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Jonas Shaffer

Jonas

Jonas Shaffer joined the staff of The Baltimore Banner in January 2023 as a Ravens beat reporter. He previously covered the team for The Baltimore Sun, where he first served as an editor and general-assignment reporter. He's also worked for The Washington Post and Cape Cod Times. Jonas grew up in Silver Spring and graduated from the University of Maryland. He made it into Sports Illustrated at age 7 after the magazine ran a small wire photo of him, in his soccer gear, next to his mother. ("SOCCER MOMS: The ultimate bench warmers.") His athletic career peaked not long after.

Latest content by Jonas Shaffer

Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (89) warms up pregame as the Baltimore Ravens prepare to take on the Buffalo Bills in the AFC divisional round at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday January 19.
Mark Andrews breaks silence: ‘I’m absolutely gutted by what happened’ in Ravens’ loss to Bills
“It’s impossible to adequately express how I feel,” Andrews wrote on Instagram.
Jan 23, 2025
Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta, right, and head coach John Harbaugh hold a season review press conference Wednesday at the Under Armour Performance Center in Owings Mills.
7 takeaways from John Harbaugh and Eric DeCosta’s end-of-season news conference
“I’m very proud of the team this year,” Eric DeCosta said. “It was a successful season. I’m not going to sit up here and say it was not a successful season. It was in just about every way of looking at it.”
Jan 22, 2025
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) takes questions from reporters after losing to the Buffalo Bills in a divisional round playoff game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY. on Sunday, January 19, 2025.
In ‘Hard Knocks’ finale, Lamar Jackson feels the agony of defeat: ‘I ain’t gonna be all right’
The HBO docuseries’ last episode captured almost 45 minutes of footage from the Ravens' AFC divisional-round loss to Buffalo.
Jan 22, 2025
Bills fans cheer after Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews (89) missed the two-point conversion attempt in the 4th quarter. The Buffalo Bills defeated the Ravens 27 - 25 in the AFC divisional round at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday January 19, 2025.
After playoff blunders, Ravens TE Mark Andrews is ‘going to be hurting for a while,’ teammate says
“Mark’s a complete competitor,” fullback Patrick Ricard said Monday. “He’ll be fine. We all know he’ll be fine."
Jan 20, 2025
The Ravens found starting right tackle Roger Rosengarten, shown here leaving Highmark Stadium after the Ravens’ AFC divisional-round loss to the Bills, in the second round of the 2024 draft.
After playoff loss, Ravens will have No. 27 overall pick in NFL draft
The Ravens will have the No. 27 overall pick in April’s draft, just behind the Los Angeles Rams and just ahead of the Detroit Lions.
Jan 20, 2025
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) drops back to throw a pass against the Buffalo Bills in a divisional round playoff game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, NY. on Sunday, January 19, 2025.
Lamar Jackson had a shot at salvation. Instead, the Ravens’ season ends with more playoff frustration.
The Ravens’ season ended Sunday night the way it always does these days — heartbreakingly.
Jan 20, 2025
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson hugs Buffalo Bills safety Hamlin after Sunday’s game. The Buffalo Bills defeated the Ravens 27 - 25 in the AFC divisional round at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday January 19, 2025.
The 5 biggest questions facing the Ravens this offseason
After their loss to the Bills on Sunday night, the Ravens will resume their quest for the Super Bowl next season.
Jan 20, 2025
Ravens inside linebacker Roquan Smith finished fifth in the NFL in tackles (154) and helped anchor a run defense that finished fourth in overall efficiency, according to FTN.
Everything you need to know about Ravens vs. Bills
Here’s what you need to know about their AFC divisional-round matchup, which airs on CBS on Sunday night.
Jan 19, 2025
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers (4) walks off the field after he and the team lost their home opener against the Las Vegas Raiders at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Sunday, September 15, 2024.
Ravens star Zay Flowers is doubtful vs. Bills but has ‘a chance’ to return
Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers missed his third practice of the week and his sixth practice in a row, but head coach John Harbaugh has not ruled him out of Sunday’s game.
Updated Jan 17, 2025
Ravens running back Derrick Henry greets Bills quarterback Josh Allen after their game in Week 4.
Ravens vs. Bills: 5 things to watch, including a QB showdown, presnap motion and winter weather
The narrative for Sunday’s AFC divisional-round game is as unavoidable as it is irresistible.
Jan 17, 2025
Ravens running back Derrick Henry outruns the Steelers to score a touchdown in the third quarter of Saturday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on January 11, 2025.
Derrick Henry gets a new nickname, Roger Rosengarten gets a new jersey and more from the Ravens’ locker room
“I don’t want to be called anything else but McQueen. So don’t call me Derrick; just call me McQueen,” Henry said Thursday.
Jan 16, 2025
Peyton Manning ended a history of postseason frustration when he led the Colts to a Super Bowl victory over the Bears.
Lamar Jackson is a superstar with something to prove in the playoffs. So was Peyton Manning.
Manning “had to hear the same thing” as Jackson, former Colts center Jeff Saturday said. "They could not be closer aligned in that way.”
Jan 16, 2025
Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers (4) is guarded by guard Patrick Mekari (65) as he tries to outrun Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper (0) in a regular season game at M&T Bank Stadium on Sunday, November 3, 2024.
Ravens WR Zay Flowers missing at practice ahead of Bills game
Flowers hasn’t practiced since suffering a minor knee injury in the Ravens’ regular-season finale Jan. 4.
Jan 15, 2025
Running back Derrick Henry, left, quarterback Lamar Jackson and the Ravens racked up 271 rushing yards against the Bills in Week 4.
The Ravens ran wild against Buffalo in Week 4. Can they do it again in the playoffs?
The Ravens' rushing attack finished the season as the NFL’s most efficient, according to FTN, but the Bills' run defense was No. 8.
Jan 15, 2025
Derrick Henry ran away from the Bills earlier this year, but much has changed.
Ravens reset: Breaking down Lamar Jackson vs. Josh Allen, key matchups and more
Who needs a win more: Buffalo’s Josh Allen or Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson?
Jan 14, 2025

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