Ravens President Dick Cass to Retire Sas
OWINGS MILLS, Md. Ravens president Dick Ca s will retire following 18 years with the team, and longtime sports executive Sashi Brown has been named succe sor, owner Steve Bisciotti said.The transition becomes effective April 1.Brown will a sume the exact responsibilities currently held by Ca s, overseeing all busine s areas of the organization, including finances, budgeting, non-football personnel, corporate sales, operations, communications and busine s ventures.He is expected to join the Ravens in March.Throughout his 18-year Ravens career, Ca s, 76, made an indelible impre sion while guiding every facet of the organization. When Bisciotti became the teams majority owner in 2004, his first hire was naming Ca s as president. For the nearly two decades since, Ca s has provided a wealth of busine s knowledge, legal and negotiating expertise, philanthropic principles, and a calm and consistent leadership style.Under his direction,
Jahlil Okafor Jersey Ca s helped create the organizational culture for which the Ravens are known today. Most recently, he led the organization through challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic and worked at the forefront of the teams social justice reform efforts, engaging local and federal legislators to enact policy change. With roots deeply entrenched throughout the Baltimore community, Ca s has overseen countle s initiatives with the goal of creating better opportunities and circumstances for those most in need. An impactful presence on the board of the Ravens Foundation, Inc., Ca s has also served on boards for the Greater Baltimore Committee, Kennedy Krieger Institute and Baltimore Community Foundation.Understanding the value of creating a world-cla
Derrick Favors Jersey s gameday experience for Ravens fans, Ca s has spearheaded multiple MT Bank Stadium improvement/enhancement projects, reaching investment levels over $200 million. Through these efforts, the Ravens have consistently ranked among the NFLs best in gameday experience, as recognized by the annual Voice of the Fan survey. Ca s also led the construction and subsequent expansion, at a total cost of more than $90 million, of the Ravens Under Armour Performance Center, which continues as one of the NFLs best office and practice facilities. Since his 2004 Baltimore arrival, Ca s has helped guide Ravens teams that have won five AFC North titles, clinched 10 postseason berths, appeared in three AFC Championship games and won one Super Bowl (XLVII in 2012). During his tenure, Baltimore has produced the NFLs fifth-best overall winning percentage (.586), including the leagues third-best mark at home (.713). Prior to joining the Ravens, Ca s spent 31 years (1972-2003) as a partner at D.C.-based law firm Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering. He served as chairman of the firms Busine s Transactions Section and was a member of its Management Committee. Some of his significant contributions to WCP included: counsel to the Independent Commi sion of the US Olympics Committee (2003); counsel to the owner of the NBAs Charlotte Hornets during the teams relocation to New Orleans (2002); counsel to Steve Bisciotti in the purchase of the Ravens from the Modell family (2000 and 2004); counsel to the estate of Jack Kent Cooke in the sale of the Washington Redskins to Daniel Snyder (1999); counsel to Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in the acquisition of the team and Texas Stadium (1980s); and advisor to the NFL in connection with the Collective Bargaining Agreement that brought free agency and a salary cap to the NFL (1992-93).Scroll to ContinueBorn in Washington D.
Anthony Davis Jersey C., Ca s graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Princeton in 1968 before graduating from Yale Law School in 1971. He and his wife, Heather, have two children: a daughter, Courtney (Ryland Sumner), and son, Willy (Madelaine), and three grandchildren.For the past three years, Brown, 45, served as president of Monumental Basketball and as a special advisor to the Office of the CEO at Monumental Sports Entertainment. He oversaw
Lonzo Ball Jersey various operations for the Wizards, Mystics and Go-Go, including research and information systems, technology, equipment, communications, finance, facilities, security and player engagement. Additionally, he led Monumental Sports Entertainments venue operations.Brown has also accrued 13 years of NFL experience, including five seasons (2013-17) with the Cleveland Browns, where he served two years (2016-17) as executive vice president of football operations. In that role, he was responsible for developing the organizations short and long-term visions and strategies, in collaboration with its ownership group. He also oversaw Clevelands scouting functions, roster management and salary cap.Originally hired by Cleveland as its executive vice president and general counsel, Brown worked in both football and busine s capacities. Upon his arrival, he was responsible for overseeing the roster and salary cap, in addition to directing the teams football administration functions and player contract negotiations. On the busine s side, his duties included insurance and risk management, licensing and intellectual property i sues and litigation and stadium matters.Before joining Cleveland, Brown spent eight years (2005-12) as senior vice president and general counsel of the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was involved in both football and busine s operations, which included playing a key role in helping negotiate the naming rights deal for EverBank Field.Brown began his career as an attorney at the Washington, D.C.-based law firm Wilmer, Cutler and Pickering (
Darius Miller Jersey WilmerHale). He represented clients in a variety of matters, including sports-related transactions, venture capital and private equity deals, as well as mergers and acquisitions.Brown has a longstanding history of civic involvement, having served on the boards of directors for the Cleveland Browns Foundation, Cleveland Development Advisors, Jacksonville Housing Authority, Jacksonville Museum of Science and History and the MaliVai Washington Kids Foundation. He is currently on the board of trustees of Hampton University.A Boston native, Brown earned his bachelor of arts degree (ma s media) from Hampton University in 1998 and a juris doctorate degree from Harvard Law School in 2002. The Baltimore Ravens