The Jamal Lewis case
Ravens 24, Falcons 10
Game 10: Sams, J. Lewis give leg up
After tripping over themselves for the entire first half, the Ravens hit their stride yesterday with the help of two unlikely heroes. more...
Friend: J. Lewis was to share in drug deal proceeds
A hometown friend of Jamal Lewis' said in federal court yesterday that the Ravens star was to receive a share of the proceeds of a cocaine deal that the two had in the works in 2000. more...
Ravens readying for J. Lewis' exit
Ravens star Jamal Lewis is expected to be suspended for two to four games following his guilty plea tomorrow in a drug conspiracy case, a probability that is forcing the team to prepare for his absence as early as the game against Buffalo on Oct. 24. more...
Lewis to plead guilty Thursday
Ravens running back Jamal Lewis has agreed to plead guilty Thursday in federal court in Atlanta on the charge of using a cell phone to facilitate a drug transaction, a violation of the NFL's substance-abuse program that will trigger disciplinary action from the league. more...
Ravens star's legal trouble draws liberal amount of bias
ON THE ISSUE of crime and punishment, everyone I know around Baltimore, street cops included, now becomes miraculously liberal. Jamal Lewis goes to cut himself a deal, and all those who previously cried for harsh mandatory sentencing laws on narcotics now ask plaintively, "Can't this wait until the off-season?" more...
Plea bargain of less than year in prison offered to Ravens' J. Lewis
ATLANTA - Attorneys for Ravens running back Jamal Lewis and federal prosecutors are engaged in plea negotiations that could resolve a drug indictment against the 2003 NFL rushing champion, lawyers familiar with the case said. more...
Ravens star Jamal Lewis to face new drug charge
Federal prosecutors added a drug-related charge and new details yesterday in their cocaine conspiracy case against star Ravens running back Jamal Lewis, who is to stand trial in the middle of the football season on charges that he brokered a cocaine deal for a hometown Atlanta friend. more...
J. Lewis trial date set: Nov. 1
Ravens running back Jamal Lewis, who last year rushed for the second-best total in NFL history, was ordered by a federal judge yesterday to stand trial on drug conspiracy charges in the middle of the NFL season. more...
Trial might trim J. Lewis' season
If Jamal Lewis stands trial on federal drug conspiracy charges during the regular season, the Ravens are prepared to play without the All-Pro running back during that time. more...
Prosecution tapes could be harmful to J. Lewis' case
ATLANTA - Prosecutors in the drug conspiracy case against Jamal Lewis and his friend Angelo Jackson played a videotape in a federal courtroom yesterday that showed Jackson allegedly arranging a drug deal and mentioning the name "Jamal." more...
Given failed war on drugs, Lewis charges no surprise
ALITTLE news for the many Jamal Lewis fans -- of whom I am one -- who think the Baltimore Ravens' great running back is a victim of an overzealous federal prosecutor reaching too far to make a case out of the word "Yeah," uttered during a cellular telephone call four years ago: We're still at war. more...
Ravens: ’04 plans include J. Lewis
Speaking at length for the first time about Jamal Lewis since his indictment, Ravens officials said yesterday that they are "confident" their star running back will play the 2004 season. more...
Jamal Lewis indictment
As past rushes back, all at risk
ATLANTA - The change in Jamal Lewis last season was subtle but unmistakable. An extra measure of resolve. A willingness to lead. Most of all, a hunger for recognition, not as one of the workmanlike but faceless NFL running backs who dependably gain chunks of yardage, but as one of the league's elite performers whose name was on everyone's lips. more...
Jamal Lewis indictment
'I am innocent'
ATLANTA - Ravens star running back Jamal Lewis pleaded not guilty yesterday to federal charges that he helped arrange a major cocaine deal for a hometown friend weeks before signing a $35 million contract to begin his NFL career. more...
Jamal Lewis timeline
January 1997 more...
From Friday's Sun
Ravens response: Let process play out
On the day when running back Jamal Lewis pleaded not guilty to federal drug charges, the Ravens went about business as usual Thursday at their Owings Mills practice complex. more...
