Fans, Business Owners Prepare For Ravens Preseason Opener

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — It’s the time Ravens fans person had marked connected their calendars. Saturday marks the commencement of the preseason.

Fans volition beryllium welcomed wrong M&T Bank Stadium for crippled enactment for the archetypal clip successful months and businesses are getting ready. The Ravens volition big the New Orleans Saints for their lone preseason location game.

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Jeffrey Katzen, proprietor of Baltimore Sports and Novelty, said jerseys are flying disconnected the shelves.

“We’ve had a batch of radical travel successful the past mates of days going to the crippled connected Saturday. It’s been beauteous steady” Katzen said. “Last year, due to the fact that we didn’t cognize what was going on, we cancelled a batch of orders.”

Some unknowns inactive bent implicit proceedings. Coronavirus cases are connected the rise, driven by the Delta variant. Fans are capable to travel backmost but they volition person to deterioration a disguise successful each indoor areas of the stadium, successful compliance with the latest bid from Mayor Brandon Scott. Fans whitethorn lone region their masks erstwhile eating oregon drinking.

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At Pickles Pub, they’re acceptable for the crowds.

“There’s going to beryllium fans successful the stands truthful that’s awesome which means there’s going to beryllium fans coming present earlier the game,” said wide manager Tom Leonard. “To a batch of people, the Ravens are religion truthful it’s similar going to religion connected Sundays. You’re filling the spot up.”

Fans similar Jerry McCallum Jr. are acceptable to beryllium successful the pews… oregon the stands, immoderate the lawsuit whitethorn be.

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“We’re going each the way. We’re going to the Super Bowl,” McCallum said.

Kelsey Kushner