Ravens' Rookies, Minus Kindle Hit Practice Field Today
The Baltimore Ravens open their 2010 season this morning with the rookies and select veterans hitting the practice field at McDaniel College in Westminster for two-a-day practices. Second round draft pick, Sergio Kindle, will not be among the players on the field, as he remains in Texas after a freak accident that had him fall down two flights of stairs and fracture his skull. He is stable and on the road to recovery but his injury is not one that works well with the type of contact that a football player must withstand. To expect any significant contribution from Kindle in 2010 is beginning to look like a far-fetched fantasy at this point.
However, the rest of the team's first year players will be out there in front of what should be 10,000 fans, although the team's new autograph policy has some people rumbling about the rules for getting player's signatures. Only kids between the ages of six through 15 will be allowed to get only one autograph, leaving the big kids and little ones out of the mix. This writer doesn't see this as a problem, as while I've never totally bought into wanting another person's signature on anything other than a check, this should be for the kids and not the ones who try to get the players to sign and then put out on the open market for sale.
Either way, football season begins in Baltimore today, and with the usual current state of the Orioles, it couldn't come early enough for true Ravens' fans. More to follow at the break between the morning and afternoon practices as Baltimore Beatdown enjoys media credentials and access to the sidelines, player interviews and team hotel.
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Via Aaron Wilson:
http://twitter.com/RavensInsider/status/19654812293
Not practicing washington webb reed cousins ayanbadejo anthony lawrence cody
According to some subsequent tweets, Cody and Walt Harris didn’t pass conditioning tests. Also, Cousins is on the PUP because a non-cancerous cyst removal from his throat; he might be back next week.
Overall, I’d say I’m a little disappointed in this news.
Water covers 2/3 of the Earth's surface. Ed Reed covers the rest.
Alot of my enthusiasm for this team has crumbled in this last week
We have a lot of players on PUP and Kindle might miss the season. Great, Just F’in great…
"Modesty goes a long way, but confidence goes farther" -Me
by Zachary Beard on Jul 27, 2010 11:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Calm down Warrior
It’s early and the season’s…….what 5 weeks away. Okay, so Reed is banged-up and may not contribute early. Kindle in all likely hood will placed on IR. Still, this team is primed and ready to rock. I just think things will work out.















