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Kaepernick was the fifth quarterback drafted in 2011. Cam Newton went first overall, and Jake Locker (No. 8), Blaine Gabbert (No. 10) and Christian Ponder (No. 12) also went in the first round. Two other Ravens Qbs were drafted after Kaepernick in 2011. Ryan Mallett was drafted 74th overall by the Patriots. The Ravens took Tyrod Taylor in the sixth round, No. 180 overall.

Colin Kaepernick’s polarizing story comes to Baltimore

July 1, 2019 at 5:26 a.m.

When Colin Kaepernick declined to stand for the national anthem before a San Francisco 49ers preseason game last summer, perhaps he knew he was lighting a powder keg that would...

Baltimore Ravens running back Bobby Rainey #38 receives the handoff from quarterback David Olson #1 as teammates Dustin Vaughan #2 and Ryan Mallett #15 look on during training camp at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills on Saturday, July 29, 2017. (Michael Ares / The Baltimore Sun)

Concerned with long-term damage from head injuries, Ravens offensive lineman John Urschel retires

June 30, 2019 at 6:24 p.m.

John Urschel, a Ravens player known as much for his mathematical ability as his football skills, on Thursday joined a list of young NFL players who have retired because of...

King Leatherbury with Ben's Cat in August 2015 at Laurel Park.

Popular thoroughbred Ben’s Cat, winner of 26 stakes, retired at age 11

June 3, 2018 at 12:12 p.m.

Ben's Cat, the late-blooming thoroughbred champion who thrilled Maryland racing fans and reinvigorated the career of Hall of Fame trainer King Leatherbury, was retired Tuesday at age 11. Ben's Cat...

Kevin Spacey and Baltimore Ravens first-round draft pick Marlon Humphrey talk trackside before the start of the Preakness.

No regrets: After Derby disappointment, Irish War Cry gets another shot at Belmont

July 1, 2019 at 9:22 a.m.

As Graham Motion pondered what had just happened in the Kentucky Derby — why Irish War Cry had come to the top of the stretch in contention only to lose...

Favorite Irish War Cry gets No. 7 post in Belmont Stakes draw

June 28, 2019 at 9:05 p.m.

A difficult-to-handicap Belmont Stakes became even more wide open Wednesday when likely favorite Classic Empire was scratched from the field because of an abscess in his right front foot. His...

Cloud Computing, surprise Preakness champion, is uncertain for Belmont Stakes

June 30, 2019 at 4:24 a.m.

With Preakness champion Cloud Computing uncertain to start in the Belmont Stakes, the thoroughbred racing world faces the strong possibility of a second straight year with three different winners of...

Cloud Computing edges Classic Empire to win 2017 Preakness Stakes

June 4, 2018 at 7:04 p.m.

From the moment Always Dreaming and Classic Empire drew side-by-side post positions for the 142nd Preakness, the hype began for a potential match race between the two most talented 3-year-olds...

Cloud Computing pulls off upset in 142nd Preakness

June 29, 2019 at 12:35 a.m.

Seth Klarman's romance with thoroughbred racing blossomed in the heart of Baltimore, where he grew up three blocks from Pimlico Race Course and made annual pilgrimages to watch the Preakness.Klarman...

Abelina Kraus of Bel Air places the placard displaying "Always Dreaming" onto the fourth post position during the post position draw for the 142nd Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course.

Always Dreaming’s trainer, jockey have liked their odds together

June 29, 2019 at 11:10 a.m.

In the months before this year's Kentucky Derby, jockey John Velazquez told his agent, Angel Cordero Jr., he might ride two more years and call an end to his Hall...

Crownsville’s Anthony Manganaro is living the Dream

June 1, 2019 at 4:26 a.m.

As Always Dreaming came around the far turn in the April 1 Florida Derby and appeared to lose a touch of momentum, Anthony Manganaro wondered if he'd made a terrible...

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