NFL hosting kickoff events in Baltimore celebrating return to football

Feb 3, 2013; New Orleans, LA, USA; Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed (20) celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports /

The NFL will officially be back this Thursday as the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens open their title defense against he Denver Broncos. But even though they won’t be doing so in the confines of their home stadium after a scheduling conflict with the Baltimore Orioles, they’ll be in Denver to play their home-opener, but that doesn’t mean the city of Baltimore won’t be celebrating the return of football.

The NFL is holding it’s 2013 NFL Kickoff in Baltimore this week, and will feature a wide-range of events, from music, to parades, to even football clinics hosted by former NFL players:

"FULL CLINIC SCHEDULE:Wednesday, September 4Clinic #1 (12:00-1:00 P.M.): Matt Stover, Kyle RichardsonClinic #2 (1:00-2:00 P.M): Matt Stover, Kyle RichardsonClinic #3 (2:00-3:00 P.M.): TBAThursday, April 25Clinic #1 (10:30-11:30 A.M.): Jamal LewisClinic #2 (11:30 A.M.-12:30 P.M): Jamal LewisClinic #3 (1:00-2:00 P.M.): Duane StarksClinic #4 (2:00-3:00 P.M.): Duane StarksClinic #5 (4:30-5:00 P.M.): Jamie Sharper, Rod WoodsonClinic #6 (5:15-5:45 P.M.): Jamie Sharper, Rod WoodsonClinic #7 (6:00-6:30 P.M.): Jamie Sharper, Rod Woodson"

And to top it all off, Grammy Award-winning singer Keith Urban will perform live on Thursday, September 5, from a floating stage barge in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor adjacent to the Maryland Science Center.

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