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Colts want to interview DeCosta for GM spot
Ravens exec would replace fired Grigson; Wilde Lake grad Brown in Pro Bowl
The Indianapolis Colts, who are searching for a replacement for the recently fired general manager
DeCosta didn't immediately respond to a message seeking comment. The Ravens don't confirm outside interview requests for their employees.
Colts owner
DeCosta, 45, joined the Ravens in an entry-level position in 1996 and has worked his way up the personnel ranks. He has been general manager
Ravens owner
DeCosta has turned down several opportunities elsewhere over the years, saying that he's happy with the Ravens.
Brown, who was a second-round draft choice of the Titans in 2012, finished second in the NFL in total tackles with 130, and also had four sacks, four passes defended, two forced fumbles and an interception. This will be his first Pro Bowl appearance.
The Pro Bowl is Sunday in Orlando, Fla.
Brown wasn't shy about expressing his disappointment when the rosters were announced last month, tweeting “snub,” shortly after learning Hightower and the Ravens'
“I said, ‘Damn, I didn't make it?' It was disappointing,” he said. “I was hot. I ain't going to lie. I was mad. I felt like I should've been outright. It just felt that way.”
Roethlisberger said he is going to take some time to evaluate whether he wants to keep playing. The two-time Super Bowl winner will turn 35 in March and has missed time in each of the past two seasons with knee problems. Roethlisberger is under contract through 2020.
Coach
Tomlin says he's not alarmed by Roethlisberger's questioning his future, adding that Roethlisberger is “the most significant component of what we do.”
The former Ravens wide receiver, a pending free agent who played in 2016 for the Detroit Lions, insists that, like him or not, communication and civil discourse are the only ways to move forward in a positive way during Trump's presidency with a country divided.
“We are in a period where this country is divided. I think anybody that says otherwise is fooling themselves,” Boldin said. “But I do think in order for us to be successful, at some point we have to come together. You might not like the other person or you might not like what they stand for or whatever it is. We have a trip planned to D.C. this coming spring and I was asked the question, ‘If you were invited to the White House, would you meet with President Trump?' My answer was yes.
“At this point in order for anything to be changed, you have to sit down and talk with President Trump. At this point, the Republicans, they're in control of the House, they're in control of the Congress, so in order for anything or any change you have to meet with the powers that be and you have to sit down and explain exactly where you're coming from, but also you have to be willing to listen. I think that's one of the things that's hindering us as a country now — nobody listens to each other no more.”