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Rice Looking for Separation

by Mike Duffy 5/13/2008

Perhaps lost amid the hoopla surrounding Joe Flacco during the Ravens’ full-team minicamp last weekend was the arrival of Ray Rice. During the three-day session, all eyes were trained on the 6-foot-6 Flacco and his storied cannon of a right arm, while one almost had to search out the diminutive Rice as his 5-foot-8, 200-pound frame was a blur around the football field.

Draft Day 2 Wrap-Up

The Ravens used their eight Day 2 picks to focus on four characteristics they want to describe the John Harbaugh era of Baltimore football.

Calm Through the Storm

Despite the whirlwind welcome for 23-year-old’s career in Baltimore, Flacco’s demeanor never wavered. He came in cool. Laid back. Calm, even. He left the same way. For a guy that has the hopes of an owner, a coach, a team and a city riding on his first-round draft status, the way he handled everything was almost veteran-like.

Ravens 2008 Draft Picks

Round 1 - Pick 18 (18th) - Joe Flacco, QB, Delaware
Round 2 - Pick 24 (55th) - Ray Rice, RB, Rutgers
Round 3 - Pick 8 (71st) - Tavares Gooden, LB, Miami
Round 3 - Pick 23 (86th) - Tom Zbikowski, S, Notre Dame
Round 3 - Pick 36 (99th) - Oniel Cousins, OT, UTEP
Round 4 - Pick 7 (106th) - Marcus Smith, WR, New Mexico
Round 4 - Pick 34 (133th) - Dave Hale, OT, Weber St.
Round 6 - Pick 40 (206th) - Haruki Nakamura, S, Cincinnati
Round 7 - Pick 8 (215th)- Justin Harper, WR, Virginia Tech
Round 7 - Pick 33 (240th) - Allen Patrick, RB, Oklahoma

Blog Squad

BR.com bloggers Mike Duffy (The Big Board), Kevin Byrne (The Byrne Identity) and Patrick Gleason (Insight to the Limelight) give their latest perspectives and insights from inside the Owings Mills Training Facility throughout Draft Weekend.

Big Board | The Byrne Identity | Insight to the Limelight

Media Coverage

The 73rd NFL Draft on Saturday and Sunday, April 26-27, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City will be televised nationally by NFL Network and ESPN. It can also be heard live on Sirius satellite radio. This year's Draft will begin at 3:00pm on Saturday and will conclude with the final selection of Round 2. The third round will begin on Sunday at 10:00am.

ESPN's Sal Paolantonio and NFL Network's Scott Hanson will be reporting live from Ravens headquarters all weekend long.

WBAL Radio (1090 AM) will provide extensive coverage of the 2008 NFL Draft. It all starts at 12:00pm on Saturday, April 26th! They'll have live coverage all day from the NFL's draft headquarters in New York, the Raven's Spring Football Festival at M&T Bank Stadium and the Ravens' headquarters in Owings Mills. Be listening for WBAL's Steve Davis, Stan White, Gerry Sandusky, Keith Mills and Peter Schmuck. They'll be talking to Ravens' GM Ozzie Newsome, Director of College Scouting Eric DeCosta, Head Coach John Harbaugh, Sr. Vice President Kevin Byrne, Director of Player Development O.J. Brigance and many others.

WBAL-TV will do a live one-hour Draft Special hosted by Gerry Sandusky from Ravens headquarters in Owings Mills on Saturday from 7pm to 8pm.

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1st Round Pick: Joe Flacco

The Ravens selected Joe Flacco, QB for the University of Delaware, with their first round (18th overall) Draft pick.
View Bio | Draft Profile
Ravens Get Their Man
Conference Call Transcript
Flacco Feeling Fine

2nd Round Pick: Ray Rice

The Ravens selected Ray Rice, RB for Rutgers University, with their second round (55th overall) Draft pick.
View Bio
Rice, Flacco Wrap Day 1
Ray Rice a Red Star

Ravens Draft History

From the very first draft pick in franchise history (Jonathan Ogden) to the most recent Ravens number one (Ben Grubbs). View the complete list of every Ravens draft pick from 1996 through 2007.