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2009 Offensive Line Rankings

While the offensive line might not represent a direct draft day decision for your roster, few areas of knowledge can offer a competitive advantage in fantasy football like having a good grasp of the various units of trench soldiers around the league. So with that in mind, each year at FanHouse we break down every NFL...

Vikings Have Options to Replace Birk

Now that Matt Birk has chosen the Ravens, Minnesota has to move on to Plan B. But the good news is that this is a very good year to be trying to replace a center.The Vikings had been planning for the possibility of losing Birk since before the 2008 season. They already have 2008 sixth-round pick John Sullivan as a...

Ravens Re-Sign Ray Lewis

The Baltimore Sun is reporting that Ray Lewis will remain with the Ravens, possibly for the rest of his career.The Ravens and Lewis agreed to a multi-year deal that won't be formally set for a couple of weeks, but General Manager Ozzie Newsome said he's happy to see the 10-time Pro Bowler sticking with the purple and...

Birk Close to a Decision

By tomorrow afternoon, the Ravens will either have their replacement for Jason Brown or the Vikings will have brought back the elder statesman of their offensive line. Matt Birk says that his first jump into free agency won't take long, as he'll make a decision by Thursday on whether to sign with the Ravens or return to...

Minnesota Vikings: All We Need Is a Quality Quarterback

Because the NFL season never ends, we present our 2009 Offseason Roadmaps for front offices to navigate through the summer.In an NFC that is heading into the offseason without a clear favorite, the Minnesota Vikings have almost all the pieces to be the presumptive favorite. They have an outstanding defensive line, an...

MattBirk News From the Web

05/08/12 NFL concussion conundrum: Helmet maker uses safety as... Source: Sporting News Three years ago, Baltimore Ravens center Matt Birk tried a new helmet with a different type of interior cushioning system.
05/07/12 Helmet maker uses safety as sales tool Source: Sports Business Daily Three years ago, Baltimore Ravens center Matt Birk tried a new helmet with a different type of interior cushioning system.
05/03/12 Matt Birk & Boston Univ. Research Hope To Shed Light... Source: CBS - WJZ 13 - Baltimore MD Shock, sadness and disbelief among football players and fans over the apparent suicide of pro-ball linebacker Junior Seau. Mary Bubala has more on the questions being raised about his sudden death.