The Ravens yesterday unveiled M&T Bank Stadium's "new ultra-high-definition video displays behind each end zone below the upper level, along with new LED ribbon displays along the seating bowl’s suite level," according to Jeff Zrebiec of the Baltimore SUN. Ravens VP/Broadcasting Jay O'Brien said, "These video displays are the brightest and clearest video displays on the market." The new video displays "measure approximately 200 feet wide and 36 feet high, replacing boards that were 90 feet wide and 24 feet high." The "addition of elevators and escalators and high-definition video boards in each of the four corners of the stadium are part of phase two and three" of the $145M project, which is "expected to be completed" by the start of the '19 season. Players and fans who attend Sunday night's practice at the venue will "get a look at the result of phase one of the team's renovation project." Meanwhile, a multiyear $45M renovation process of the Ravens' 13-year-old HQ in Owings Mills, Md., "remains ongoing." Ravens President Dick Cass said that work at the training facility will "likely be done by the end of the calendar year." While the expansion of the Under Armour Performance Center will "ultimately allow for more fans to attend practices in future training camps, the current construction will prevent any from coming to this year's workouts." The renovation will add "considerable office space, enlarge and enhance meeting rooms for the players, overhaul the current locker room and augment the parking situation" (Baltimore SUN, 7/26). The Ravens are paying $120M of the nearly $145M project (BALTIMORESUN.com, 7/25).
