Jason Brown, the Ravens' 24-year-old left guard, became a dad last Tuesday when his wife, Tayeashai, gave birth to a 7-pound, 7-ounce boy at 1:30 p.m. His name is JW Jason Brown Jr.

Jason had intended to surprise Tay by arriving at their home in North Carolina a day earlier than expected, driving from Baltimore after the game against the Buffalo Bills and getting to their house at about 12:30 a.m. Monday. But Tay turned the tables by heading to the hospital minutes before Jason arrived due to early labor pains.

"Being in this league, you already have tremendous responsibilities. But now it’s tremendous responsibilities times two," Jason said today after practice. "Nothing can match the responsibility of fatherhood."