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Bottom line: The Raiders were willing to pay a premium that went above and beyond the premium Baltimore had in mind. Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta met with reporters on short notice Wednesday, answering for one of the organization’s most hectic stretches in recent memory,
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DeCosta, who said at the Combine that the Ravens offered Linderbaum a "market-setting offer," gave further insight into the negotiation. DeCosta compared the negotiation to trying