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Tony Lombardi- tl@profootball24x7.com

Tony is Profootball24x7.com's founder and has been contributing columns and reports for the site since its inception on July 3, 2003. His work has been featured on various sports websites and he has been a guest on several local and out of town sports radio programs.

A diehard Fab Four fan, Tony aspires to settle down nearby Mallory Square, is a frustrated musician who thinks beating on the steering wheel is akin to being John Bonham and no, he isn't related to THAT Vince Lombardi although his grandfather, uncle and cousin all share the name.

Articles By Tony Lombardi

2012 could be a bumpy ride for Steelers

Posted On: 5/16/12

Make no mistake about it – the Steelers are Ben Roethlisberger’s team! He is without a doubt, like it or not, the poster child for all things Black & Gold. Roethlisberger is many things. He’s tough, gritty, determined and relen...

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Ravens sign DT McBean

Posted On: 5/7/12

The Baltimore Ravens have announced that they have signed defensive tackle Ryan McBean. McBean has played the last 3 seasons in Denver after serving on their practice squad for a season. According to 24x7's Aaron Wilson the deal is for 1 year. McB...

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Say sayonara to hopes of Umenyiora

Posted On: 5/7/12

Bernard Pierce was an interesting choice for the Ravens in the 2012 NFL Draft. Granted the Ravens have always practiced what they’ve preached on draft day and that is to trust in their board and select the best player available. But moving up ...

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Is Prime Time a Bad Time?

Posted On: 4/21/12

Every year football fans across America eagerly await the release of the NFL schedule and like Pavlov’s dog those same fans predictably begin whining about how the league screwed their team with such an unfair schedule. And we Ravens fans are ...

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Preview of Letterman's Top 10 Tonight

Posted On: 4/17/12

10. BREAKING NEWS: Steelers to open the season v. Mean Machine @ Shawshank Stadium! 9. And you thought the Bengals were the NFL’s jailbirds! 8. Bumble Bee Tuna has a new mascot! 7. Unfair advantage! Opponents will be doubled over in laughter...

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Without a new deal Flacco could have a meltdown in 2012

Posted On: 4/8/12

Joe Flacco and the Ravens will eventually settle on a deal. The guess here is that it will happen sometime between June and the start of training camp. Let’s consider the dynamics of this for a moment… Flacco is represented by one of th...

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GRAPEVINE: Torrey Smith to donate a dread for every TD?

Posted On: 4/1/12

Ravens fans have grown frustrated with the team’s inability to make much of an impact during the free agency signing period. Some have even taken to criticizing one of the league’s best GM’s, Ozzie Newsome. What fans aren’t aw...

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History of Ravens Compensatory Picks

Posted On: 3/30/12

It’s no secret that the Baltimore Ravens are among the NFL’s best on draft day. But eventually those draft picks become veterans and those veterans become free agents. Unfortunately the Ravens can’t keep them all given the salary ca...

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Where there are comp picks there is success

Posted On: 3/27/12

Since their inception the Ravens have received more compensatory picks than any other club. Thirty-three to be exact! Under the NFL’s secret formula for determining compensatory selections, the code of which has only been cracked by beautiful-...

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Are 1st round tendered restricted free agents taboo?

Posted On: 3/26/12

Mike Wallace should be a former member of the Pittsburgh Steelers by the time the draft rolls around on April 26 – emphasis on “should.” He’s certainly worthy of a mid to late first round pick and the Bengals (17 & 21) and...

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