While Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson remained out of practice again Thursday, safety Kyle Hamilton returned to full participation.
Hamilton was limited by his ankle injury Wednesday.
Jackson is not ruled out for Sunday night’s game against the Falcons, but his ankle injury has kept him in rehab this week. Tyler Huntley will start if Jackson is out, with rookie Joe Fagnano as the backup.
Outside linebacker Trey Hendrickson (finger), cornerback Marlon Humphrey (hamstring, calf), and center Cam Jurgens (concussion) did not practice again Thursday. The Ravens acquired Jurgens in a trade with the Eagles on Wednesday.
Offensive guard Andrew Vorhees (foot) returned to limited work after not practicing Wednesday, and offensive guard John Simpson (groin) and wide receiver Zay Flowers (foot) remained limited.
Wide receiver Rashod Bateman, offensive tackle Ronnie Stanley (rest/toe/ankle) and wide receiver Chris Moore (ankle) were full participants. Moore and Bateman were limited Wednesday, and Stanley did not practice on Wednesday.
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The Falcons had a positive change on their injury report Thursday.
Left tackle Jake Matthews returned to practice after being listed as out of Wednesday’s walkthrough with the groin injury he suffered on Monday night. Matthews was a limited participant.
Linebacker Divine Deablo and defensive end Samson Ebukam were both added to the injury report. Both players were limited with hamstring injuries.
Defensive end Za’Darius Smith (concussion, neck) remained out of practice. Offensive lineman Michael Jerrell (ankle) and defensive end Cameron Thomas (shoulder) were both listed as full participants after being in the limited category to start the week.
The Falcons will issue injury designations for Sunday night’s game against the Ravens on Friday.
Sunday night’s matchup between the Ravens and the Falcons will see two of the league’s best running backs on opposite sidelines.
But one of them is just fine with the “best” title going to the other.
Baltimore’s Derrick Henry was asked about Bijan Robinson on Thursday and cut off the reporter before he could even finish the question.
“He’s the best in the game right now — he’s doing it all,” Henry said, via Jamison Hensley of ESPN. “I ain’t gonna shy away from it. He’s doing a great job, hell of a back. He does a great job in their system. Then [he] does a great job when the play is not exactly how they want it — he knows how to make guys miss, and be able to get vertical, and get the most out of a play, for sure.”
Henry noted that while he doesn’t know Robinson well personally, the two have chatted a bit on social media.
“I’m sure I’ll talk to him after the game,” Henry said.
We’ll see which running back will come out on top Sunday night.
Ravens head coach Jesse Minter said on Wednesday that “there’s a lot of time between now and Sunday” when asked about quarterback Lamar Jackson’s chances of playing against the Falcons on Sunday night.
It’s now Thursday and there’s no sign that Jackson is moving closer to the lineup. Reporters at the open portion of the team’s practice note that Jackson remains off the field due to the ankle injury that knocked him out of the Week 4 win over the Titans.
Minter said that Jackson does not necessarily need to practice in order to play this week, but doing no work before the end of Friday’s practice won’t create much reason to believe he’ll be on the field in Atlanta. Tyler Huntley will start if Jackson is out with rookie Joe Fagnano as the backup.
Linebacker Trey Hendrickson (finger), cornerback Marlon Humphrey (hamstring, calf), and center Cam Jurgens (concussion) were also missing during the open portion of practice.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson’s availability for Sunday’s game against the Falcons is firmly in question as he deals with an ankle sprain.
But the Ravens have an experienced backup in Tyler Huntley, who is set to start if Jackson isn’t ready for Week 5.
Huntley has bounced around a bit, but most of his starts have come for the Ravens since he entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2020. While Jackson is one-of-one, Huntley’s ability and skillset translates to offensive continuity.
“I think the system of our offense and what we do does not have to change a whole lot,” head coach Jesse Minter said Wednesday when asked how much the offense varies with Huntley instead of Jackson at QB. “A lot of the plays, especially whether it’s when we are under center and running a lot of those types of things, [Huntley] can do all that. He can make a lot of those same plays.
“Obviously, Lamar’s magic is what it is. He is the best quarterback in the league for a reason. But we have a lot of confidence in ‘Snoop’ [Huntley], if that is the way it goes, to be able to really run our offense, to get the ball to our playmakers, move those guys around, find ways to get them the ball, find ways to create angles and space in the run game, and I think our offense has proven that we will be able to do that. [I’m] excited about that if that is the way it goes for him to go out there and play really well.”
After Jackson was injured, Huntley completed 8-of-9 passes for 63 yards and rushed four times for 16 yards in Sunday’s win over the Titans.
In five appearances with two starts for Baltimore last year, Huntley completed 77.6 percent of his throws for 426 yards with two touchdowns and no picks.
Baltimore is 5-6 all-time with Huntley as a starter.
Falcons left tackle Jake Matthews made his 199th consecutive start on Monday night, the longest active streak in the NFL. The next one is in question.
Matthews did not practice Wednesday, two days after leaving Monday night’s win over the Saints in the first quarter. He did not return with a groin injury.
His backup, Michael Jerrell, is also on the injury report as a limited participant with an ankle injury.
Josh Kendall of TheAthletic.com reports that Jerrell said he’s anticipating backup snaps at practice this week, potentially a good sign for Matthews’ availability.
Defensive end Za’Darius Smith (concussion/neck) and linebacker Yasir Abdullah (hamstring) did not practice.
Defensive end Cam Thomas (shoulder) was limited.
Reports from the open portion of Ravens practice were that wide receiver Zay Flowers was not on the field, but he wound up getting on the field later in the day.
Flowers was listed as a limited participant in practice due to a foot injury. Flowers missed one game with a hamstring injury earlier this season and he remained on the report for that reason in Week 4.
Linebacker Trey Hendrickson (finger) was not on the field for any portion of practice. Hendrickson had surgery last week and did not play against the Titans, but head coach Jesse Minter said he expected it be a short-term absence.
Quarterback Lamar Jackson (ankle), defensive lineman Calais Campbell (rest), cornerback Marlon Humphrey (hamstring, calf), left tackle Ronnie Stanley (rest, toe, ankle), and guard Andrew Vorhees (foot) joined Hendrickson on the sideline.
Tight end Durham Smythe was listed as out of practice before being placed on injured reserve with a torn ACL. The Ravens signed tight end Nick Vannett off of the practice squad to fill his roster spot.
Wide receiver Rashod Bateman (shoulder), safety Kyle Hamilton (groin), wide receiver Chris Moore (ankle), and guard John Simpson (groin) were limited participants. Tight end Mark Andrews (hand) was listed as a full participant.
The Ravens traded for center Cam Jurgens on Wednesday, but it doesn’t look like his debut for the team will come for another week.
Jurgens is in the concussion protocol and head coach Jesse Minter said that the team expects that he’ll be cleared to return to action before they face the Browns in Week 6.
“I anticipate him really being ready next week, probably,” Minter said, via the team’s website. “So, again, we will see who is available, what that looks like and what the best five are for this particular game.”
While Jurgens is progressing through the protocol, he’ll also be familiarizing with a new offense. Minter said he thinks Jurgens’s experience with different offensive coordinators in Philadelphia should make that easier.
“I think he has just been really well-developed and well-trained. He is a good athlete. Mentally, he is at a really high level, I would say,” Minter said. “We will have to catch him up. Obviously, the terminology will be different for him. But with a guy like that — with the experience of having gone through a few different offenses — that will probably end up benefiting him now, rather than a guy coming from maybe one system.”
Vega Ioane started at center for Baltimore in Week 4 and he’s the likeliest choice to be there against the Falcons on Sunday night. Once Jurgens is ready to step into the lineup, Ioane will likely move back to his original spot at right guard.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson didn’t practice on Wednesday because of the ankle injury that has left doubt about whether he’ll play against the Falcons this Sunday, but head coach Jesse Minter isn’t ruling him out at this point.
Minter said he wasn’t worried about Jackson being prepared to play because of missed practice time and that the team isn’t going to rush making any decision until they see how he responds to treatment in the coming days.
“It’s Wednesday. There’s a lot of time between now and Sunday,” Minter said. “To Lamar’s credit, he’s getting a lot of treatment and doing things. There’ll be a point later in the week where we’ll kinda figure out where it’s at. . . . When he’s ready to play, he’ll be ready to play.”
Tyler Huntley will get the start for Baltimore if Jackson does not play. He was 8-of-9 for 63 yards in the second half of last Sunday’s win over the Titans.
The Ravens have brought in a new center, but they don’t currently have a healthy quarterback.
According to multiple reporters on the scene, Lamar Jackson is not practicing on Wednesday.
Jackson is dealing with a sprained ankle. Head coach Jesse Minter told reporters on Monday that he was unsure of Jackson’s availability for Sunday’s game against Atlanta.
Additionally, receiver Zay Flowers, safety Kyle Hamilton, edge rusher Trey Hendrickson, cornerback Marlon Humphrey, receiver Rashod Bateman, and guard Andrew Vorhees also were not spotted during the portion of practice open to media on Wednesday.
Baltimore’s full injury report with practice participation levels will be released later on Wednesday.
