Required Reading: Links to the Best in AFC North Coverage, 5/3 Edition

Today's top stories around the AFC North include a major injury to one of the Baltimore Ravens' star players, what the Cincinnati Bengals might (and should) do about veteran corner Nate Clements, and some Pittsburgh Steelers player reaction to the New Orleans Saints punishments levied yesterday.

Easily the biggest news out of the Baltimore Ravens is that their star linebacker and last year's Defensive Player of the Year Terrell Suggs has torn his Achilles tendon.

Details are still unclear; NFL.com's Jason La Canfora says he tore it while working out and doing offseason drills, while ESPN's Adam Schefter says it happened while playing basketball. My take on the situation, and what it means for the Ravens in 2012, is coming later today.

Bleacher Report's Aaron Nagler says the Cincinnati Bengals should bring veteran cornerback Nate Clements on to the team, at least for training camp.

Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer says the Bengals may cut Clements for salary cap reasons, now that they've drafted Dre Kirkpatrick.

Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal says that the Cleveland Browns intend to rotate newly-drafted defensive tackle John Hughes with starters Phil Taylor and Ahtyba Rubin, and adds that Hughes can play both the one-tech and three-tech.

Three Pittsburgh Steelers defenders—James Harrison, Ryan Clark and LaMarr Woodley—expressed their unhappiness with the New Orleans Saints' player punishments in the wake of the bounty scandal on Twitter yesterday. Gerry Dulac of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette compiles the Tweets for you here.

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