Ravens coach John Harbaugh said earlier Friday that Lamar Jackson would be “full go” for Sunday’s game against the Browns. The team’s injury report confirms that.
The quarterback does not have an injury designation after a second consecutive full practice.
Jackson missed Wednesday’s practice with knee soreness.
He has completed 70.1 percent of his passes for 1,249 yards with 15 touchdowns and one interception in six games. He’s also rushed for 216 yards with one score.
The Ravens ruled out wide receiver Rashod Bateman (ankle), linebacker Jay Higgins IV (knee), running back Justice Hill (toe) and cornerback Marlon Humphrey (finger).
Outside linebacker Mike Green (ankle) is questionable.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson will be on the field on Sunday.
Head coach John Harbaugh confirmed in his Friday press conference that Jackson will be “full go” for the Week 11 divisional matchup against the Browns.
Jackson missed Wednesday’s practice with knee soreness. But he was back on Thursday as a full participant in the session.
Harbaugh noted earlier this week that Jackson’s knee issue was unrelated to the hamstring injury that kept him sidelined earlier in the season.
Jackson has completed 70.1 percent of his passes for 1,249 yards with 15 touchdowns and one interception in six games so far this season. He’s also rushed for 216 yards with one TD.
The Ravens’ full injury report with game statuses will be released later on Friday.
New Colorado Rockies president of baseball operations Paul DePodesta, who quite possibly walked away from Cleveland before they made him run, can’t run away from questions about the colossal failure that was the Deshaun Watson trade.
DePodesta was asked about it in a recent interview with the Denver Post. His long answer boiled down to four words. “We all own that.”
The topic came up again during his introductory press conference, with particularly pointed phrasing of the question: “How can you be assure [sic] that you won’t do something like that again here now in Colorado?”
“I was also calling plays for the Browns,” DePodesta quipped. (It was a joke that quite possibly included a very real message.)
“I’ve said this before,” he added, “I think whenever you have a significant player decision, whether it’s a trade, free-agent signing, number one draft pick, whatever it is, like, those are organizational decisions, right? Those are done collaboratively, like a lot of people on board. And if you’re a senior leader of that organization at that time, then you own that decision. I mean, you do. We all do. So that’s the way I feel about that, and it’s the way I feel about sort of almost all the decisions we made there in Cleveland. I absolutely, you know, own them all.
“And, look, I’ve said this now for probably 25-plus years, like, I lost my no-hitter a long time ago. Like a long, long time ago. I’m not perfect, I haven’t been perfect. I won’t be perfect going forward. Like, we’re definitely gonna miss again. But hopefully we learn from that, and we learn from both the successes and the failures. And ,you know, we get better the next time we need to make a significant decision. And I do feel like I’ve been able to do that through the course of my career. I feel confident that I’m a lot better today than I was five years ago or 10 years ago or 20 years ago, and I hope five years from now, I’m a lot better than I am sitting here today.”
But there’s a difference between not being perfect and being responsible — as the “chief strategy officer” — for the single worst transaction in NFL history. From the significant draft-pick compensation invested (good, relatively cheap players whose rights could have been held by the Browns for five years or longer) to the five-year, $230 million, fully-guaranteed contract for a player who didn’t play at all the prior season and who was facing a 10-game suspension for more than 20 civil lawsuits alleging misconduct during massage-therapy sessions, the question isn’t whether DePodesta has a brief moment of imperfection, but whether he had plunged into full-blown insanity.
Despite his effort to spread the blame to others, he alone was the team’s “chief strategy officer.” And the strategy was to pursue Watson at a time when Baker Mayfield was still under contract. Once news emerged of the effort to acquire Watson, the Rubicon had been crossed with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draf. Then, after Watson made the Browns the first team to be eliminated from a four-way chase for his services, they got desperate. They threw money at the problem. Too much money. So much money that the Browns, who have kicked the salary-cap can for as long as they could, will be dealing with the aftermath of DePodesta’s “strategy” for years to come.
Is it fair that he’ll never live it down? Yes, it is. It’s fair as it was for former Vikings G.M. Mike Lynn to never live down the horrendous Herschel Walker trade of 1989, who still gets criticized for the move more than 13 years after his life ended.
Lamar Jackson’s absence from practice on Wednesday caused some angst among Ravens fans. The quarterback missed three games earlier this season with a hamstring injury.
This time, Jackson had rehab work on a sore knee.
Coach John Harbaugh had downplayed Jackson’s non-participation on Wednesday, and the two-time MVP’s return to full participation on Thursday confirmed all is well in Baltimore.
“It felt good. It’s always good to be outside with my guys, Jackson said after practice, via Ryan Mink of the team website. “Yes, it’s getting better.”
Jackson said he couldn’t pinpoint a specific play when his knee bothered him in the 27-19 win over the Vikings.
“Playing football, things like that happen,” Jackson said.
The Ravens play the Browns on Sunday, and Jackson is 9-4 in his career against them with 2,544 passing yards, 22 touchdowns and eight interceptions. He also has run for six touchdowns.
Jackson has a career 9-4 record against the Browns as a starter. His 2,544 passing yards against them are the most he has versus any team, and he’s thrown 22 touchdowns to eight interceptions. He’s also run for six touchdowns.
Jackson chucked when asked if he expects the Browns to blitz him more to test out his sore knee.
“That’s cool with me,” he said. “I’m cool with it. We’re going to see.”
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson not only returned to practice, but he had full participation on Thursday.
Jackson missed Wednesday’s session with what coach John Harbaugh called knee soreness.
Jackson missed three games earlier this season with a hamstring injury. Harbaugh noted that Jackson’s practice absence on Wednesday did not have anything to do with his hamstring.
In six games this season, Jackson has completed 70.1 percent of his passes for 1,249 yards with 15 touchdowns and one interception. He has also rushed for 216 yards and a score.
Tight end Isaiah Likely (hip), running back Keaton Mitchell (knee) and safety Malaki Starks (knee) also returned to full work in practice. All three were limited on Wednesday.
The Ravens added outside linebacker Mike Green to the report with an ankle injury that limited him. Green may have injured his ankle during Thursday’s practice since he wasn’t on Wednesday’s report.
Wide receiver Rashod Bateman (ankle), linebacker Jay Higgins IV (knee), running back Justice Hill (toe) and cornerback Marlon Humphrey (finger) remained out of practice for a second consecutive day.
The Ravens play the Browns on Sunday.
