The Ravens will activate outdoors linebackers Tyus Bowser and David Ojabo this week and each will likely be “available” to face the New Orleans Saints, coach John Harbaugh stated on Monday.
“I think Tyus will be ready to play,” Harbaugh stated, looking forward to the crew’s Week 9 sport in New Orleans subsequent Monday night time. “I’m kind of counting on him, to be honest with you.”
Bowser tore his Achilles tendon on the finish of final season and began this yr on the reserve/PUP checklist. The versatile workhorse may give the Ravens an on the spot enhance as a cross rusher and in protection.
Ojabo’s position and his highway to enjoying time will likely be much less clear provided that he missed all of coaching camp and has but to take part in full-team drills. The rookie tore his Achilles tendon in March whereas understanding at Michigan’s professional day, an damage that pushed him out of first-round consideration and left him for the Ravens to absorb the second spherical with the forty fifth total decide. He was thought to be probably the most athletic edge rushers in his draft class and will bolster a gaggle that already options Justin Houston, Odafe Oweh and Jason Pierre-Paul.
Both Bowser and Ojabo practiced for the primary time on Oct. 12.
“David’s a little different; we’ll see where he’s at with it in terms of being ready,” Harbaugh stated. “It’s hard. Where’s he at? We’ve got to get him out there to practice more and see what he looks like. We’ve got to take a look at some team periods and see how much he knows with the defense. We’ve just got to see what it looks like.”
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