Matt Birk Rumors & News

When you watch the Baltimore Ravens play football you will notice that they like to run the ball up the middle, A LOT. These same Ravens are looking for a new center to replace the retired Pro Bowler Matt Birk. To replace Birk the team is looking at second year player Gino Gradkowski and fourth year veteran A.Q. Shipley. What Shipley and Gadkowski need to realize is that they have a wealth of offensive knowledge right in front of them in run game coordinator Juan Castillo, who used to be the offensive line coach of the Philadelphia Eagles. If either of these two players really wants to...

There has been a massive roster turnover this offseason in Baltimore, especially on the defensive side of the ball. These losses include a number of veterans and key team leaders like Ed Reed, Ray Lewis, Anquan Boldin, and Matt Birk. So far, the Ravens have done an adequate job in their efforts to replace those veterans, adding a number of free agents including Chris Canty, Marcus Spears, Michael Huff, Rolando McClain and Elvis Dumervil. These players, while talented, don't exactly bring the same veteran leadership and experience to the locker room as the aforementioned four. The way ...

Since bringing home the Super Bowl title, the Ravens have lost four of their top team leaders. Ray Lewis and Matt Birk have both decided to call it quits, capping off two brilliant careers, and Anquan Boldin and Ed Reed were victims of a tight salary cap situation in Baltimore. But all is not lost, the Ravens are a team that is still oozing with talent and a number of key players who are eager and willing to step up and take on a leadership role. On the offensive side of the ball, it is a preconceived notion that the quarterback must be the best leader on the field. However, that does...

After witnessing Wacco Flacco Flame bathing in confetti, Jacoby Jones dancing, and Matt Birk riding off into the horizon with Ray Lewis by ending their careers with a diamond ring, nausea struck as my face turned yellow-green. This was the same team Houston eviscerated 43-13 in Week 7. This was the same team with a diminished Ray Lewis patrolling the middle of the box. This same team that Houston demolished turned into a big play, giant-killing juggernaut in January. In every postseason game that Baltimore won, the Ravens seemed to have controlled certain statistical categories. Housto...

With the retirement of Baltimore Ravens Center, Matt Birk, Gino Gradkowski will be the "next man up to the plate". After being drafted in the fourth round of the 2012 NFL Draft, the 6-foot-3, 300lb. boulder saw limited playing time his rookie year. The 24-year-old out of Delaware looks to have solid potential moving forward but he will be hard-pressed to perform at anywhere the same level that Birk did, but certainly has the talent to be a solid force in the near future. It will be interesting to see, however, if the Baltimore Ravens look to the draft or free agency to fill the void le...

The center position is the quarterback of the offensive line. The center calls the assignments and directs his men as the defense forms in from of him. Matt Birk has been the Baltimore Ravens center for the past few seasons but he has recently announced that he is retiring this year and that the Ravens Super Bowl run was his last dance as well. Both he and Ray Lewis will ride off in the sunset wearing Super Bowl rings. In 2012 there were two big changes that propelled the Ravens deep into the playoffs. One, the change of offensive coordinator from Cam Cameron to Jim Caldwell. Two was t...

2013 NFL Combine: Jim Harbaugh has a brother named John - SBNation.com Even though the 49ers went to an NFC Championship game and a Super Bowl in Jim Harbaugh's two years as head coach, the media still focuses all attention on his relationship with his brother. Sports Radio Interviews " Retiring Offensive Lineman Matt Birk: "I’ve Got a Lot to Live For Outside of Football"Matt Birk discusses his decision to retire, his time as an NFL player, the timing of said decision, how much he anticipates he’ll miss the game and his departure from Minnesota four years ago. Chris Berman Was The One ...

When Baltimore Ravens middle linebacker Ray Lewis decided he would retire, he wanted a farewell tour. If there were a mountain in downtown Baltimore, he would have climbed to the top and screamed into the biggest loudspeaker known to man, "LOOK AT ME! I'M RETIRING!"