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Byrne Identity: Observations From Hot And Sunny OTA Practice

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It’s Sunny, It’s Hot…It’s Football

The Castle is buzzing. … And, this ain’t Game of Thrones.

Over 80 Ravens players were out on the fields, rocking the weight room, hitting the books and using new recovery methods this week when the team completed the first week of OTAs (Organized Team Activities).

By the way, that’s a stupid name. Grade schoolers have organized team activities. Football teams have minicamps.

It might be Memorial Day weekend, but it looked and smelled a lot like real football around here. Players weren’t in full uniform, and there’s no true blocking and tackling, but these were serious pro athletes flying around, lifting grownup weights and studying like we were playing the Steelers on Sunday.