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Brian McFarland- BMcFarland3@excite.com

Known on Ravens Message Boards as "B-more Ravor", Brian is a life-long Baltimorean and an avid fan of the Ravens and all Baltimore sports (yes, even the Orioles still). A PSL holder since 1998, Brian has garnered a reputation as a cap-guru because of his strange (actually warped) desire to wade through the intricacies of the NFL's salary cap and actually make sense of it for those of us who view it as inviting as IRS Tax Code.

Brian, who hails from Catonsville, MD and still resides there, is married and has two young children.

Articles By Brian McFarland

SALARY CAP UPDATE: The impact of the Ravens' rookie signings

Posted On: 5/11/12

The Ravens are the first NFL team to sign all of their draft picks prior to today’s opening of rookie camp – and that’s something that is a bit out of the norm for the club. None of the picks is a first round selection and clearly t...

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Salary cap implications of Terrell Suggs' injury

Posted On: 5/3/12

With today’s news that Terrell Suggs, the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year, may miss the entire 2012 season due to an Achilles injury, many are left wondering - what impact this will have on the Ravens’ Salary Cap? The Cap impli...

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Ravens’ Rookie Salary Cap Set at $4.318M - What's it mean?

Posted On: 5/1/12

According to Aaron Wilson of The Carroll County Times and Ravens 24x7, the Ravens’ “Year One Rookie Allocation”, otherwise known as the team’s “Rookie Salary Cap”, has been set at $4.318M. The Rookie Sala...

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How the NFL's Rookie Salary Cap Works

Posted On: 4/13/12

Sometime during the weeks follow this year’s NFL draft, the league will announce each team’s “Year One Rookie Allocation” (formerly known as the “Rookie Pool” or “Rookie Salary Cap”). This is an o...

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An Explanation of how the Rookie Salary Cap Really Works

Posted On: 4/12/12

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THE BUSINESS OF RAVENS’ FOOTBALL

Posted On: 4/6/12

The news of the day for Ravens’ fans on Thursday was the team’s new deal with Restricted Free Agent Cornerback, Lardarius Webb. Webb reportedly has signed a 5-year extension, which would keep him under contract to the Ravens for the...

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SALARY CAP UPDATE: Ravens have $5.054M remaining cap dollars

Posted On: 3/22/12

MATT BIRK’S CONTRACT: On Monday, Ravens’ Center Matt Birk passed his physical and signed his new 3-year, $8.525M contract. Birk received a $2.1M signing bonus with a base salary of $925K in 2012. He will have a bas...

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Ravens cap space swells to $7.7 M after Cowboys, Redskins violations

Posted On: 3/13/12

The 2012 free agent frenzy is set to begin at 4:00 this afternoon when the 2012 league year begins. At that time, the Ravens are expected to be just under $7.7M under the 2012 Salary Cap. This number will include the 40 players presently...

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SALARY CAP UPDATE: Ravens estimated to be $5.945M under cap

Posted On: 3/12/12

CAP SPACE: Now that the NFL has finally announced that the league-wide Salary Cap for 2012 will be $120.6M, it has become easier to estimate the Baltimore Ravens’ expected Salary Cap space for the beginning of the 2012 league year. As ex...

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Restructuring could create more cap space for the Ravens

Posted On: 3/12/12

One way that the Baltimore Ravens could create additional Salary Cap space is through restructuring the contracts of some of its more highly paid players. The Ravens don’t have a lot of ideal candidates for restructures, but cou...

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