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BALTIMORE RAVENS GAME RELEASE UNDER ARMOUR PERFORMANCE CENTER \ 1 WINNING DRIVE \ OWINGS MILLS, MD PH: 410-701-4000 \ BALTIMORERAVENS.COM \ TWITTER: @RAVENS WORLD CHAMPIONS: SUPER BOWL XXXV (2000) & SUPER BOWL XLVII (2012) JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS COACH HARBAUGH SAYS VS. BALTIMORE RAVENS ON STARTING QB LAMAR JACKSON: “I’m amazed by his demeanor and his personality. I look back PRESEASON GAME 1 – AUG. 8, 2019 at being 22 years old and could only have hoped to have Lamar 7:30 P.M. ET – M&T BANK STADIUM (71,008) Jackson’s poise and balance, sense of proportion. He just is who he is, and he doesn’t get flustered, doesn’t get fazed; it’s never too big JUST THE FACTS for him. He keeps it about what’s important. I’m kind of blown away by that part of it with him. ... I feel like [teammates] love him, and • Football. Is. Back. This Thursday (Aug. 8), the Baltimore Ravens it’s for that reason. He’s just Lamar. He’s just being who he is, and host the Jacksonville Jaguars at M&T Bank Stadium, with kickoff set it’s just never too big for him.” for 7:30 p.m. Before Thursday, these teams will hold joint practice sessions with each other on Monday and Tuesday at the Under INJURY UPDATE Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills. G Alex Lewis (shoulder) is on the Physically Unable to Perform list, • Winning six of their last seven games in 2018 – all with QB Lamar while 2019 first-round draft choice WR Marquise Brown (offseason Jackson as the starter – Baltimore (10-6) captured its first AFC North foot surgery) began practicing on a limited basis after being Division title since 2012 and earned a playoff berth for the seventh activated from the NFI list on July 30. time during head coach John Harbaugh’s 11-year tenure. The Ravens returned to the postseason for the first time since 2014, and fell at home in the Wild Card round, 23-17, to the Los Angeles Chargers. NOTE THE QUOTE (LAC then lost at New England in a Divisional playoff.) S TONY JEFFERSON ON THE RAVENS’ 2019 EXPECTATIONS: • Under Harbaugh, who enters his 12th head coaching campaign, “I wouldn’t see why [expectations] would be different. I guess if you the Ravens have won at least 10 games in six of his 11 seasons, while would read what the press is saying, then I guess you’d go that way. Baltimore has also posted the NFL’s fifth-most total victories (114) But in this building, I’ve said it before, we believe in our roster. We since his 2008 Charm City arrival. The Ravens have also appeared believe in everybody that we have here, and a championship is our in three AFC title games (2008, 2011 & 2012) with “Harbs” at the goal. There’s nothing less.” helm, and in 2012, won Super Bowl XLVII. • This past January, Eric DeCosta, who started as a scouting intern WHAT’S GOING ON? with the Ravens in the team’s first year (1996), began his new role as Baltimore’s EVP/general manager. As was announced in 2018 by Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti, DeCosta replaces Ozzie Newsome, who continues to hold a significant role in the organization as the team’s executive vice president. • The Ravens face Green Bay at home on Aug. 15 before traveling to Philadelphia for joint practices prior to an Aug. 22 contest. Baltimore then wraps up preseason action by visiting Washington on Aug. 29. WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sat. Aug. 3: 1 p.m. Practice / Media Viewing 3:30 p.m. Podium & On-Field Interviews Sun. Aug. 4: Players’ Off Day / No Media Availability Mon. Aug. 5: 1 p.m. Practice vs. Jaguars / Media Viewing 3:30 p.m. Podium & On-Field Interviews Tues. Aug. 6: 1 p.m. Practice vs. Jaguars / Media Viewing 3:30 p.m. Podium & On-Field Interviews Wed. Aug. 7: Game Walk-Through / No Media Availability CALLING THE ACTION Television: WBAL Ch. 11 (Baltimore), WJLA (Washington, D.C.), WGAL (York/Lancaster/Harrisburg, PA), WFXR (Roanoke, VA), WWCW (Roanoke, VA), WUPV (Richmond, VA), WTVZ (Norfolk, VA) & WMDT (Delmarva area) Local Radio: WBAL (1090 AM) & 98Rock (97.9 FM) - Gerry Sandusky (PBP) - Brian Billick (analyst) - Evan Washburn (sideline) TV broadcast simulcast with radio during preseason games. Kevin Byrne - Executive V.P. Public/Community Relations n Chad Steele - V.P. of Public Relations n Patrick Gleason - Director of Public Relations n Tom Valente - Public Relations Manager Marisol Renner - Sr. Publications/Public Relations Specialist n Sarah Hampton - Public Relations Intern n Claire Kramer - Public Relations Intern RAVENS INFORMATION 2019 RAVENS SCHEDULE 2019 KEY ADDITIONS & LOSSES Date Opponent Time Key Free Agent Additions 2018 GP/GS Thurs. Aug. 8 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 7:30 p.m. CB/ST Justin Bethel – UFA (Atl.) (two-year contract) .....14/0 Thurs Aug. 15 GREEN BAY PACKERS 7:30 p.m. • Bethel has been selected to three Pro Bowls for his standout Thurs. Aug. 22 at Philadelphia Eagles 7:30 p.m. special teams play (2013-15). Thurs. Aug. 29 at Washington Redskins 7:30 p.m. RB Mark Ingram II – UFA (NO) (three-year contract) ......12/6 Sun. Sept. 8 at Miami Dolphins 1:00 p.m. Sun. Sept. 15 ARIZONA CARDINALS 1:00 p.m. • A two-time Pro Bowler, Ingram II’s 39 rushing scores since Sun. Sept. 22 at Kansas City Chiefs 1:00 p.m. 2014 are the league’s second most (Todd Gurley, 46) among RBs. Sun. Sept. 29 CLEVELAND BROWNS 1:00 p.m. OLB Pernell McPhee – UFA (Was.) (one-year contract) ...13/0 Sun. Oct. 6* at Pittsburgh Steelers 1:00 p.m. • Helped the Ravens earn three playoff berths during his first four Sun. Oct. 13* CINCINNATI BENGALS 1:00 p.m. NFL seasons (2011-14), which included a Super Bowl win in 2012. Sun. Oct. 20* at Seattle Seahawks 4:25 p.m. Sun. Oct. 27 BYE OLB Shane Ray – UFA (Den.) (one-year contract) .........11/0 Sun. Nov. 3* NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS 8:20 p.m. (NBC) • In 2016, ranked No. 2 on the Broncos with a career-high 8 sacks. Sun. Nov. 10* at Cincinnati Bengals 1:00 p.m. WR Seth Roberts – UFA (Oak.) (one-year contract) .......15/7 Sun. Nov. 17* HOUSTON TEXANS 1:00 p.m. • In 2018, recorded career-high totals with 45 receptions for 494 Mon. Nov. 25 at Los Angeles Rams 8:15 p.m. (ESPN) Sun. Dec. 1* SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS 1:00 p.m. yards, also catching 2 TDs. Sun. Dec. 8* at Buffalo Bills 1:00 p.m. S Earl Thomas III – UFA (Sea.) (four-year contract) ........4/4 Thurs. Dec. 12 NEW YORK JETS 8:20 p.m. (FOX/NFLN) • The six-time Pro Bowler owns 28-career INTs, which rank as Sun. Dec. 22* at Cleveland Browns 1:00 p.m. the NFL’s third most since he entered the league in 2010. Sun. Dec. 29* PITTSBURGH STEELERS 1:00 p.m. *Flexible Scheduling Games Home Games in CAPS All Times Eastern Key Free Agents Retained TE Nick Boyle – UFA (four-year contract) ...............16/13 QB Robert Griffin III – UFA (two-year contract) ............3/0 RAVENS PRESEASON FAST FACTS Key Starters Lost • The Baltimore Ravens are 60-32 all time in preseason play, WR John Brown – UFA (Buf.). .16/15 winning 32 of their last 41 preseason games. WR Michael Crabtree – Released (FA) .................16/16 • Under head coach John Harbaugh (2008-18), Baltimore has QB Joe Flacco – Traded (Den.) ..........................9/9 compiled a 33-12 record during the preseason. LB C.J. Mosley – UFA (NYJ). 15/15 • The Ravens are 31-15 all time in preseason home games, OLB Za’Darius Smith – UFA (GB). .16/8 producing wins in 17 of their last 20 contests in Baltimore. OLB Terrell Suggs – UFA (Ari.) .........................16/16 DE Brent Urban – UFA (Ten.) ..........................16/16 • Baltimore hasn’t dropped a preseason game since 2015, posting an impressive 13-0 record over the past three seasons. S Eric Weddle – Released (signed w/ LAR) ..............16/16 TE Maxx Williams – UFA (Ari.) ..........................13/6 2019 DRAFT CLASS ED REED HALL OF FAME Rd. Pick Name Pos. Ht. Wt. College On Saturday, S Ed Reed will be inducted 1 25 Marquise Brown WR 5-9 170 Oklahoma into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, 3a 85 Jaylon Ferguson OLB 6-5 270 Louisiana Tech becoming the third homegrown Raven 3b 93 Miles Boykin WR 6-4 220 Notre Dame (T Jonathan Ogden – 2013 & LB Ray Lewis 4a 113 Justice Hill RB 5-10 200 Oklahoma State – 2018) to earn Hall of Fame honors. 4b 123 Ben Powers G 6-4 310 Oklahoma A Super Bowl XLVII champion, nine-time 4c 127 Iman Marshall CB 6-1 210 Southern Cal Pro Bowler, five-time first-team All-Pro 5 160 Daylon Mack DT 6-1 340 Texas A&M and 2004 NFL Defensive Player of the 6 197 Trace McSorley QB 6-0 202 Penn State Year, Reed was selected by Baltimore with the 24th-overall pick in 2002. RETURNING STARTERS • The Ravens return nine of their 11 offensive starters from 2018. In 2018, Baltimore was one of two teams (Pittsburgh) • On defense, Baltimore returns seven of 11 starters from 2018. to rank in the NFL’s Top 10 in both total defense (first) • The standout trio of LS Morgan Cox, P Sam Koch & K Justin & total offense (ninth). Prior to 2018, this feat had Tucker, which has been together since 2012, returns in 2019. never been accomplished by a Ravens team.