OWINGS MILLS, July 30 -- The NFL Top 100 is voted on by players. Lamar Jackson, the league's two-time MVP, was given the 69th spot by his peers on this year's list. His response when reporters asked him about it at Ravens training camp on Wednesday was measured: "I don't care about rankings."

His new head coach's response was not. "There aren't 68 better players than Lamar Jackson," Jesse Minter said.

That exchange, on the record within hours of the Ravens' first full-team practice at the Under Armour Performance Center, tells you what this training camp is actually about. The Ravens went 8-9 in 2025 and missed the playoffs. Minter, who made his reputation building Michigan's defense into a national championship unit before taking over ...