{"id":32648,"date":"2025-03-13T02:40:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32648"},"modified":"2025-03-13T02:40:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T02:40:02","slug":"bad-news-ravens-receive-unfortunate-news-after-veterans-career-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=32648","title":{"rendered":"BAD NEWS : Ravens receive unfortunate news after veteran\u2019s career decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_99191088\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,h_675,w_1200,x_0,y_36\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/2\/7\/2722ff447a1dcf534bda4a5e7e87433f9fe6cf8a\/usatsi_25043403.jpg\" alt=\"Ravens Receive Unfortunate News After Veteran&amp;#39;s Career Decision\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a great 2024 season for the\u00a0<a class=\"yard_link\" 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