Tyler Huntley is transferring nearer to beginning at quarterback when the Ravens conflict with the Cincinnati Bengals in Sunday evening’s AFC wild-card sport.
Huntley practiced absolutely on Friday after being restricted Wednesday and Thursday. After the session, he described his injured proper shoulder and proper wrist as “pushing 99[%]″ when it comes to well being.
“I’m doing good, I’m doing better,” he mentioned. “Continue to progress and get ready for the weekend.”
For the second consecutive day, Huntley threw the ball, moved within the pocket and was lively in the course of the portion of Ravens apply open to the media on Friday morning. It was an encouraging signal for Huntley, who sat out a 27-16 loss to the Bengals in Sunday’s regular-season finale and was restricted in three practices final week as a consequence of tendinitis in his throwing shoulder and points with the wrist.
Huntley mentioned the week off benefited him and that he would haven’t any hesitation placing his shoulder in danger with designed runs or scrambles out of the pocket.
“If I’m in the game, that means I’m good and healthy,” he mentioned. “So it’s all go.”
Huntley’s availability might be pivotal for a workforce that won’t have regular starter Lamar Jackson within the fold. Jackson, who mentioned by way of Twitter late Thursday that he’s battling a Grade 2 damage of the posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee that he suffered throughout a 10-9 win towards the Denver Broncos on Dec. 4, missed his 18th straight apply and was formally dominated out of Sunday’s sport.
Huntley declined to say whether or not he has been advised that he’ll begin Sunday evening in Cincinnati. “It’s all a game-time decision,” he mentioned.
After being restricted Thursday, working again Gus Edwards was a full participant Friday and was faraway from the workforce’s ultimate damage report. He left Sunday’s sport after carrying the ball on the ultimate play of the primary quarter and didn’t return after being positioned within the league’s concussion protocol.
As he did on Thursday, Edwards wore a Guardian cap on his helmet. He mentioned Friday that he was cleared from the protocol and didn’t expertise extreme signs.
“I feel great,” he mentioned. “I feel motivated, energized and just ready to prove a point. … That we’re still in it. That we matter. I feel like there’s been a lot of chatter on their side, and we’re going to let our pads do the talking.”
Starting cornerbacks Marlon Humphrey (shoulder) and Marcus Peters (calf) have been additionally taken off the damage report. Humphrey practiced absolutely Thursday and Friday, whereas Peters was given the time off after training absolutely Thursday.
Although cornerback Brandon Stephens was dominated out after being hospitalized earlier than Sunday’s loss to the Bengals as a consequence of an sickness, coach John Harbaugh mentioned Peters will fortify an already deep secondary.
“Marcus had a good week of practice,” he mentioned. “So I’m anticipating that Marcus will be back. But we’ve got a good deep group of corners. Love our secondary, a very tough, physical secondary. So I’m excited to see them play.”
Long snapper Nick Moore and inside offensive lineman Trystan Colon practiced absolutely Friday after coping with unspecified sicknesses. Moore had missed the earlier two days, whereas Colon sat Thursday.
Wide receiver Tylan Wallace is not going to play Sunday after being restricted Thursday by a hamstring ailment after which lacking Friday’s session.
Outside linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul and left sort out Ronnie Stanley got Friday off and have been faraway from the damage report.
For the Bengals, huge receiver Tee Higgins (sickness) and cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt (groin) each practiced absolutely Friday and are anticipated to play Sunday. Right guard Alex Cappa, who suffered a left ankle damage towards the Ravens in Week 18, was formally dominated out.
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