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WATCH: Marlon Humphrey runs up a gravel mountain for his workout

Former Alabama cornerback Marlon Humphrey decided to climb a gravel mountain for his workout, and it looks tough. 

The coronavirus has made athletes all over the world come up with clever ways to stay in shape. Whether it’s doing a workout in a home gym, in a park, or in a parking lot, people are doing whatever they can to stay in shape. Although some states have started opening back up, including opening up gyms, some athletes are still forced to workout from home. Former Alabama cornerback Marlon Humphrey decided to climb a gravel mountain for his workout, and it looks tough.

I have tried this myself before, and it’s a LOT harder than it looks. Not only is it exhausting, but when you start slowing down, you start sinking and sliding very quickly. So it ends up being a very intense sprint up the gravel.

Marlon, who was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens as the 16th overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft, has become a huge part of the Ravens’ defensive success.

Humphrey was recently a guest of Mike Locksley’s instagram live show called “Late Night with Locks,” where he shared how he’s adapted to being home during the coronavirus:

“For me, I’ve been outside a lot. Being in the house for so long, so I’ve been working out a little more than usual. Running some miles. I’ve been doing a lot of different stuff outside. I’m trying to learn Spanish. I cooked dinner for the fam the other night. For me, being that my whole family came back – I’ve got two brothers, two sisters – and really, man, it’s been some great family time. It seems like I’m back in middle school again. My oldest brother’s at the house, and my oldest sister, and we haven’t had the whole family back together for this long since I was a kid. Just being around my big bro, big sis, little bro, little sis is really good, so it’s been a lot of good family time, trying to learn some new stuff with this Spanish and working out as usual.”

There’s no doubt that Humphrey will be eager to get back on the field, and in the team gym, as soon as he can.

Humphrey finished his career at Alabama with 81 tackles, 13 deflected passes, 5 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles and 1 TD.

For the Ravens, he has recorded 136 tackles, 41 deflected passes, 7 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, and 3 fumble recoveries.

Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster already trash talking Ravens Thanksgiving matchup

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster let some confidence go to his head, saying they would beat the Ravens on Thanksgiving

The Baltimore Ravens appear to be taking up some real estate in the mind of Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. Though Thanksgiving is still about six months away, Smith-Schuster told Peter Schrager of “Good Morning Football” he was hungry for the Steelers-Ravens holiday matchup.

While I’m sure both teams are excited about that prime time matchup, Smith-Schuster is skipping a Week 7 contest at M&T Bank Stadium. Then again, the Pittsburgh wide receiver has to make up for helping lose his team the game in the first matchup last season, something he admitted in the interview.

The Ravens swept the Steelers last season, beating them in overtime in Week 5 as well as dominating them in spite of using backups in Week 17. Smith-Schuster was largely responsible for Baltimore winning the first matchup as cornerback Marlon Humphrey stripped the ball in overtime, giving the Ravens a short field and a practically automatic field goal with Justin Tucker.

Smith-Schuster also let his confidence get ahead of him, saying the Steelers were going to walk away with the win on Thanksgiving. While no player is going to publicly say they expect to lose, normally they know better than to provide bulletin-board material by predicting a win, especially months ahead of time.

“Thanksgiving is going to be fun for y’all. It’s going to be fun for us, too, because we’re going to come out for the W.”

Take a look at what Smith-Schuster fully said to Schrager in the interview:

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What would an all-Alabama NFL defense look like?

Roll Tide Wire decided to dive in to see what an all-Alabama defense would look like in the NFL. Could they compete for a Super Bowl?

There aren’t a lot of college football programs who could say they would be able to build an entire roster just based on former players who are currently playing in the NFL.

Alabama, on the other hand, would not only be able to field an entire roster, it’s team could compete for a playoff spot — and maybe even more. As we continue through the offseason, Roll Tide Wire decided to look at what the all-Alabama NFL team would look like.

The rules are simple: 1) the player has to currently be on an NFL roster and 2) it has to make sense from a roster management standpoint. For example, there’s no point in having seven running backs, which is how many Alabama has in the league, on the roster.

The last rule is that the number has to come out to 25 players on each side of the football. That, on top of the three specialists — kicker, punter and long-snapper, would add up 53 players, which is exactly the number that final NFL rosters come to.

Note: This is the all-Alabama NFL roster on the defensive side of the football. For the offensive roster, click here.

So, let’s get this all-Alabama NFL roster underway, shall we?

First up… defensive line

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What would an all-Alabama NFL defense look like?

Roll Tide Wire decided to dive in to see what an all-Alabama defense would look like in the NFL. Could they compete for a Super Bowl?

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There aren’t a lot of college football programs who could say they would be able to build an entire roster just based on former players who are currently playing in the NFL.

Alabama, on the other hand, would not only be able to field an entire roster, it’s team could compete for a playoff spot — and maybe even more. As we continue through the offseason, Roll Tide Wire decided to look at what the all-Alabama NFL team would look like.

The rules are simple: 1) the player has to currently be on an NFL roster and 2) it has to make sense from a roster management standpoint. For example, there’s no point in having seven running backs, which is how many Alabama has in the league, on the roster.

The last rule is that the number has to come out to 25 players on each side of the football. That, on top of the three specialists — kicker, punter and long-snapper, would add up 53 players, which is exactly the number that final NFL rosters come to.

Note: This is the all-Alabama NFL roster on the defensive side of the football. For the offensive roster, click here.

So, let’s get this all-Alabama NFL roster underway, shall we?

First up… defensive line

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Baltimore Ravens are picking up Marlon Humphrey’s 5th year option

On Tuesday, the Baltimore Ravens announced that they were going to pick up Marlon Humphrey’s fifth year option.

On Tuesday, the Baltimore Ravens announced that they were going to pick up Marlon Humphrey’s fifth year option.

The 4 year rookie contracts of the NFL first-round draft picks include a team option for a fifth season. Humphrey was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens as the 16th overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft.

His rookie deal was worth about $11.8 million, according to Spotrac.com, and he has a base salary of $2.08 million for the 2020 season.

Humphrey finished his career at Alabama with 81 tackles, 13 deflected passes, 5 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles and 1 TD.

Last season for the Ravens, Humphrey became a huge defensive asset for the Ravens.

Week 5 last season, Humphrey had a huge defensive play that helped the Ravens go on to beat the Pittsburgh Steelers. Humphrey punched out and recovered a fumble in overtime to set up the game-winning field goal by Justin Tucker.

But that’s not all. He also had a fumble recovery and touchdown that sealed the win against Seattle. Against the New England Patriots, he returned a fumble for a touchdown as well.

So far in his career in the NFL and for the Ravens, he has recorded 136 tackles, 41 deflected passes, 7 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, and 3 fumble recoveries.

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Breaking down the Tide’s 29 first-round NFL picks: Marlon Humphrey

This time, we will be focusing on another former Alabama football star, Marlon Humphrey.

Since Nick Saban’s arrival to Tuscaloosa in 2007, Alabama has not only become a team that has created a dynasty winning national championships, but it also has become a program that sends players to the NFL every year.

With the 2020 NFL Draft happening in less than a month, it’s the perfect time to start a new series in which we will go over all of the Tide’s 29 first-round draft picks. The first player we went over was Andre Smith, who finished his career at Alabama with 15 awards and honors and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals as the No. 6 pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. The second player we went over was former Alabama star linebacker Rolando McClain who would not only win many incredible awards while at Alabama, but was drafted by Oakland Raiders as the No. 8 pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. The 3rd Alabama player drafted in the first round for the Tide was Kareem Jackson who would go on to be drafted by the Houston Texans as the No. 20 overall pick in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. The 4th player to become drafted under Nick Saban was Marcell Dareus. Number 5 was Julio Jones who has spent his entire career in Atlanta after being the 6th overall pick in the 2011 Draft by the Falcons. The 6th first round draft pick under Nick Saban was James Carpenter who was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the 25th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. At number 7 we have former Alabama running back Mark Ingram who was drafted by the New Orleans Saints with the 28th overall pick of the 2011 NFL Draft. The 8th player drafted by the Tide was Trent Richardson who was the No. 3 overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. Mark Barron was the 9th player drafted for Alabama in the NFL Draft. He was was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 7th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft. The 10th player drafted for the Tide was Dre Kirkpatrick who was drafted as the No. 17 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. At No. 11, we have Dont’a Hightower who was drafted as the No. 25 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. Dee Milliner was the 12th Alabama player drafted in the NFL. He was the No. 9 overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. The 13th Alabama football player drafted in the first round was Chance Warmack who was selected in the first round as the 10th overall pick by the Tennessee Titans in the 2013 NFL Draft. DJ Fluker was the 14th player drafted as the No. 11 overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft. The 15th first round pick for Alabama under Nick Saban was CJ Mosley who was drafted as the 17th overall pick by the Baltimore Ravens of the 2014 NFL Draft. Ha Ha Clinton- Dix was the 16th Alabama player drafted as the 21st overall pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Amari Cooper was drafted by the Oakland Raiders as the No. 4 overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft and was the 17th first round pick under Nick Saban. The 18th first round pick under Nick Saban was Ryan Kelly who was the 18th overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft where has played at since 2016.

This time, we will be focusing on another former Alabama football star, Marlon Humphrey.

Humphrey finished his career at Alabama with 81 tackles, 13 deflected passes, 5 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles and 1 TD.

He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens as the 16th overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft where he has played since 2017.

For the Ravens, he has recorded 136 tackles, 41 deflected passes, 7 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, and 3 fumble recoveries.

Humphrey was also a pro-bowler in 2019.

Oct 13, 2019; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey (44) runs onto the field prior to the game against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium. Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports

Breaking down the Tide’s 29 first-round NFL picks: Marlon Humphrey

This time, we will be focusing on another former Alabama football star, Marlon Humphrey.

Since Nick Saban’s arrival to Tuscaloosa in 2007, Alabama has not only become a team that has created a dynasty winning national championships, but it also has become a program that sends players to the NFL every year.

With the 2020 NFL Draft happening in less than a month, it’s the perfect time to start a new series in which we will go over all of the Tide’s 29 first-round draft picks. The first player we went over was Andre Smith, who finished his career at Alabama with 15 awards and honors and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals as the No. 6 pick in the 2009 NFL Draft. The second player we went over was former Alabama star linebacker Rolando McClain who would not only win many incredible awards while at Alabama, but was drafted by Oakland Raiders as the No. 8 pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. The 3rd Alabama player drafted in the first round for the Tide was Kareem Jackson who would go on to be drafted by the Houston Texans as the No. 20 overall pick in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. The 4th player to become drafted under Nick Saban was Marcell Dareus. Number 5 was Julio Jones who has spent his entire career in Atlanta after being the 6th overall pick in the 2011 Draft by the Falcons. The 6th first round draft pick under Nick Saban was James Carpenter who was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the 25th overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft. At number 7 we have former Alabama running back Mark Ingram who was drafted by the New Orleans Saints with the 28th overall pick of the 2011 NFL Draft. The 8th player drafted by the Tide was Trent Richardson who was the No. 3 overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. Mark Barron was the 9th player drafted for Alabama in the NFL Draft. He was was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 7th overall pick of the 2012 NFL Draft. The 10th player drafted for the Tide was Dre Kirkpatrick who was drafted as the No. 17 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. At No. 11, we have Dont’a Hightower who was drafted as the No. 25 overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots. Dee Milliner was the 12th Alabama player drafted in the NFL. He was the No. 9 overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft by the New York Jets. The 13th Alabama football player drafted in the first round was Chance Warmack who was selected in the first round as the 10th overall pick by the Tennessee Titans in the 2013 NFL Draft. DJ Fluker was the 14th player drafted as the No. 11 overall pick of the 2013 NFL Draft. The 15th first round pick for Alabama under Nick Saban was CJ Mosley who was drafted as the 17th overall pick by the Baltimore Ravens of the 2014 NFL Draft. Ha Ha Clinton- Dix was the 16th Alabama player drafted as the 21st overall pick in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Amari Cooper was drafted by the Oakland Raiders as the No. 4 overall pick of the 2015 NFL Draft and was the 17th first round pick under Nick Saban. The 18th first round pick under Nick Saban was Ryan Kelly who was the 18th overall pick of the 2016 NFL Draft where has played at since 2016.

This time, we will be focusing on another former Alabama football star, Marlon Humphrey.

At Alabama, Humphrey had 45 tackles in 2015, as well as 8 defended passes, 3 interceptions, and 3 forced fumbles.

In 2016, he recorded 36 tackles, 5 defended passes, 2 interceptions, and 1 forced fumble.

Humphrey went on to be drafted by the The Baltimore Ravens as the 16th overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft where he has spent his entire career.

For the Ravens, he has recorded 136 tackles, 41 defended passes, 7 interceptions, 3 forced fumbles, and 3 fumble recoveries. Humphrey was also a first team all-pro and pro bowler in 2019.

Oct 8, 2017; Oakland, CA, USA; Oakland Raiders wide receiver Michael Crabtree (15) makes a catch in front of Baltimore Ravens defensive back Marlon Humphrey (29) in the third quarter at Oakland Coliseum. Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports

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Replay the 2019 highlights from Marlon Humphrey’s All-Pro season

Relive what put Baltimore Ravens CB Marlon Humphrey on the map and earned him an All-Pro and Pro Bowl nomination with these highlights

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In his third season, Baltimore Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey had his true breakout year.

Often shadowing the best receiver Baltimore’s opponent had, Humphrey was tested early and often in 2019 but came through with flying colors. Earning his first Pro Bowl and All-Pro nods, Humphrey proved himself as one of the top cornerbacks in the league and it puts him in line for a record-breaking contract extension when the Ravens eventually get to it.

Even for those that aren’t particular fans of Baltimore, you likely got a little dose of the work Humphrey did last season when the Ravens took on the Cleveland Browns. Going up against Odell Beckham Jr. in Week 4, things got a little heated and it ended with Humphrey putting the former Offensive Rookie of the Year on his butt after the whistle.

According to Pro Football Reference, Humphrey was targeted 88 times, allowing just 51 completions for 440 yards and three touchdowns and a 68.4 passer rating last season. Though he notched three interceptions of his own, it was his three fumble recoveries that proved to be more important, returning two of them for touchdowns.

After Baltimore’s playoff loss to the Tennessee Titans, expect Humphrey and the rest of the Ravens’ defense to come back hungry in 2020. Given what his highlights were last season, that’s a dangerous proposition for Baltimore’s opponents moving forward.

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2017 NFL Draft has been boom or bust for Ravens

Of the Baltimore Ravens’ seven picks in the 2017 NFL Draft, four are now no longer on the team while two have turned into stars.

The Baltimore Ravens are one of the best teams at scouting and drafting talent. They’ve been able to find stars and key contributors in pretty much every round over the last two decades. From guys like Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis in the first round to star outside linebacker Matthew Judon in the fifth round, you can usually count on Baltimore making the most of each draft.

However, the 2017 NFL Draft apparently ran hot or cold for the Ravens. With news that Baltimore is trading defensive end Chris Wormley to the Pittsburgh Steelers, it marks yet another 2017 draft pick that is no longer on the team.

Of the Ravens’ seven selections in that draft, four are now with different teams, with Wormley being the highest-drafted of the group. Offensive lineman Jermaine Eluemunor and Wormley have both been traded, guard Nico Siragusa was cut and eventually signed off Baltimore’s practice squad and outside linebacker Tim Williams was outright cut after struggling for four games last season.

On the flip side, when Baltimore hit, they hit hard. The Ravens’ first-round pick was Marlon Humphrey, who has turned into one of the best cornerbacks in the league. Safety Chuck Clark was Baltimore’s sixth-round pick and their final of the 2017 NFL Draft. Though he might not be well known around the league, the Ravens clearly think highly of him, signing him to a three-year contract extension early.

The only player remaining that hasn’t situated himself in the hot or cold category is former second-round pick outside linebacker Tyus Bowser. Prior to last season, it seemed as though Bowser could be on his way out as a failed project but he stepped up his game over the course of the 2019 season. Bowser finished with five sacks, 14 pressures and a fumble recovery returned for a touchdown. As Bowser enters his final year, this is his make-or-break season and the last chance for Baltimore to ring everything out of the 2017 NFL Draft.

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10 reasons Ravens fans should be excited about the future

A look at the reasons why spirits should be high in Baltimore and their tradition as one of the best franchises in football will continue.

I know it can be disheartening when a team with one of the best seasons in franchise history –maybe even NFL history if you count all the records broken — suffers an unexpected and somewhat uncharacteristic loss at the hands of a seemingly lesser team. But for the Baltimore Ravens, all is certainly not lost after the 2019 season.

Sure, every season is a proverbial question mark before it eventually takes shape, even for the most successful NFL franchises when you account for all the variables. But the Ravens have a lot to be excited about heading into what is typically an uncertain future.

Let’s take a look at 10 reasons why spirits should be high in Baltimore and their tradition as one of the best franchises in football will continue.

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Lamar Jackson

We have to start with the NFL’s most electric quarterback. It’s hard not to be excited about the future with the prospect of Jackson leading the offense in Baltimore for years to come.

In only his second year, Jackson seemingly defied all the odds, all the naysayers, and all the NFL records on his way to an unprecedented season and MVP honor.

Even though he has yet to win a playoff game, what Jackson accomplished this season — passing for over 3,000 yards, rushing for the new league record by a quarterback, and leading the league in touchdown passes — was nothing short of remarkable. His losses in the postseason are only fueling his desire to win and ultimately fulfill his promise of hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in Baltimore.

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