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Ray Lewis will stay in Baltimore, not work draft for ESPN

Ray Lewis is among the more recognizable and popular people to have become associated with Baltimore. During this time of unrest in the city, Lewis will remain in an effort to help bring an end to the violence that has become national news and forgo his original plans to be part of ESPN’s coverage of the NFL Draft.

The funeral for Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old who passed away as a result of a spinal injury sustained at the hands of police officers, took place in Baltimore on Monday. What followed were riots throughout the city that resulted in stores looted, cars set on fire, and a state of emergency being declared.