Former Ravens coach Brian Billick has joined Arizona State’s workers as an offensive analyst and adviser to move coach Herm Edwards, the Solar Devils introduced Monday.
Billick, who coached the Ravens from 1999 to 2007 and gained Tremendous Bowl XXXV, will reunite together with his former defensive coordinator, Marvin Lewis, who serves on workers as a particular assistant to Edwards. Billick stated in an announcement that Arizona State reached out two weeks in the past, when he was teaching the Hula Bowl, a school soccer all-star recreation.
“I've identified Coach Edwards for over 40 years and each Ray Anderson and Marvin Lewis for nearly that lengthy,” Billick stated within the assertion. “I actually loved tapping into the gamers there and serving to them to spotlight their talents. They proposed this chance to me, to have one other set of eyes and evaluating Solar Satan soccer and I believed it was the correct time for me to make this transfer.
“I really like what they're doing at ASU. It’s all about construction within the NFL and hopefully that’s what I can convey to the desk at ASU. My work for the final 12 years in tv at Fox and the NFL Community has allowed me to take a step again and see the sport from a unique angle. It broadened my perspective and that's what I'll convey to this place.”
Edwards stated Billick, who lately served as analyst for the NFL Community and has contributed to the Ravens’ workforce web site, “has constructed one of many most interesting reputations the NFL has ever identified, serving as a head coach, an assistant coach and as a revered tv analyst. Brian has one of many brightest offensive minds in soccer right now and that's particularly why I employed him. He'll function a worthwhile useful resource to our total teaching workers, however particularly to our offensive workers.”
Edwards, who served as head coach for the New York Jets and Kansas Metropolis Chiefs within the 2000s, is 25-18 total in 4 seasons at Arizona State. The Solar Devils are coming off an 8-5 season, together with a 6-3 mark in Pac-12 Convention play.
Extra honors for threesome
After incomes first-team All-Professional honors earlier this month, Ravens tight finish Mark Andrews, kicker Justin Tucker and punt returner Devin Duvernay had been named to the All-NFL and All-AFC groups Monday by the Professional Soccer Writers of America.
Andrews led all NFL tight ends in receptions (107) and receiving yards (1,361) and set franchise information for receiving in each classes. Tucker made 35 of 37 field-goal makes an attempt this season and went 32-for-32 on extra-point makes an attempt. Duvernay, in the meantime, led the league with 13.9 yards per punt return.
Tucker has been named All-NFL by the PFWA in 4 straight seasons. That is the primary such honor for Andrews and Duvernay.
Former Ravens exterior linebacker Matthew Judon was named All-AFC after a standout first season with the New England Patriots. Former Maryland cornerback J.C. Jackson, now a star for the Patriots, was additionally named All-AFC.
Wolfe undergoes surgical procedure
Ravens defensive lineman Derek Wolfe, who missed the 2021 season with again and hip accidents, tweeted Monday that he's “on the mend” after present process profitable hip surgical procedure.
Wolfe, who final offseason signed a three-year, $12 million contract that included $8.5 million assured, was injured throughout a joint coaching camp apply with the Carolina Panthers in August. He returned to apply briefly in late October however was by no means activated to the Ravens’ 53-man roster.
”He’s not in a spot the place he’s going to have the ability to play,” coach John Harbaugh stated in mid-November.
In 2020, Wolfe’s first season in Baltimore, he had 51 tackles (six for loss), one sack and 4 quarterback hits in 14 video games, eight of which he began.