Ravens Visit White House; Obama Praises Goal Line Stand Vs. 49ers
At a South Lawn event, President Obama praised the Baltimore Ravens team for the goal line stand that sealed its Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
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At a South Lawn event, President Obama praised the Baltimore Ravens team for the goal line stand that sealed its Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
Will the Harbaugh brothers be making plans for another family reunion in February? Both Baltimore and San Francisco restocked for another Super Bowl run at the 2013 NFL Draft.
Baltimore Ravens linebacker Rolando McClain is facing new charges in his north Alabama hometown.
Rolando McClain passed his physical Friday before signing. He comes to the Ravens as a free agent after being released by the Oakland Raiders this month.
Rolando McClain - cut recently by the Oakland Raiders - has agreed to terms with the Baltimore Ravens, according to a league source, as expected.
After being released by the Oakland Raiders last week as part of a salary-cap purge, Michael Huff signed a three-year contract with the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday.
The Baltimore Ravens have agreed to a three-year deal with former Oakland Raiders safety Michael Huff.
The Raiders are reportedly interested in Seahawks back-up quarterback Matt Flynn.
Once the shock of being traded from the Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens wore off, Anquan Boldin called Colin Kaepernick to get a feel for the 49ers' young quarterback.
Madden said Denver, Seattle and Kansas City have all scored big in the free agency scramble.
The 49ers and Seahawks seem to be positioning themselves for a two-team race, and we're not talking about the NFC West -- we're talking about the NFC, period.
The San Francisco 49ers made their trade of quarterback Alex Smith to the Kansas City Chiefs official on Tuesday, nearly two weeks after the two sides agreed to it. Officials also confirmed Monday's reported deal to add receiver Anquan Boldin from the Baltimore Ravens.
On Monday, the Ravens pulled off a stunner of a deal when they traded wideout Anquan Boldin to the 49ers for a sixth-round pick.
Boldin, 32, had six catches for 104 yards and a touchdown in the Ravens' Super Bowl victory over the 49ers.
The San Francisco 49ers have obtained Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Anquan Boldin in a trade, according to the Baltimore Sun and ESPN.
In the waning seconds of Super Bowl XLVII with the Ravens leading the 49ers 34-31, quarterback Joe Flacco had an idea: if San Francisco return man Ted Ginn looked like he was going to take the ensuing kick for a game-deciding touchdown, Flacco suggested aloud to teammates to "go tackle him."
It's been nearly a month since the Baltimore Ravens outlasted the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. And while most of the NFL is looking ahead to free agency and the draft, at least two players from the big game are still reveling in what was and reeling from what could've been.
The company that supplied electricity to the Super Bowl took the blame Friday for the power outage that brought the big game to a halt, explaining that a device designed specifically to prevent a blackout failed and plunged the game into darkness for more than half an hour.
There were only seven penalties called in the Super Bowl Sunday, despite other obvious infractions. "Did someone see (a penalty) and not call it, or did the official not see it," Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew.
"Right now they're one of the best or the best offensive line in football," Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew.
After a crushing loss in the Super Bowl, the San Francisco 49ers arrived at Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport Monday afternoon to a hero's welcome.
John Madden said he expected better efforts by both defenses in Baltimore's 34-31 victory over the 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII.
"You couldn't ask for a greater game," John Madden said of Super Bowl XLVII, won by the Baltimore Ravens over the San Francisco 49ers 34-31.
After trailing in every game this post season, the 49ers magic finally ran out. It looked like they might be able to pull it off again, but ran into an opponent that was able to make one more big play than them. Super Bowl 47 was a thriller and came down to the wire, which is all fans can ask for. San Francisco will have to deal with the misery of losing so close to their goal, but this can only make the team stronger as they continue to grow and develop.
A power outage at the Super Bowl put the nation's biggest sporting event on hold for more than a half-hour Sunday, interrupting an otherwise electric, back-and-forth game that ended with Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens as NFL champions thanks to a 34-31 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.
