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And counting ...

More than 6,200 fans attended the Ravens' morning practice today, pushing the training camp total attendance for 14 dates to 56,195. An estimated crowd of 6,150 was at McDaniel College on Monday, too. The camp high was 6,925 on July 25 for the first veterans' workout.

After Thursday's game at New England, the Ravens have Friday off and return to practice on Saturday with 8:45 a.m. and 2 p.m. practices. The afternoon practice is for special teams.

The team has two practices each day from Friday through Aug. 14, the last day fans may attend. The Ravens close camp on Friday, Aug. 15, and host the Minnesota Vikings the next day at M&T Bank Stadium.

Posted by Ken Murray at 3:07 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)

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Why dont we treat this year as rebuilding year? With new coach , new offense coord , new systems , etc. Lets stop playing favorites and let the players FIGHT for jobs ? That way , everyone's expectations wont crash so hard when reality sets in . Not being cynical , just realistic .

Posted by: Allan | August 6, 2008 5:01 PM

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Mike Preston has been with The Baltimore Sun since 1983. Prior to becoming a columnist in 2000, he covered the Ravens for four years. Preston will appear every Monday from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Fox Sports Radio (1370-AM) to answer any questions about the Ravens. Preston is a native of Essex and a graduate of Towson State University, where he played football.

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Ken Murray has covered Baltimore pro football teams in three leagues and two countries. He covered the Colts' departure in 1984, the Stallions' arrival in 1994 and the Ravens' Super Bowl championship in 2000. His warmup act was Roger Staubach's final season with the Dallas Cowboys in 1979.