Ray Lewis on the @espn Manning Cast on #MNF tonight says he was on the phone w Green Bay on draft night 1996. The Packers planned to pick him 27th overall. The @Ravens took him at #26.

Those concerns had Lewis waiting until the 26th overall pick in 1996 to hear his name called. The pick ended up becoming an all-time steal by the Ravens.

For every Peyton Manning waiting to embrace him after Baltimore's AFC division round win in the Denver, there is an Anna Burns Welker, wife of Patriots receiver Wes, who wrote: "Please go to Ray ...

Ray Lewis' Son Ray Lewis III Is Laid to Rest in Emotional Ceremony: 'We Love You' The 28-year-old son of Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis was found unresponsive at his Florida home on June 14 ...

Ray Lewis III, left, and his father, former Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis, share a laugh after his national signing day ceremony in the Lake Mary Prep auditorium in Lake Mary, Florida, on Feb. 6, 2013.

Ray Ray Lewis III had a football dream. He wanted to make his daddy proud. He wanted to be like his father and enjoy that type of success. Any chance of that ended in South Carolina.