess Williams, the Broncos premier inside linebacker, was so excited by the pretty, high tech presentation he had to share it. But in doing so, he basically gave away not just one … Read more
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs, aka T-Sizzle, has been in the headlines a lot lately. We recently heard the good news that his recovery is going well and while he maintains that he will be back this season, the cause of the injury is back in the news. Suggs’ injury has taken on a life … Read more
Terrell Owens was interviewed by Houston Style Magazine’s Rebecca Briscoe in an interview that was uploaded on May 18th, just days before Allen Wranglers’s owner Jon Frankel elected to release T.O. because he failed to agree to play in an away playoff game for the team, even though Frankel had said that such decisions were … Read more
Justin Blackmon gets 2nd DUI? Wow. Reports are that Justin Blackmon, interviewed in the video below by myself and Julie Buehler, who’s new radio show starts tomorrow on 1010 AM in the Palm Desert Of California, received a DUI. The Tulsa World reports that he was booked in the Payne County Jail at 10 PM … Read more
UPDATE: Julie Buehler Radio Show: Zennie62 Trip To Palm Springs To Host Sports expert, Crossfit trainer, friend and Zennie62 Contributor Julie Buehler is back on radio after a brief absence and with a brand new show called Buehler’s Day Off on Radio KXPS 1010 AM from the Palm Desert in California. I met Julie just … Read more
Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed is making fans crazy. During an interview on Sirius XM Radio, Reed told Adam Schein and Rich Gannon that he is not 100% committed to playing this season. Schein broke the news on Twitter. When was asked if the Ravens knew he’s not 100% committed, he said, “I’m sure they … Read more
Larry Roberts. A man claiming to be Larry Roberts was arrested today on the Georgia 400 and because, after an accident, it was found that he was driving on a suspended license and had a failure-to-appear-in-court bench warrant that was outstanding. According to Atlanta’s Channel 2 News at Noon, the man who said his name … Read more
Baltimore Ravens Sign All Draft Picks, New Birds Ready for Takeoff! Well it is a done deal. This week all eight draft picks were signed by the Baltimore Ravens, the first team to sign the entire draft class. The signings were a major accomplishment since typically draft picks aren’t signed so quickly, but thanks to … Read more
The Minnesota Vikings will finally get the stadium they have sought after for so long. On Monday, the Minnesota House approved financing on a 73-58 vote. And while deliberating, the Minnesota House also increased the amount of private money required to do the deal: It’s now at $532 million, up from $427 million. The Monday … Read more
Julie Buehler is a one-woman army of awesomeness poised to take the sports media World by storm. I met Julie just before the 2012 NFL Draft, and the video above was made on the first day we met in person, at NFL Play 60. As you can hear, she’s more than informed about the Indianapolis … Read more
Ball So Hard University was more like the school of hard knocks today when news broke that Baltimore Ravens star LB Terrell Suggs tore his Achilles tendon and would likely miss the entire season. Ravens fans thought the sky was falling, panic set in and fans were ready to jump off the bridge. Suggs, who … Read more