"At about 1:30 Wednesday afternoon, Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, clad in a red jersey, calmly walked into the team's indoor practice facility and began throwing some warmup tosses.

Less than a minute later, safety Ed Reed came out and veered to the right, joining the rest of the Ravens' defensive backs.

The two high-profile Ravens spoke Wednesday to clear the air following critical comments that Reed made about the highly-scrutinized quarterback on SiriusXM NFL Radio on Monday. Reed said that Flacco "was kind of rattled" and "just didn't look like he had a hold on the offense" in the Ravens' 20-13 victory over the Houston Texans in an AFC divisional playoff game last Sunday.

Reed also said that Flacco, along with the rest of the team, needs to play better on Sunday to beat the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game.

Flacco, who learned of the comments Tuesday night while he was watching television during dinner, admitted that he was initially "caught off guard.""