Ravens head coach John Harbaugh didn’t say if Lamar Jackson will start at quarterback against the Bears on Sunday when he spoke to reporters at a Friday press conference and the team’s final injury report didn’t make anything definitive either.
Jackson has been listed as questionable after a full practice on Friday. It was the first full practice for Jackson since he injured his hamstring against the Chiefs on September 28.
No other Ravens players have injury designations coming off of a bye week that has done good things for the health of the 1-5 team.
Cooper Rush started both games that Jackson missed with his injury, but Harbaugh said the team will go with Tyler Huntley against the Bears if Jackson is not back in the lineup. While that seems unlikely given his trajectory over the course of the week and the importance of the game, final word won’t come until the weekend.
Bears running back D’Andre Swift practiced for the second straight day on Friday, but his status for Sunday’s game against the Ravens won’t be set in stone until closer to kickoff.
Swift has been listed as questionable on the team’s final injury report of the week. Swift missed practice with a groin injury on Wednesday and worked on a limited basis Thursday and Friday.
Wide receiver DJ Moore also missed practice with a groin injury on Wednesday, but was back to full participation on Friday and he does not have an injury designation.
Defensive back Kyler Gordon (groin, calf), cornerback Tyrique Stevenson (shoulder), running back Roschon Johnson (back), tackle Braxton Jones (knee), and tight end Cole Kmet (back) have been ruled out. Linebacker Amen Ogbongbemiga (knee) and kicker Cairo Santos (thigh) are listed as questionable along with Swift.
The Ravens haven’t made any official proclamations yet, but signs are pointing toward quarterback Lamar Jackson returning to the lineup for Sunday’s game against the Bears.
Jackson moved up to full practice participation on Friday after getting in limited sessions on Wednesday and Thursday. Jackson missed the Ravens’ final two games before their Week 7 bye with a hamstring injury.
While the upgrade in practice activity would seem to signal that Jackson is on track to play this weekend, head coach John Harbaugh said that “we’ll see where it’s at going forward” when asked about Jackson’s gameday status.
Harbaugh also said that Tyler Huntley will be the starter in the event that Jackson is unable to play against Chicago. Cooper Rush started the last two games, but they were both Ravens losses and Huntley replaced him in their Week 6 loss to the Rams.
The Bears added linebacker Tremaine Edmunds (ankle) and defensive back Kyler Gordon (groin/calf) to their injury report on Thursday.
Both were limited participants.
It was two of several changes from Wednesday’s report.
Wide receiver DJ Moore (groin) and running back D’Andre Swift (groin) returned to practice as limited participants on Thursday. Defensive lineman Grady Jarrett (knee), cornerback Nahshon Wright (hip) and kicker Cairo Santos (right thigh) were full participants after limited work on Wednesday.
Offensive lineman Braxton Jones (knee) was downgraded to out on Thursday after a limited session a day earlier.
Tight end Cole Kmet (back), starting cornerback Tyrique Stevenson (shoulder) and running back Roschon Johnson (back) remained out of practice for a second consecutive day.
Reports from Thursday’s Ravens practice indicated that quarterback Lamar Jackson’s participation level was the same as it was on Wednesday and the team’s injury report sends the same message.
Jackson was listed as a limited participant for the second straight day. Wednesday’s practice was Jackson’s first since suffering the hamstring injury that kept him out of the last two games and Friday will bring the final practice session ahead of Sunday’s game against the Bears. Jackson and other Ravens will receive injury designations for the game after that practice.
Wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (illness) was added to the report on Thursday. He did not take part in the practice.
Cornerback Chidobe Awuzie (hamstring), wide receiver Zay Flowers (shoulder), safety Kyle Hamilton (groin), cornerback Marlon Humphrey (illness), fullback Patrick Ricard (calf), linebacker Roquan Smith (hamstring), left tackle Ronnie Stanley (ankle), and wide receiver Devontez Walker (oblique) were all full participants.
