Fireworks at Ravens training camp
Posted by Edward Lee
Training camp at McDaniel College in Westminster is free, but the one-on-one passing drills in the red zone during this morning’s practice was worth the price of admission (if there was one).
Running back Ray Rice got things started when he made a twisting, leaping and falling catch of a Troy Smith in the left rear corner of the end zone. Not to be outdone, cornerback Domonique Foxworth intercepted Smith’s pass to wide receiver Jayson Foster – although Foxworth had to appeal to the fans for the round of applause they so willingly gave Rice.
After wide receiver Demetrius Williams caught a touchdown pass over cornerback Chris Carr, Williams raced to the field-goal posts, leaped onto the padding used to protect the goal posts, and slid down.
But the most entertaining scene occurred when cornerback Frank Walker broke up Joe Flacco’s alley-oop to wide receiver Kelley Washington in the rear left corner of the end zone. Walker and Washington went facemask-to-facemask and jawed at each other for several seconds before going their separate ways. Walker was greeted by Foxworth, and both danced and celebrated Walker’s play.
Afterwards, Walker said he specifically selected Washington to match up against. "He was telling everybody to come press him and then when we get up to press him, he bags up," Walker said. "So that kind of defeated the purpose of what he was saying, but it was just a little camaraderie between the boys, basically a little motivation. May the best man win, and let’s play well."
Washington acknowledged calling out the cornerbacks ("I tell them all to get in my face because I want to challenge all of them," he said.), but agreed with Walker that there was no bad blood.
"It’s just a competition," Washington said. "There are no egos. It’s about getting each other better, and that one-on-one period is probably the closest thing you can get to a game situation. We just get after it, and that’s how it is."
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Training camp at McDaniel College in Westminster is free, but the one-on-one passing drills in the red zone during this morning’s practice was worth the price of admission (if there was one).
Running back Ray Rice got things started when he made a twisting, leaping and falling catch of a Troy Smith in the left rear corner of the end zone. Not to be outdone, cornerback Domonique Foxworth intercepted Smith’s pass to wide receiver Jayson Foster – although Foxworth had to appeal to the fans for the round of applause they so willingly gave Rice.
After wide receiver Demetrius Williams caught a touchdown pass over cornerback Chris Carr, Williams raced to the field-goal posts, leaped onto the padding used to protect the goal posts, and slid down.
But the most entertaining scene occurred when cornerback Frank Walker broke up Joe Flacco’s alley-oop to wide receiver Kelley Washington in the rear left corner of the end zone. Walker and Washington went facemask-to-facemask and jawed at each other for several seconds before going their separate ways. Walker was greeted by Foxworth, and both danced and celebrated Walker’s play.
Afterwards, Walker said he specifically selected Washington to match up against. "He was telling everybody to come press him and then when we get up to press him, he bags up," Walker said. "So that kind of defeated the purpose of what he was saying, but it was just a little camaraderie between the boys, basically a little motivation. May the best man win, and let’s play well."
Washington acknowledged calling out the cornerbacks ("I tell them all to get in my face because I want to challenge all of them," he said.), but agreed with Walker that there was no bad blood.
"It’s just a competition," Washington said. "There are no egos. It’s about getting each other better, and that one-on-one period is probably the closest thing you can get to a game situation. We just get after it, and that’s how it is."
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