Ravens React to Death of Former Teammate

RAVENS COACH JOHN HARBAUGH: It’s just a shock and we saddened. Tony Fein was a really good teammate. What he did in Iraq — and we talked about this before with Tony when he went through what he went through this summer [the Inner Harbor incident] — and we found out a couple of days ago that he was going to be vindicated on that. So, it speaks back to his character again. He’s a tremendous American. He’s a tremendous young man. He’s a Raven to us and always will be. We’re proud to have him here as part of our team. We were unbelievably disappointed about the news and we’re waiting to hear further details.

DERRICK MASON: I heard about it this morning in a team meeting. It’s unfortunate. My prayers and the team’s prayers go out to the family. We enjoyed him while he was here.

RAY LEWIS: You can speak about the man and the brief time we were around him. He was a humble young man. He was always searching for some type of direction. It’s really sad. Our heart definitely goes out to his family. It’s heartfelt when you wake up and get news like that with someone you just went to war with.

MICHAEL OHER (former college teammate): He’s a great guy who has been in my thoughts. I accidentally called him a couple days ago. I texted him back and stuff. He’s a guy who is always happy for you. He definitely loved the game of football and wanted to be a part of it. He’s a good guy, he always had a smile on his face and kept guys laughing. He’s a good guy who is going to be missed. It was heartbreaking. I went to battle with this guy. We shared victories together, so it was heartbreaking.