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Baltimore Ravens OL 'Big Country' Ben Cleveland says his 'squirrel diet' slightly overblown

OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- The Ravens' drafting of guard Ben Cleveland should put defensive tackles in the AFC North on notice as well as every squirrel in Baltimore.

Living up to the nickname "Big Country," Cleveland acknowledged at Friday's rookie minicamp that he's fond of eating the furry creatures but the idea of him having a specific "squirrel diet" has been slightly overblown.

"It's more so one of those things where you eat what you got in the freezer from the fall," said Cleveland, a third-round pick out of Georgia. "Get a little hungry (and) ain't got no deer meat left.