OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Ravens entered their Week 11 bye with a relatively clean bill of health beyond last week’s news of cornerback Jimmy Smith undergoing season-ending foot surgery.
The only player on the current 53-man roster to miss Sunday’s game against Tennessee was rookie wide receiver Michael Campanaro, who continues to recover from a hamstring injury suffered in the Week 8 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals. The timing was unfortunate for the River Hill graduate after he was finally beginning to emerge with a role in the offense after being a healthy inactive in the first five games of the season.
Campanaro caught six passes for 85 yards and a touchdown in games against Tampa Bay, Atlanta, and Cincinnati before injuring his hamstring while returning a punt against the Bengals. Despite his slight stature at only 5-foot-9 and 185 pounds, the 23-year-old was becoming a nice complementary threat in the middle of the field, so the Ravens are hoping the bye week will give him the extra time needed to fully recover.
“We have our fingers crossed. I talked to Michael today, and he has his fingers crossed,” head coach John Harbaugh said on Monday afternoon. “He’ll be in here every day. All the injured guys will be in here every day [during the bye week]. They’ll all be in here working hard to get healthy.”
The Ravens reported no new injuries following the 21-7 win over Tennessee, but center Jeremy Zuttah (ankle) and right guard Marshal Yanda (knee) have recently been slowed by nagging injuries.
Meanwhile, the Ravens haven’t made a decision on the status of reserve offensive lineman Jah Reid after he broke his hand last week. The former third-round pick has been active in just four games this year, leaving many to question why he remains on the 53-man roster after never living up to expectations in his four NFL seasons.
Baltimore signed offensive tackle Terren Jones to its practice squad and waived defensive tackle Jamie Meder on Monday, perhaps a sign that Reid could be heading to injured reserve. However, Harbaugh wasn’t ready to make a declaration on the veteran lineman’s status when asked on Monday.
“We’re still discussing as far as how we’re going to handle that in terms of roster [management] right now,” Harbaugh said. “We’ll just have to see how that goes.”
