OWINGS MILLS -- Retired Baltimore Ravens All-Pro offensive tackle Jonathan Ogden has been selected for induction to the College Football Hall of Fame. Ogden was a consensus All-American at UCLA who was selected by the Ravens fourth overall in 1996 with the first draft pick in franchise history. The induction ceremony is in September. At UCLA, Ogden won the Outland Trophy as the nation's top lineman as he started all four years for the Bruins. He's already in the UCLA Hall of Fame. A nine-time All-Pro, Ogden is eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame next year and is regarded as a likely candidate for first-ballot consideration. With the Ravens, the 6-foot-9, 340-pound Ogden was named to 11 Pro Bowls. He was named to the Ravens' Ring of Honor four years ago. Ogden joins 13 others former standouts in the College Hall of Fame, including Cal quarterback Steve Bartkowski, BYU quarterback Ty Detmer, Rice quarterback Tommy Kramer, LSU running back Charles Alexander, Purdue running b...

OWINGS MILLS -- Newly-minted Baltimore Ravens wide receiver and kick returner Jacoby Jones' two-year, $7 million maximum value contract includes a $1.8 million signing bonus. His base salaries are $700,000 this year and $3 million in 2013 with corresponding salary-cap figures of $1.6 million and $4.9 million. He's due a $1 million roster bonus next year. Jones' contract includes an escalator clause next year. Including Jones' deal, the Ravens are now $1.12 million under the NFL salary-cap limit. The Ravens used 100 percent of their rookie salary pool of $4.318 million, spending a total of $22.78 million for their eight rookie draft picks. The most they could have spent over the course of the deals was $23.749 million, saving $880,184 over the next four years. The total compensation for the rookies: second-round linebacker Courtney Upshaw ($5.296 million), second-round offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele ($3.345 million), third-round running back Bernard Pierce ($2.655 million), fo...

OWINGS MILLS — Kelechi Osemele fired off the line of scrimmage, engulfing a much smaller defensive lineman with a powerful hand punch. Gino Gradkowski snapped the football without incident to quarterback John Brantley before adeptly getting upfield to wall off a linebacker. During a rookie minicamp that concluded Sunday, it appeared to be a smooth initiation to the NFL for both of the Baltimore Ravens’ rookie offensive linemen. Internally, though, it was hardly simple as both draft picks’ heads were swimming as they attempted to cram a lot of knowledge into three days of practices. “I’ve been struggling a little bit, but now I have it,” said Osemele, a 6-foot-5, 333-pound second-round draft pick from Iowa State. “It took me until the third day to have the hang of it. They’re pretty complex and pretty tough. There’s a million ways to say the same thing. “I have it in my brain. I know what I’m doing, but it’s a ...

OWINGS MILLS — Barreling past the line of scrimmage with a quick first step, Courtney Upshaw powerfully shoved aside a blocker and tagged quarterback John Brantley for a sack. And the former Alabama consensus All-American darted into the backfield regularly on Sunday, manhandling rookie offensive linemen. Virtually everything the Baltimore Ravens’ prize outside linebacker did during his first taste of the NFL at a rookie minicamp, especially moving forward, looked aggressive, decisive and athletic. And Upshaw has already learned one lesson while making his bid to take over injured Pro Bowl outside linebacker Terrell Suggs’ rush outside linebacker spot after the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year partially tore his Achilles tendon. “Speaking on Suggs, there is only one Suggs,” said Upshaw, the Ravens’ second-round draft pick. “You can’t replace Suggs. Everybody has to come in as a team. I know the veteran leadership on this team...

OWINGS MILLS -- The Baltimore Ravens aren't giving up on a potential return this season for Pro Bowl outside linebacker Terrell Suggs after he suffered a partially torn Achilles tendon during the final day of the NFL draft. Now that the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year has had the damage repaired during a surgical procedure by noted North Carolina orthopedist Dr. Robert Anderson and since been examined by the Ravens' medical staff, the defending AFC North champions agree with Suggs' assessment that he could return in four to six months. "I'll take that outlook, I'm on board for that," Ravens coach John Harbaugh said Sunday following a rookie minicamp at team headquarters. "That's everything that we've heard from the doctors would be consistent with that. Everything Terrell has said about it, from my understanding, has been right on. It's just going to depend on the injury, the healing process and his effort and his work." The Ravens drafted Alabama All-A...

OWINGS MILLS – Rookie wide receiver Tommy Streeter has been working out with Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis ever since being drafted in the sixth round by Baltimore. When Lewis reached out to the fellow University of Miami football alum during the draft, Streeter was overjoyed. "I basically told him that I was ready to make that next step and ready to train," Streeter said. "He took it upon himself to extend that invitation. He stays probably 40 minutes away from me in Miami. He just invited me to come over, work out and you know I accepted it and we've been on a roll ever since." It hasn't been easy matching Lewis' legendary work ethic. "Oh, it's been tough," Streeter said. "He pushes his body to the limit. It's no surprise that he plays the way he plays on game day and why he's been playing so long in the NFL." The 6-foot-5, 220-pounder is an intriguing prospect for the Ravens because he's so tall and fast with 4.40 speed in the ...

OWINGS MILLS – The football fell shy of its mark, a 60-yard boot from rookie kicker Justin Tucker with another try from that distance sailing wide right. All of his four field goal attempts from inside 50 yards were accurate, though. The former University of Texas standout connected on a 55-yard field goal during the first day of a rookie minicamp, leaving a good impression overall on Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh after trying out for the past three days. "He gets really good lift on the ball, very accurate," Harbaugh said. "He had a very good camp." Tucker is expected to remain with the Ravens and compete with veteran kicker Billy Cundiff during training camp. "I'd say right now we have who we have, and we'll just play it by ear," Harbaugh said when asked if the team still plans to sign a veteran kicker now that Shayne Graham has joined the Houston Texans. "That's always unpredictable." Tucker had a private workout for Ravens ...

TOWSON -- Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith has recovered 100 percent after undergoing surgery in February to repair a double sports hernia that he played through last season. The former University of Maryland star said he's fully cleared for all offseason organized team activities and a June minicamp. "Yeah, I'm good," Smith said Saturday during Ray Rice Day at Calvert Hall. "I've been running routes. I'm good to go. I'll be doing everything." Despite the ailment, Smith caught 50 passes for 841 yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie. When did Smith realize that he could trust his body again? During his charity basketball game in Virginia and during another basketball game at wide receiver Anquan Boldin's charity event in Florida. "I played in my basketball game and had like five dunks," Smith said. "I played in Anquan's and had like five dunks." Unlike a year ago during the NFL lockout where Smith had to work out without the g...

TOWSON -- Sprinting up hills, lifting weights and studying footage of last season, Baltimore Ravens Pro Bowl running back Ray Rice is making the most of a relatively solitary offseason. Working out on his own away from team headquarters due to his unresolved contract status, the unsigned franchise player has maintained his high standard of conditioning. The diminutive former Rutgers star is still checking in at a chiseled 5-foot-8, 212 pounds. “Training is something that I never worried about," Rice said Saturday during Ray Rice Day at Calvert Hall. "It’s something that you got to want. I actually have the burning to desire to come back, not only for myself, but to come back ready to play. My training has always been part of my routine. "Nobody ever had to beat me in the head to get up and work out. Anybody who knows about my workout regimen, I’ve probably been through two before noon. Training has never been my issues but obviously, the team camar...

TOWSON -- Ray Rice gripped the microphone tightly like a football, delivering a powerful message to match his running style. Along with giving advice and encouragement to roughly 700 children Saturday morning during Ray Rice Day at Calvert Hall, the Baltimore Ravens' Pro Bowl running back drew applause by stating his goal for this season. "I'm going to do my job and bring a Super Bowl back to Baltimore," Rice said during his annual football camp that he expanded this year to Maryland in addition to holding the camp in New Rochelle, N.Y., his hometown. Rice was in constant motion at his free football clinic, overseeing drills and counseling youngsters ages 7 to 14 to have fun and show respect to their parents and coaches. During one drill, Rice emphasized: "Make sure you grip that football right. Don't fumble." Rice was assisted by teammates Vonta Leach, Anthony Allen, Torrey Smith, LaQuan Williams, Lardarius Webb and Cary Williams, retired former Ravens linebac...