The wait continues for Lamar Jackson.
The Ravens quarterback didn’t observe Thursday afternoon, sitting out his 14th consecutive session since reportedly spraining the posterior collateral ligament in his left knee within the first quarter of an eventual 10-9 win towards the Denver Broncos on Dec. 4.
Jackson’s continued absence would appear to open the door for Tyler Huntley to make his fifth consecutive begin Sunday at 1 p.m. towards the Bengals in Cincinnati Bengals in a recreation that doubtless has robust playoff seeding implications for each groups. But Huntley, a third-year professional who practiced Wednesday on a restricted foundation due to accidents to his proper wrist and proper throwing shoulder, was restricted once more Thursday and didn’t make any throws in the course of the portion of observe open to the media.
Offensive coordinator Greg Roman acknowledged the severity of Huntley’s harm standing.
“Anytime your quarterback can’t practice, that’s a tough situation,” he mentioned after Thursday’s observe. “But it is what is. It’s the NFL in January. You’ve got to adapt and try to overcome that. But he’s working hard, and he’s doing rehab like crazy. He’s been dealing with this thing for weeks and fighting through it. It could change maybe the way we have to play some of these games a little bit, but we know when he’s at full strength, he’s a dynamic player for us. So we just want to get him back there.”
In his previous 5 video games, Huntley has thrown for 470 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions whereas finishing 60% (48 of 80) of his passes. In the workforce’s 16-13 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday evening, he linked on 14 of 21 throws for 130 yards and a 7-yard landing cross to rookie tight finish Isaiah Likely within the second quarter earlier than getting intercepted by security Minkah Fitzpatrick with 13 seconds left within the fourth quarter to finish a comeback try.
But if each Jackson and Huntley are unavailable for Sunday in Cincinnati, rookie Anthony Brown can be in line to make the primary begin of his profession. Roman expressed his confidence in Brown, noting his efficiency in a 16-14 win at Pittsburgh on Dec. 11 wherein he linked on all three of his passes for 16 yards towards one sack.
“You never know until you get out there and do it for the first time, but that’s OK. That’s part of the excitement,” Roman mentioned. “I thought how he comported himself in Pittsburgh on the road and coming in that game and leading us to victory there was pretty darn impressive. So he’s off to a good start. But he’s buckling down for any opportunity that comes his way.”
Five starters returned Thursday after sitting out Wednesday’s session to relaxation.
Starting defensive lineman Calais Campbell practiced totally after a knee harm sidelined him for the previous two video games. He was given Wednesday off to proceed to relaxation his knee. Left sort out Ronnie Stanley additionally was a full participant.
Three extra starters in operating again J.Ok. Dobbins, exterior linebacker Justin Houston and proper guard Kevin Zeitler have been faraway from the harm report. Tight finish Nick Boyle (sickness) and cornerback Daryl Worley (hamstring) have been additionally taken off the harm report.
Starting cornerback Marcus Peters, who has missed the Ravens’ previous two video games, participated Thursday after being restricted Wednesday by a calf ailment.
Cornerback Kevon Seymour (finger) was upgraded from restricted participation on Wednesday to a full observe on Thursday.
Wide receiver DeSean Jackson (sickness), who didn’t observe Wednesday, was absent once more on Thursday.
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