Thursday Ravens links: More on Haloti Ngata, tracking Scott Chandler

Now an ex-Raven, Haloti Ngata excited about new journey in Detroit

The Baltimore Sun's Jeff Zrebiec writes that Haloti Ngata is excited about playing for his new team in Detroit. Also, John Harbaugh called Ngata to let him know in advance that the Ravens would be trading him.

Timmy Jernigan is the next man up

Purple Reign Show's Andrew Frank writes about how the Ravens will replace Haloti Ngata up front. His answer is that it all starts with second-year defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan.

Scott Chandler would be strong fit for Ravens

The Ravens would be wise to go after tight end Scott Chandler now that he is a free agent, writes ESPN.com's Jamison Hensley.

Trading Ngata led to sickening feeling in organization

CSNBaltimore.com's Bo Smolka writes that the Ravens were not happy with having to trade Haloti Ngata and that it led to a "sickening" feeling.

Ravens weren't close enough with Haloti Ngata

The Ravens and Haloti Ngata never came close on a new contract, which led to the trade, writes BaltimoreRavens.com's Ryan Mink.