OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Though star quarterback Lamar Jackson appears likely to miss a second straight game due to a left knee injury, the Ravens still hope to have backup Tyler Huntley available for Saturday’s AFC North clash in Cleveland.
Huntley entered concussion protocol in the third quarter of the Week 14 win at Pittsburgh and didn’t return, but the third-year quarterback was permitted to take part in Tuesday’s walk-through practice. He was listed as limited in what was an estimated injury report, but it’s unclear just how much he was able to do with the viewing portion of practice not revealing much quarterback activity to reporters.
“It’s part of the process, what he did today,” said Harbaugh, who emphasized it was too early to tell whether Huntley would be cleared to play against the Browns. “Yes, he’s [still] in the protocol, and he was allowed to do walk-through.”
Should Huntley not be cleared in time for Saturday’s game, rookie Anthony Brown would be in line to make his first career start. The undrafted free agent from Oregon was pressed into action against the Steelers, going 3-for-5 for 16 yards and not committing any turnovers in his first NFL action. Veteran Brett Hundley was signed to the practice squad last week.
As expected, Jackson was not taking part in Tuesday’s walk-through.
After missing only his second game in the last eight seasons this past Sunday, right guard Kevin Zeitler took part in Tuesday’s walk-through and was listed as a limited participant. Harbaugh said Monday that Zeitler’s knee issue was “not a major injury” and was more of “a flareup,” so the Ravens are optimistic the 32-year-old will be back for an offensive line coming off one of its best performances of the season in Pittsburgh. Zeitler has continued to play at a high level in his second season with Baltimore and 11th NFL season overall.
“He’s always thinking about his technique. And I know you see videos online of him always working on it, walking through stuff, and that’s really how he is,” star left tackle Ronnie Stanley said. “Beyond that, he’s just a beast of a man. He’s a big guy, and he’s a really strong man, and he plays the game the right way — a lot like Marshal [Yanda]. He’s really a great stronghold for us in there.”
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While the Ravens conducted a walk-through, the Browns didn’t practice on Tuesday, but they did place inside linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah on injured reserve with a foot injury sustained in Sunday’s loss at Cincinnati.
Below was Tuesday’s full estimated injury report:
BALTIMORE
DID NOT PARTICIPATE: DE Calais Campbell (rest), QB Lamar Jackson (knee), CB Marcus Peters (rest), WR Demarcus Robinson (illness)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION: QB Tyler Huntley (concussion), OT Morgan Moses (knee), OT Ronnie Stanley (rest), P Jordan Stout (right knee), G Kevin Zeitler (knee)
CLEVELAND
DID NOT PARTICIPATE: WR David Bell (thumb/toe), DE Jadeveon Clowney (rest/ankle), WR Amari Cooper (rest/hip), DE Myles Garrett (rest/shoulder)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION: S John Johnson (knee), TE David Njoku (knee), CB Denzel Ward (shoulder)
FULL PARTICIPATION: C Hjalte Froholdt (ankle), CB A.J. Green (toe), DE Chase Winovich (knee)
