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Harbaugh, Lewis, Ravens visit schools in riot-torn Baltimore

Former Baltimore Ravens NFL football player Ray Lewis hugs 17-year-old Azariah Bratton-Bey Jr., a senior running back on Frederick Douglass High's football team, during a visit to the school Thursday, April 30, 2015, in Baltimore. Lewis, Ravens coach John Harbaugh, and other players visited schools in downtown Baltimore in the aftermath of riots that ravaged the city. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun via AP) THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER OUT Former Baltimore Ravens NFL football player Ray Lewis hugs 17-year-old Azariah Bratton-Bey Jr., a senior running back on Frederick Douglass High's football team, during a visit to the school Thursday, April 30, 2015, in Baltimore. Lewis, Ravens coach John Harbaugh, and other players visited schools in downtown Baltimore in the aftermath of riots that ravaged the city. (Kenneth K. Lam/Baltimore Sun via AP) THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER OUT

By Associated Press April 30, 2015 1 min read

BALTIMORE (AP) – Ravens coach John Harbaugh, his players and former star linebacker Ray Lewis visited Baltimore schools to help quell tension in the city following days of rioting.

Harbaugh says several Ravens players unloaded supplies for a food bank Thursday and spoke to students at Frederick Douglass High School and Matthew A. Henson Elementary School.

The coach says, “We’ve got a bunch of guys on our team that care deeply for the city and believe in Baltimore.”

The contingent included around 55 players, several Ravens coaches and Lewis, who played 17 seasons with Baltimore.

Several Douglass students were involved in confrontations with police on Monday, when violence escalated following the funeral of Freddie Gray, who died of spinal cord and other injuries while in police custody.