The Ravens have re-signed 25-year old OLB Albert McClellan.  He played in all 16 games for the Ravens last year and he had 19 tackles and 1 tackle for a loss.  McClellan was a special teams ace for the Ravens last year.  He will also provide depth at OLB for the Ravens in 2012.

The Ravens have re-signed 26-year old LB Jameel McClain.  He played in all 16 games for the Ravens last year and he had 84 tackles, 1 sack, 2 tackles for a loss, 1 sack, 2 fumble recoveries and 1 interception.  McClain has now played in 64 games in his first four years with the Ravens and he has 201 tackles, 4.5 sacks, 2 tackles for a loss, 3 fumble recoveries, 7 passes defensed and 1 interception.  This was a good move for the Ravens as McClain is a pretty solid linebacker.

The Ravens have signed 29-year old safety Sean Considine to a 1-year deal.  Considine played in 12 games for the Cardinals & Panthers last year and he had 9 tackles and 1 fumble recovery.  He has now played in 83 games in his first 7 years in the NFL and he has 251 tackles, 4 interceptions, 15 passes defensed, 7 tackles for a loss, 2.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles and 5 fumble recoveries.  Considine will help out on special teams and in the secondary this year for the Ravens.

The Ravens have re-signed 35-year old linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo to a 3-year deal.  Ayanbadejo played in all 16 games for the Ravens last year and he had 35 tackles, 1.5 sacks and 2 passes defensed.  He has now played in 46 games in his first four years with the Ravens and he has 79 tackles, 3.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble, 1 interception and 3 passes defensed.  This was a good signing for the Ravens as Ayanbadejo will give the Ravens depth at LB while also helping out on special teams.

The Ravens have signed 26-year old CB Corey Graham to a 2-year deal.  Graham played in all 16 games for the Bears last year and he had 16 tackles, 3 interceptions, 1 pass defensed and 2 forced fumbles.  He has now played in 77 games in his first five years in the NFL and he has 180 tackles, 4 interceptions, 12 passes defensed, 3 tackles for a loss, 3 forced fumbles and 1 fumble recovery.  This was a good move for the Ravens as Graham is a special teams ace that will also give them solid depth at corner.

The Ravens have re-signed 35-year old center Matt Birk to a 3-year deal.  Birk played in 16 games (all starts) for the Ravens last year.  He has now played in 48 games (all starts) in his first three years with the Ravens.  This was a good move for the Ravens as Birk does a solid job of blocking and getting the ball to QB Joe Flacco.

The Ravens have released 28-year old CB Domonique Foxworth.  Foxworth played in only 2 games for the Ravens last year and he had 2 tackles.  He played in 18 games in his two years with the Ravens and he had 55 tackles, 16 passes defensed, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovery and 2 tackles for a loss.  Some younger cornerbacks stepped up for the Ravens last year and pretty much took Foxworth’s job away.  He won’t likely be missed too much going forward.

The Ravens have used the franchise tag on 25-year old RB Ray Rice.  Rice played in 16 games for the Ravens last year and he carried the ball 291 times for 1,364 yards (4.7 ypc) with 12 TD runs.  He also caught 76 passes for 704 yards (9.3 avg) with 3 TD grabs last year.  Rice has now played in 61 games in his first four years with the Ravens and he has carried the ball 959 times for 4,377 yards (4.6 ypc) with 24 TD runs.  He has also caught 250 passes for 2,235 yards (8.9 avg) with 5 TD grabs so far for the Ravens.  This was a smart move for the Ravens as it locks up Rice for 2012, while buying them time to sign him to a long term contract.

The Ravens have released 30-year old WR Lee Evans.  Evans played in 9 games for the Ravens last year and he only caught 4 passes for 74 yards (18.5 avg).  Evans has now played in 118 games in his first 8 years in the NFL and he has caught 381 passes for 6,008 yards (15.8 avg) with 43 TD grabs.  He also has carried the ball 10 times for 145 yards (14.5 ypc) so far in his career.  Evans was a complete bust for the Ravens, so they aren’t going to miss him one big moving forward.

The Ravens have released 28-year old CB Chris Carr.  Carr played in 9 games for the Ravens last year and he had 19 tackles, 1 sack, 3 passes defensed and 1 tackle for a loss.  Carr played in 41 games in his three years with the Ravens and he had 124 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 6 tackles for a loss, 5 forced fumbles, 4 interceptions and 15 passes defensed.  Carr also returned 38 punts for 285 yards (7.5 avg) and 15 kickoffs for 349 yards (23.3 avg) for the Ravens.  This isn’t much of a loss for the Ravens as other corners stepped up last year to push Carr to the bench.