As expected, Lamar Jackson is back on the practice field.
According to multiple reporters on the scene, Jackson is practicing on Thursday after he wasn’t on the field for Wednesday’s session.
While Jackson has been listed with various lower-body injuries during the second half of the season, he received a rest day this week.
At this point, Jackson is expected to play Sunday’s game against the Bengals.
In 10 games this season, Jackson has completed 63.4 percent of his passes for 2,060 yards with 16 touchdowns and five interceptions. He’s also rushed for 307 yards with two TDs.
Defensive lineman Travis Jones won’t be leaving the Ravens in the offseason.
Jeff Zrebiec of TheAthletic.com reported on Thursday that Jones has agreed to a three-year extension with the team and the Ravens announced the deal a short time later. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the deal is worth $40.5 million.
Jones joined the Ravens as a third-round pick in 2022 and is in the final year of the contract he signed as a rookie. He was a reserve for his first two seasons, but has started 27 games over the last two seasons and all 12 games he has played this year.
Jones has 136 tackles, five sacks, a forced fumble, and a fumble recovery over his entire run in Baltimore.
The NFL has announced two Saturday games for the Week 17 schedule.
On Saturday, December 27, the Texans will play the Chargers at 4:30 p.m. ET on NFL Network. Then the Ravens will play the Packers at 8 p.m. ET on Peacock.
The NFL uses flexible scheduling to put big games in broadcast windows that everyone can watch. The league announced when the schedule came out during the offseason that there would be games on Saturday, December 27, but it did not announce at the time which games would be played on that date. Now we know it’s Texans-Chargers and Ravens-Packers, two games featuring four teams in playoff contention.
The league will also play two games on the final Saturday of the regular season, January 3. Those games may not be announced until six days in advance.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has been listed with a variety of injuries when he missed practice in recent weeks, but none of them were cited as the reason he was off the field on Wednesday.
The team’s injury lists rest as the reason why Jackson did not participate. He has been listed with knee, ankle, and toe injuries since returning from a three-game absence due to a hamstring injury.
Jackson has not missed any games despite missing practices the last four weeks.
Cornerback Chidobe Awuzie (shoulder) was also out of practice on Wednesday. Running back Keaton Mitchell (knee), linebacker Tavius Robinson (foot), and cornerback Nate Wiggins (foot) were limited participants. Safety Ar’Darius Washington (Achilles) was a full participant.
Neither Robinson nor Washington is currently on the 53-man roster for Baltimore, so they’ll need to be activated to play against the Bengals this week.
Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins is back in concussion protocol, but he had a limited practice on Wednesday. That gives him a chance to be cleared in time for Sunday’s game against the Ravens.
Higgins missed Week 13 with a concussion and then hit his head on the turf multiple times in Week 14.
He has 46 receptions for 667 yards and nine touchdowns in 12 games.
Defensive end Trey Hendrickson (hip/pelvis) did not participate in Wednesday’s session as he underwent season-ending core muscle surgery. Fellow defensive end, Shemar Stewart, looks like he’s ready to return from his knee injury as the rookie, who is on injured reserve, had a full practice.
Safety PJ Jules (ankle) did not practice.
Those were the only four players on the roster not to have full participation.
