J. Smith, Henry back at practice as Ravens rest several others

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Ravens officially welcomed cornerback Jimmy Smith back to the practice field after the expiration of his four-game suspension to start the 2018 season.
Smith took part in Wednesday’s workout and could be active as soon as Sunday’s game in Cleveland, further strengthening the NFL’s fourth-ranked pass defense. Head coach John Harbaugh said his staff will evaluate Smith throughout the week as he is also returning from last year’s torn Achilles tendon and will need to show he’s ready for live-game action. The 30-year-old played sparingly in the preseason, appearing in two of Baltimore’s five exhibition contests in August.
“We’ve been playing really well without him, and having him back is just a major plus,” safety Tony Jefferson said. “Jimmy, when I first got here [last year], that was kind of the guy I kind of connected with being from California and all that. We all love ‘Jimbo.’ Happy to have ‘Jimbo’ back. He’s going to obviously help improve our team.”
As expected, defensive tackle Willie Henry practiced on a limited basis for the first time since having surgery for an umbilical hernia in late August. The 2016 fourth-round pick appeared on the verge of earning a starting role this summer and started the first three preseason games before being sidelined. The Ravens hope Henry can build on his successful 2017 season in which he emerged as a viable interior pass rusher, finishing with 3 1/2 sacks and five batted passes at the line of scrimmage.
The Ravens held out eight players from Wednesday’s workout with defensive backs Brandon Carr (knee), Anthony Levine (hamstring), Anthony Averett (hamstring) headlining the list. Carr and Levine were limited last week with the same ailments before playing in the win over Pittsburgh while the rookie Averett may miss his third straight game this Sunday. Harbaugh gave four veteran players the practice off for non-injury reasons.
Tight end Hayden Hurst said before practice that he would be “full go” this week after practicing on a limited basis all last week and sitting out against Pittsburgh, but he was again listed as limited on Wednesday as he works his way back from a stress fracture in his foot. Starting running back Alex Collins was also limited with a knee issue.
The Browns held out starting wide receivers Jarvis Landry and Antonio Callaway with knee soreness on Wednesday while starting safety Damarious Randall was sidelined from practice with a heel injury.
Below is Wednesday’s full injury report:
BALTIMORE
DID NOT PARTICIPATE: CB Anthony Averett (hamstring), WR John Brown (non-injury), CB Brandon Carr (knee), WR Michael Crabtree (non-injury), DB Anthony Levine (hamstring), S Eric Weddle (non-injury), LB Tim Williams (hamstring), G Marshal Yanda (non-injury)
LIMITED PARTICIPATION: LB Chris Board (concussion), RB Alex Collins (knee), DT Willie Henry (abdomen), TE Hayden Hurst (foot)
CLEVELAND
DID NOT PARTICIPATE: LB James Burgess (knee), WR Antonio Callaway (knee), WR Jarvis Landry (knee), S Damarious Randall (heel)
FULL PARTICIPATION: DT Trevon Coley (wrist), DE Myles Garrett (wrist), QB Tyrod Taylor (back)