Five new absences from Ravens practice after second preseason game

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Ravens returned to practice with five new absences after their preseason win over Miami on Thursday night.
Veteran running back Danny Woodhead, 2017 first-round cornerback Marlon Humphrey, wide receiver Chris Matthews, linebacker Donald Payne, and defensive back Robertson Daniel were among those missing from the field during the portion of Saturday’s workout open to reporters. All five played in the 31-7 victory over the Dolphins.
Head coach John Harbaugh said after the game that the Ravens were being cautious with Humphrey after he’d recently been dealing with a “soft tissue” injury. Humphrey took part in just six defensive snaps and three special-teams plays on Thursday, leading one to assume he aggravated the previous injury against Miami. The Alabama product missed five straight workouts with the ailment earlier this month and had only returned to practice last Saturday.
Other players missing on Saturday included quarterback Joe Flacco (back), wide receiver Breshad Perriman (hamstring), left tackle Ronnie Stanley (undisclosed), offensive lineman Stephane Nembot (undisclosed), and cornerbacks Brandon Boykin (undisclosed) and Maurice Canady (knee). Harbaugh said after Thursday’s game that Flacco is not expected to return to practice this week.
The newly-signed Jeremy Zuttah was present and working a day after rejoining his former team. The veteran offensive lineman was assigned No. 64 since his old No. 53 is currently being worn by linebacker Bam Bradley.
Former Ravens tight end and Ring of Honor inductee Todd Heap was visiting practice and was greeted with a hug from former teammate Terrell Suggs.