Five-time NBA All-Star John Wall has become the president of basketball operations at Howard University, returning to Washington, D.C. to partner with the top-ranked HBCU in the country, school officials tell ESPN.
A boost for Baltimore during draft week: Ravens DT Nnamdi Madubuike, who suffered a season-ending and career-threatening neck injury in Week 2 last season, underwent neck surgery last week that left his doctors believing he willl be able to resume playing this season, per sources.
Louisville WR Chris Bell, who was widely considered a top-20 pick before suffering an ACL injury in November, is progressing ahead of schedule and is now running and jumping.
Teams are intrigued by his unique skill set at 6’2.5”, 225 lbs, and in-game GPS tracked him at low 4.3 speed in full pads.
Bell already has visits scheduled with 13 teams (and has completed four) and is expected to be fully cleared by training camp, and chance of being first-round pick is still real.
𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: Trey Hendrickson was going to sign with the Colts before the Ravens failed Maxx Crosby’s physical and pivoted to him, per @RapSheet
The NFL needs to investigate Baltimore 🤦♂️
Ravens have reworked the contract of Lamar Jackson, as @AKinkhabwala also reported. Sources say the restructure with Jackson creates about $40 million in salary cap space for the 2026 season. It’s similar to what Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen have done this offseason for their teams.
Teams that explored trading for Maxx Crosby (including the #Ravens) spoke with his surgeon, Dr. Neal ElAttrache, and the Raiders’ medical staff. Ravens doctors reviewed the MRI and felt good short-term, but had concerns about the long-term outlook of his knee. Per @DMRussini