Marlon Humphrey Finally Realized the Origin of His Team’s Name

Marlon Humphrey Finally Realized the Origin of His Team’s Name

Marlon Humphrey is now entering his sixth season in the NFL as a cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens. Somehow though, today marks day one of Humphrey actually understanding where his team’s name comes from. The comical moment revealed itself when he tweeted this out last night receiving a great deal of attention.

The Ravens is named after Edgar Allen Poe??? I’m mind blown right now..

— marlonhumphrey.eth (@marlon_humphrey) July 15, 2022

Edgar Allan Poe was a famous poet and writer from Baltimore in the 1800s and specialized in dark, bone-chilling stories that are still read to this day. Some of his most famous work includes The Tell-Tale Heart, The Cask of Amontillado, The Pit and the Pendulum, and The Masque of the Red Death.

In 1845, Edgar Allan Poe published an ominous poem titled “The Raven” and its impact is far-reaching but was particularly felt 150 years later in Baltimore. In 1995, fans got to vote on the name of the new football team in town that was arriving from Cleveland, and with a sweeping majority the men in Baltimore were officially titled the “Ravens” based off of Poe’s poem. The Ravens even had three mascots that were named “Edgar”, “Allan” and “Poe”. “Edgar” and “Allan” have been retired now though, leaving “Poe” as the only mascot of the team.

Baltimore definitely has one of the more interesting anecdotes surrounding its name and even though it isn’t super well known, you’d would expect a player who’s been with the franchise for a while to at least have an idea about the storied history. Nevertheless, Marlon Humphrey’s epiphany still gave us fans a handful of funny interactions at the very least.

I honestly thought we just picked a animal like all the other animal teams

— marlonhumphrey.eth (@marlon_humphrey) July 15, 2022

The best one might have been Robert Griffin III scolding his former teammate for not paying attention in meetings.

I must have been lost cause I was so surprised when I heard this

— marlonhumphrey.eth (@marlon_humphrey) July 15, 2022

Whether or not they actually do talk about the origin of the team’s name in meetings is up in the air, but it does sound like a very Jon Harbaugh-esque thing to do. On behalf of the fantasy football community, hopefully they’re also discussing how to get their best receiver the ball this year in those meetings.

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NFL Twitter has been giving us some real gems this month. That’s what you gotta love about the NFL. No doesn’t matter what time of the year it is, there’s always something interesting going on around the league. Whether it’s sudden realizations about origin of a team’s name or Super Bowl week, the National Football League will keep you tuned in 24/7, and that’s just another reason it’s superior to all the other sporting leagues in the country.

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