The Ravens have released 34-year old DT Kelly Gregg.  Gregg played in 16 games for the Ravens last year and he had 38 tackles including 1 tackle for a loss.  Gregg played in 134 games in his 9 years with the Ravens and he had 510 tackles, 34 tackles for a loss, 19.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, he recovered 6 fumbles and he defensed 9 passes.  The Ravens want to get younger at DT and Gregg seemed to lose a bit performance wise last year.

The Ravens have released 29-year old running back Willis McGahee.  McGahee played in 15 games (all starts) for the Ravens last year and he carried the ball 100 times for 380 yards (3.8 ypc) with 5 TD grabs.  He also caught 14 passes for 55 yards (3.9 avg) with 1 TD grab last year.  McGahee played in 59 games (26 starts) in his four years with the Ravens and he carried  the ball 673 times for 2,802 yards (4.2 ypc) with 31 TD runs.  He also caught 96 passes for 544 yards (5.7 avg) with 4 TD grabs with the Ravens.  McGahee made it to 1 Pro Bowl with the Ravens and he is the franchise’s #3 rusher with 2,802 yards.  He is also #2 in rushing TDs (31) and he’s #14 in receptions (96) in team history.  The Ravens will have a shiny new backup RB for Ray Rice in 2011.

The Ravens have released 37-year old WR Derrick Mason.  Mason played in 16 games (15 starts) for the Ravens last year and he caught 61 passes for 802 yards (13.1 avg) with 7 TD grabs.  He played in 96 games (94 starts) in his six years with the Ravens and he caught 471 passes for 5,777 yards (12.3 avg) with 29 TD grabs.  Mason is the Ravens’ all-time leader in both receptions (471) and receiving yards (5,777).  Mason is also #2 in TD grabs with 29 in Ravens’ history.  Mason was a warrior for the Ravens as he had no fear over the middle and he had a great set of hands.

The Ravens have released 31-year old TE Todd Heap.  Heap played in 13 games (all starts) for the Ravens last year and he caught 40 passes for 599 yards (15.0 avg) with 5 TD grabs.  He played in 133 games (128 starts) in his 10 years with the Ravens in which he has caught 467 passes for 5,492 yards (11.8 avg) with 41 TD grabs.  Heap also carried the ball 8 times for 61 yards (7.6 ypc) for the Ravens.  Heap made it to two Pro Bowls with the Ravens and he is the all-time franchise leader in TD grabs with 41 of them.  Heap is also #2 in receptions (467) and #2 in receiving yards (5,492) in Ravens’ history.  The Ravens would like to re-sign Heap at a lower salary but with a soft free agent market as far as TEs go, he might get a nice offer from another team.

Running back Jamal Lewis is the best RB in the short history of the Baltimore Ravens.  He had a year for the ages in 2003 with the Ravens.  He played in 16 games (all starts) for the Ravens in 2003 and he carried the ball 387 times for 2,066 yards (5.3 ypc) with 14 TD runs.  He also caught 26 passes for 205 yards (7.9 avg) for the Ravens in 2003.  Lewis led the league in rushing in 2003 as that was the year he made it to his only Pro Bowl.  Lewis played in 91 games in his six years with the Ravens and he carried the ball 1,822 times for 7,801 yards (4.3 ypc) with 45 TD runs.  He also caught 160 passes for 1,365 yards (8.5 avg) with 2 TD grabs for the Ravens.  Lewis is the Ravens’ all-time leader in both rushing yards and TD runs.  He rushed for at least 1,000 yards in a season, five of his six years with the Ravens.