The Ravens have positioned operating again Gus Edwards on the reserve/physically-unable-to-perform checklist, sidelining him for at the very least the primary 4 video games of the common season.
Edwards, who tore his ACL earlier than final season, has but to be cleared for observe. He was lengthy thought-about uncertain to play within the Sept. 11 regular-season opener towards the New York Jets, and now his 2022 debut must wait till at the very least the Ravens’ Week 5 recreation towards the Cincinnati Bengals.
“That’s kind of what we expected,” coach John Harbaugh mentioned after Tuesday’s observe. “We did not expect him to be back probably the first part of [the season]. I’d say Gus is still on schedule. I fully expect him to play quite a bit of football this year.”
Edwards has not performed since signing a two-year, $10 million contract extension by means of the 2023 season final summer time. Over his first three years in Baltimore, he was among the many NFL’s best and highly effective runners, averaging 5.2 yards per carry and ending with at the very least 700 yards in each season.
Running again J.Ok. Dobbins, a projected starter who additionally suffered a season-ending knee harm within the 2021 preseason, returned to observe simply over two weeks in the past. He didn’t take part in staff drills throughout the portion of coaching camp open to media, and Harbaugh final week declined to say whether or not he’d be accessible for the season opener.
Veteran Mike Davis began the Ravens’ first two preseason video games and might be in line to begin towards the Jets. Justice Hill, rookie Tyler Badie and Nate McCrary are additionally on the 80-man roster.
In different roster strikes, the Ravens waived offensive deal with Jaryd Jones-Smith, vast receivers Jaylon Moore and Bailey Gaither and inside linebacker Diego Fagot (Navy). Wide receiver Slade Bolden was waived with an harm designation.
Moore, who spent the previous two seasons on the Ravens’ observe squad and impressed early in camp, struggled within the staff’s first two preseason video games. His launch got here on the identical day the Ravens introduced the signing of former Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders vast receiver Demarcus Robinson.
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