When the new CBA was signed last August, the 2011 Salary Cap was artificially set by agreement between the NFL owners and the NFLPA.  With the new CBA essentially now really in its first year, the amount of the 2012 Cap is to be set by the new f...

Change. It’s inevitable in today’s NFL.  Some teams embrace it, others run from it.  If the 2011 offseason told us anything, it’s that Ravens’ GM Ozzie Newsome and the Ravens’ Front Office are not afraid to em...

With yesterday’s news that the Ravens have finally signed star DT Haloti Ngata to a long term extension, the next question becomes what will the team do with the approximately $5.4M in Salary Cap space created by the signing? The good news is ...

Today is the deadline for the Ravens to sign star DT Haloti Ngata to a long term extension.  If they fail to get him signed by today’s deadline, they will not be able to work out a long-term deal with him until after the season.  If n...

As media reports continue to filter in, the size and scope of DT Haloti Ngata’s newly signed contract extension are coming more into focus. Based on a variety of sources, it appears that Ngata’s new deal is worth a total of $61M over 5 y...

With today’s news that OT Jared Gaither has signed with the Kansas City Chiefs, the large number – 12 to be exact – of free agents who have departed Baltimore has many Ravens fans dreaming of multiple Compensatory Draft Picks in nex...

1.  SALARY CAP IMPLICATIONS OF FREE AGENT SIGNINGS:  Based on media reports and NFLPA salary information obtained by Ravens 24x7, the following are the terms of the contracts and yearly Salary Cap numbers of the recently signed Free Agents...

Last week’s news that the Ravens would release RB Willis McGahee was really of no great surprise.  For quite awhile, it had been a foregone conclusion that the Ravens were not going to pay McGahee’s 2011 base salary of $6M. This $6M...

Earlier this week, Ravens’ CB Domonique Foxworth expressed frustration with the pace of his recovery from last August’s knee surgery and indicated that he wasn’t where he wanted to be at this point.  While it can be expected th...

1ST ROUND PICK – JIMMY SMITH Status:  SIGNED – Five-year deal, worth $7.46M with a $3,926,000 bonus. Smith’s Salary Cap charges will be as follows: Year Signing Bonus Base Salary Cap Charge 2011...