Ryan Clady

Several highlights at Lott Trophy luncheon

2013-05-16 16:54:00

NEWPORT BEACH — A special moment took place at The Pacific Club Thursday during the annual Lott IMPACT Trophy watch list luncheon. Lott opened an envelope that revealed the recipient of a $5,000 check that put the IMPACT Foundation over the $1...

Reader Q&A: Bears mailbag

2013-04-15 14:58:00

Who's the best edge rusher in the draft? RaiderNation4Life, from Twitter It’s Georgia’s Jarvis Jones. Forget about his slow 40 time. He has the burst to defeat a blocker, and he can close on the quarterback. He fits better in a 3-4 as an...

Hyde5: Five best and five worst draft picks at No. 12

2013-04-23 08:48:00

With the Dolphins having the 12th pick overall, let's look at what it might historically mean by reviewing the past 30 NFL drafts and picking the five best and worst players drafted at that position. Five Best Players at No. 12: 1. Warren Sapp, DT,...

Free agent left tackles could entice Bears

2013-02-20 16:26:00

INDIANAPOLIS — The left tackles will be on parade here at the NFL scouting combine like beauty pageant contestants on a runway through Tuesday. Lumpy, hairy, 4-XL contestants, that is. The draft prospects will go through the drills, interview...

Tight end might be Bears' top target in free agency

2013-03-08 00:00:00

As the Bears have combed through the free agent left tackles, they undoubtedly have noticed the group has thinned out like the hair on Brian Urlacher's head. The Broncos put the franchise tag on Ryan Clady. The Chiefs did the same to Brandon Albert. And...

Lack of height provides leverage for Ravens' Elvis Dumervil

2013-03-27 04:41:00

Uncoiling his upper body and legs with a powerful charge, Elvis Dumervil steamrolls offensive tackles with his trademark bull rush. The Ravens' Pro Bowl pass rusher immediately generates forward movement with his initial push off the line of scrimmage,...

Bushrod signing tackles Bears' protection problem

2013-03-12 16:39:00

Of all the tackles who made it to free agency, Jermon Bushrod clearly was the best fit for the Chicago Bears. He was the only one who the Bears could reasonably hope to perform at a high level at the left tackle position for the next five plus years....

Ravens offseason primer -- offensive tackles

2013-03-10 04:00:00

The NFL offseason heats up on Tuesday when the free agency period begins and the NFL draft will take place next month. In anticipation of those events, blogger and reporter Matt Vensel will look at six key positions the Ravens might address in free agency...

The Ravens, left tackles and NFL free agency

2013-02-28 10:58:00

The Ravens are entering another offseason with a sizable question mark at the left tackle position. That has often been the case since the days of Jonathan Ogden, whether it was Jared Gaither’s mysterious injuries, Michael Oher’s...

Bryant McKinnie "wants to come back, he likes it in Baltimore," agent says

2013-02-13 13:16:00

The agent for Ravens offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie has an answer to general manager Ozzie Newsome's question�regarding whether the former�Pro Bowl blocker�wants to return, and it's an affirmative one. The pending unrestricted free agent would like to...

Reader Q&A: Dan Pompei's Bears mailbag

2013-01-24 14:22:00

I am sure you've getting this question a lot lately, but, if Manti Te'o falls to the Bears in the first round of the draft, should they make him Brian Urlacher's heir apparent? -- Donald Tursman, Los Angeles If you are asking if I would eliminate Te'o...

Normally outspoken, Terrell Suggs quiet as Super Bowl nears

2013-01-25 18:16:00

A throng of reporters and cameramen waited in front of his locker this afternoon, anxiously anticipating a quote or quip that would liven up the Super Bowl rhetoric. The old Terrell Suggs would have loved this opportunity. This year's version, however,...

Original pick: Glenn Dorsey, DT, LSU New pick: Ryan Clady, OT, Boise State The Chiefs took a solid left tackle, Branden Albert, later in this draft, but they could have gotten a very good one had they used this pick on Clady (above), who has gone to three Pro Bowls with the Denver

2013-01-12 00:00:00

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