Baltimore Ravens: Did Long Practices During Playoffs Hurt the Team?

February 8, 2011   ·   Todd McGregor   ·   Jump to comments

Reports are starting to surface in bits and pieces out of Baltimore that several players were very unhappy with the duration of team practices leading up to the AFC divisional playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Several media outlets in Baltimore, including The Baltimore Sun, revealed that several of the discontented players threatened to complain to the NFL Players’ Union about head coach John Harbaugh’s lengthy practice schedules.
According to some sources, a compromise was reached between the players and Harbaugh the day before the team was set to take on the Steelers. The deal included shorter practices and lighter contact during certain drills.
The Baltimore Ravens' front office denies such practices ever took place, instead stating that the length of workouts remained the same between the months of December and January, and there was nothing unusual about the intensity of these team practices during the Ravens' playoff run.
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