For the Ravens, 2014 was a terrible year off the field. Their decision-making was ridiculed in the wake of the Ray Rice situation, and they had a total of five players arrested. In late December, director of security Darren Sanders was charged with a sex offense. (He has pleaded not guilty.)

Owner Steve Bisciotti, president Dick Cass, general manager Ozzie Newsome and coach John Harbaugh addressed the media last month in their annual press conference before the combine and talked about how they hoped 2014 would prove to be just an anomaly.

“I think things come in waves, and we certainly took a crash here last year,” said Bisciotti, whose team had three arrests from 2009 to ’13. “I think that we are a team and an organization that cares, obviously, about our reputation, and when it takes a hit, then you examine what you do.… Now it’s about proving that it was an aberration, and we believe that to be the case.”

Running back Bernard Pierce became the third Ravens player arrested in 2015 when he was booked on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. Pierce joined Terrence Cody (felony animal cruelty—he allegedly mistreated his bullmastiff and an illegally imported alligator—and misdemeanor drug charges) and cornerback Victor Hampton (driving under the influence) in embarrassing the franchise this offseason.

The Ravens’ eight arrests in the past 13 months are far and away the most in the NFL, according to the U-T San Diego NFL arrest database. That number is more than that of 15 teams combined. Seven teams have not had a player arrested since the end of the 2013 season: the Lions, Texans, Patriots, Giants, Chargers, Seahawks and Buccaneers.

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The Colts, whose owner, Jim Irsay, pled guilty to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, and the 49ers are tied with five arrests, followed by the Vikings’ four.

Give the Ravens some credit for their quick reactions to the arrests. Cody, Hampton and Pierce were all released by the club shortly after the incidents. The team didn’t wait for the court to decide the players’ fates, which many teams would have done. And Cody (a former second-round pick) and Pierce were good contributors. Pierce immediately was claimed off waivers by the Jaguars, so the Ravens were not afraid to part ways with a valuable commodity.