Today is Tuesday, May 17th.
I felt that it was necessary to start this piece with the date, because if you’ve looked at the general vibe around social media from Ravens fans, you’d think the season was starting tomorrow. I get that social media, especially revolving around a sports fanbase, is an insatiable monster clamoring for a million different things at once, but the last week or so has been a special brand of insufferable.
So, how did we get here? For some background, there were rumblings that wide receiver Jarvis Landry was in discussion with the Ravens as a potential free agent signing.