August 8th, 2009 
Matt Jergensen 
Posted in Ozzie Newsome for years has been lauded as one of the NFL’s top General Managers and it’s hard to disagree with his track record. From all the early accounts from training camp Newsome’s latest draft class looks to stocked full of quality players who will help the franchise for the next five to ten seasons. [...]
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The Blind Side
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game was a book written by Michael Lewis in 2006 that featured two storylines. The first examined how football strategy has changed over the past three decades and the second focused on Michael Oher, former tackle at Ole Miss and current Baltimore Ravens draft pick. That book was made [...]
Oher Deal Worth Up to $13.8 Million
Pro Football Weekly reports the deal for first-round pick Michael Oher is worth up to $13.8 mil: The Ravens and rookie OT Michael Oher have agreed on a five-year contract. According to The (Baltimore) Sun , the deal is worth up to $13.8 million, with $7.8 million guaranteed. Oher, the subject of the best-selling book [...]
Oher Inks a Five-Year Contract
Fresh off the Baltimore Ravens official website: At approximately 9 p.m. tonight, Michael Oher and his agent, Jimmy Sexton, agreed to a five-year contract with the Ravens. The Ravens are one of the first teams to have all of their draft picks signed this season. Oher, who is currently in Memphis, plans to attend tomorrow [...]
Holdout of First-Round Pick Michael Oher Official
The Ravens official site has a piece on the now official holdout on first-round pick Michael Oher: Rookie offensive tackle Michael Oher showed a lot of promise when he played with the first team in offseason minicamps. While the Ravens would like to see him continue that through training camp, Oher can’t until he arrives [...]
Six Ravens to Watch in 2009
It’s getting close. Next week Training Camp officially opens and fans around Baltimore couldn’t be more excited. So excited and passionate that I wanted to take a break and talk about something that doesn’t involve Derrick Mason and which wide receivers won’t be coming to Baltimore. A new season always has its share of questions [...]
Q&A w/ First Round Pick Michael Oher
Ole Miss offensive tackle Michael Oher, who was selected with the 23rd pick in the first round by the Baltimore Ravens, told Sporting News’ Bill Eichenberger that he enjoyed every second of his time at Radio City Music Hall in New York, even if he was the last of the prospects on hand to be [...]
Oher Talks to the Media After the Draft
(on joining the Ravens) “It feels great just to be in the NFL. It’s unbelievable.” (on waiting until pick #23): “It could have been shorter, but it doesn’t matter. I got drafted and that’s the most important thing…I was excited because I knew I was going to get drafted. Don’t feel sorry for me. As [...]
