{"id":918525,"date":"2026-06-14T08:51:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T08:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/918525\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T08:51:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T08:51:23","slug":"chris-redman-reflects-on-ravens-roots-super-bowl-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/918525\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Redman reflects on Ravens roots, Super Bowl start"},"content":{"rendered":"

June 13, 2026, 6:19 p.m. ET<\/p>\n

Chris Redman\u2019s time in Baltimore remains a defining part of his football story, something he reflected on during his conversation on\u00a0The Lounge<\/a> with Ryan Mink and Garrett Downing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoyed winning a Super Bowl my rookie year,\u201d Redman said, reflecting on his early years with the Ravens<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He also spoke about the relationships that emerged from that era, which still carry weight decades later.<\/p>\n

\u201cI met some incredible guys along the way that are lifelong friends of mine,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Redman pointed to names like Brandon Stokley, Tony Banks, Todd Heap, and Brad Jackson as examples of bonds that have lasted long after their playing days in Baltimore ended.<\/p>\n

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While he acknowledged the success of that team, he also admitted the offensive system didn\u2019t always align with his strengths.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt probably wasn\u2019t the best fit as far as an offense for me,\u201d he said, looking back on the early 2000s scheme.<\/p>\n

Even so, Redman emphasized gratitude for the experience, the city, and the championship foundation that shaped his career.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"June 13, 2026, 6:19 p.m. ET Chris Redman\u2019s time in Baltimore remains a defining part of his football…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":918526,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2052],"tags":[95878,184,117,2282,7,6,169,119281,96963,96964,95882,95898,122744,122742,115456,95895,95906,95883,122743,95881],"class_list":["post-918525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-baltimore-ravens","tag-accessfree","tag-baltimore","tag-baltimore-ravens","tag-baltimoreravens","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-ravens","tag-sourceravens-wire","tag-sstssportsnflravens","tag-sstsnravens","tag-tagamerican-football","tag-tagbaltimore-ravens","tag-tagbrandon-stokley","tag-tagchris-redman","tag-taglouisville-kings","tag-tagnfl-hub","tag-tagoverall-positive","tag-tagsports-news","tag-tagtodd-heap","tag-typestory"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116747611881729482","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=918525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/918525\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/918526"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=918525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=918525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=918525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}