Training Camp In Westminster Uncertain

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According to the Baltimore Ravens website, if training camp is pushed back, there is a chance that it could interfere with classes at McDaniel College.

If the start of the 2011 offseason gets pushed into August, the Raven-izing of Westminster, Md., would clash with the influx of students to campus.

Both the Ravens and McDaniel have agreed to wait on making an official decision until after a new collective bargaining agreement is reached.

“We’re in discussions with McDaniel about having camp there this season,” Ravens President Dick Cass said, according to the Baltimore Sun. “But we won’t be able to make a final decision until we know what our schedule is.”

The Ravens have been in Westminster for the past 15 summers!

Last year, a record 112, 051 fans attended the public practices, besting the 111,492 fans who came out in 2001 following the Ravens’ Super Bowl victory.

The Ravens’ contract with McDaniel College expired in 2010, coincidentally along with the expiration of the CBA, Ravens Vice President of Operations Bob Eller told the Carroll County Times earlier this month.

“We’re waiting to see how things play themselves out in labor negotiations,” Eller said.  “That would dictate when camp would start, and it’s difficult to pinpoint an unknown.”