Billick signs a multi-year contract

Training camp is for new beginnings. Just ask Brian Billick.The day before players were set to report to camp, the Ravens head coach signed a new, multi-year contract that will keep him in Baltimore for some time.“I want to be here with the Ravens, and I’m thankful that Steve wanted to do a new contract,” Billick said in a release. “With Steve [Biscotti], Ozzie [Newsome], Dick Cass and the rest of our organization, we have an elite group, one that will continue to compete at the championship level.Bisciotti, who is in his first season as the Ravens’ majority owner, completed the deal Wednesday. Its terms will not be made public.“I’ve said from the beginning that I want Brian and Ozzie here for a long time,” Bisciotti said.NFL coaches with Billick’s kind of security are a rare breed. Billick is entering his sixth season with the Ravens, tied for fourth among active coaches in tenure. Billick is best known for leading the Ravens to a championship in 2000, but his consistency should not be overlooked. Billick’s Ravens are just one of eight teams that have made the playoffs in three of their last four seasons, compiling a 52-35 record.“Those are the things that can keep people around,” said Newsome, the Ravens’ general manager. “To have the ability to continue to work with Brian is huge. I think the rapport that he and I have is probably second to none, with GMs and coaches in this league. I think that any time we can acquire good players, then he can always get those players to play to their maximum.”

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