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Ravens Other Ray Bringin’ the Noise to the Niners

Whether the Ravens lift the Lombardi Trophy on Sunday may depend on how much noise Baltimore’s other Ray makes.   While Ray Rice has never played in a Super Bowl before, he has shown he is … MORE ►

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The Sounds of T-Sizzle vs. San Francisco

Terrell Suggs has never shied away from our cameras or mics.  Thanksgiving, 2011 was no exception, when he was wired for sound as the Ravens hosted Jim Harbaugh’s 49ers.  Here’s a look back at T-Sizzle...

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For Flacco, one more to go

Over his first five seasons, the Ravens Joe Flacco has built an impressive playoff resume — all it’s missing is a Super Bowl win.  Tomorrow, Flacco gets his first shot at leading Baltimore to a … MORE ►

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Encore: A Classic Steve Sabol take on the Harbaughs

With hours to go before the kickoff of the Harbowl, we bring you an encore of a short feature in which the late Steve Sabol provided a brief guided tour of the coaching pedigree of … MORE ►

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Jacoby Jones: Super Bowl MVP 2.0

Joe Flacco was a worthy MVP of Super Bowl XLVII.  Jacoby Jones would have been, too, after he set a Super Bowl record by gaining 290 total yards.   Tomorrow we’ll take an All-Angles look at … MORE ►

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All Angles: Jacoby Jones 108 Yard Kick Return TD

Yesterday we brought you an all angles look at Jacoby Jones 56 yard TD catch in Super Bowl XLVII.  Today, his 108-yard kickoff return as seen from the views of our various cameras.  The play … MORE ►

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The Newest Super Kids

A Super Bowl win makes grown men giggle like children, and lets their children bask in a blizzard of confetti and glee.  To the long, great tradition of players and their families celebrating a world …...

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The NFL Scouting Combine’s TV debut

NFL prospects will take their talents and their measurables to the annual NFL Scouting Combine next week in Indianapolis, IN. The event will be thoroughly covered with live broadcasts both on NFL...

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Peyton, the Wonderlic, and the Evolution of Scouting

This Wednesday in Indianapolis, the 2013 edition of the NFL Scouting Combine begins.  Like every part of professional football the player evaluation process has undergone an almost immeasurable...

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When the Red Sox and Patriots shared the Green Monster

The Patriots won’t be on the field again for months.  But with their rose hose-wearing cousins the Red Sox opening their 2013 spring training schedule tomorrow, we’re taking a look back at the story of...

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The Material Girl meets a Man on Wire

Beyonce’s Super Bowl XLVII performance was only the latest reminder that the NFL has come a long way from the days of Up With People or trumpeter Al Hirt serving as the halftime entertainment at … MORE ►

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Nearly Tipoff Time for Tecmo March Madness

Call it March Madness, Tecmo Bowl style.  On March 2, America’s largest and longest running Tecmo Bowl tournament will take place in Madison, WI.  Last year, producer Greg Frith brought the story of...

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The Sounds of T-Sizzle vs. San Francisco

Terrell Suggs has never shied away from our cameras or mics.  Thanksgiving, 2011 was no exception, when he was wired for sound as the Ravens hosted Jim Harbaugh’s 49ers.  Here’s a look back at T-Sizzle...

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Tebowing breaks her maiden in thrilling fashion

We recently received word from our friend Billy Koch at Little Red Feather Racing, that earlier this month the stable’s talented filly Tebowing broke her maiden.   Tebowing’s rally to a dramatic...

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This was Matt Barkley in High School

Before he was a polarizing NFL prospect, or a star at USC, Matt Barkley was a four year starter and High School Player of the Year at Mater Dei High School in Orange County, … MORE ►

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Pat Summerall: A Life Remembered

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Tales from the Vault: Jonathan Winters Takes his Talents to the Gridiron

LAST MONTH LEGENDARY COMIC JONATHAN WINTERS DIED AT THE AGE OF 87.  FAMOUS FOR “IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD, WORLD,” AND A STAPLE OF STAGE AND SCREEN FOR DECADES, WINTERS WAS WIDELY KNOWN … MORE ►

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Deacon Jones: The Birth of a Films Vault Legend

It’s long been the observation of one of my fellow Films producers that nearly every NFL player he’s ever met has a noteworthy physical presence, either surprisingly smaller or remarkably bigger than...

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Backstage Pass: Slayer, Journey, and NFL Films

You know NFL Films from decades of America’s Game, Football Follies, Hard Knocks and slow motion close-ups of the NFL’s most exciting moments. What you may not know is that the Vault at 1 Sabol … MORE ►

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This Date in Football: Vince Lombardi “Turns” 100

One century ago today, June 11, 1913, Vincent Thomas Lombardi came into the world.  Today, we salute the late, great Lombardi – one of American sports’ greatest coaches and the namesake of pro...

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