Two Ravens assistants will coach in subsequent month’s East-West Shrine Bowl, a showcase for NFL draft prospects.
Ravens defensive backs coach D’Anton Lynn will function head coach of the East staff within the Feb. 3 sport, organizers introduced Wednesday, whereas Ravens exterior linebackers coach Drew Wilkins would be the East’s defensive coordinator.
Lynn, the son of former Los Angeles Chargers coach and Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Anthony Lynn, labored on the Houston Texans’ workers from 2018 to 2020 earlier than arriving in Baltimore final offseason. Wilkins, who began as a Ravens intern in 2010 earlier than climbing the staff’s teaching ladder, coached within the East-West Shrine Bowl from 2017 to 2019, and served because the West staff’s defensive coordinator in 2019.
Based on the Shrine Bowl, greater than 100 gamers from final 12 months’s sport signed with skilled groups final spring, and greater than 70 made last NFL rosters final season. A mean of over 300 Shrine Bowl alumni are on NFL rosters every year. Maryland tight finish Chigoziem Okonkwo and Navy linebacker Diego Fagot are amongst those that’ve accepted invites to the sport, which can be held in Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium.
Johnson honored
Former Ravens exterior linebacker Jarret Johnson, who performed in Baltimore from 2003 to 2011, has been named a finalist for the Salute to Service Award, together with Chicago Bears tight finish Jimmy Graham and Denver Broncos fullback-tight finish Andrew Beck.
Johnson, who retired from the NFL in 2015, lately partnered with a service-disabled Air Drive veteran to start out a Black Rifle Espresso franchise in Niceville, Florida, that employs over 40 veterans, active-duty servicemen and ladies, veterans’ spouses and youngsters of navy members. Johnson additionally sponsors SOF Missions, a nonprofit that gives care to veterans with post-traumatic stress dysfunction and traumatic mind accidents, with with the purpose of ending veteran suicide.
Johnson additionally organized, sponsored and took part in “The Murph Crossfit Train” on Memorial Day final Could, which had over 300 contributors and raised practically $15,000 for the EOD Warrior Basis and Pipe Hitter Basis. Former Ravens Haloti Ngata and Marshal Yanda have been among the many former NFL gamers who participated within the occasion.
The Salute to Service Award recipient can be acknowledged on Feb. 10 on the NFL Honors ceremony. USAA will contribute $25,000 within the winner’s honor to the official assist societies representing every of the navy branches, whereas the NFL will match USAA’s donation with a grant to the winner’s navy charity of selection.