Team news: Baltimore Ravens

Ravens WRs Marquise Brown (ankle) and Devin Duvernay (groin) are questionable for Week 2 against the Chiefs according to Adam Beasley of Pro Football Network.

The questionable wide receiver corps in Baltimore needs both wideouts to dress. Duvernay is more of a returner but his speed rivals Brown's and offers another weapon against a potent Chiefs offense.

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Marquise Brown missed Thursday's practice with an ankle injury.

Brown is one of those receivers who is seemingly always banged up, but the short week (the Ravens played on Monday) may be a factor in his non-participation. Brown will likely need to practice in some fashion on Friday in order to be cleared for Sunday. With the Ravens playing on Sunday night, fantasy managers may want to have a contingency plan at the ready. Brown had a strong outing in Week 1 and will be needed for a Ravens team looking to pull off an upset over the Kansas City Chiefs. The speedy Ravens wideout is currently our 33rd ranked receiver for Week 2.

The Baltimore Ravens have promoted running back Devonta Freeman to the active roster.

The Ravens released Trenton Cannon earlier this week, so the writing was on the wall that one of Freeman or Le'Veon Bell would get a promotion for Week 2. Ty'Son Williams looked good as a runner but received just 51 percent of the snaps against the Las Vegas Raiders, despite knowing the playbook much better than Latavius Murray and Cannon. Murray played 14 fewer snaps and was much less effective but still received 10 carries to Williams' 9. Enter Devonta Freeman. The need for another veteran on the active roster was accelerated by Williams' struggles in pass protection, something that will be key for the Ravens until Alejandro Villanueva adjusts to his new scheme. The addition of Freeman to the active roster suggests that Le'Veon Bell is still not in football shape and that a dreaded three man running back by committee may be forming in Baltimore. Freeman is nothing more than a speculative add at this point but does eat into the upside of both Ty'Son Williams and Latavius Murray.

Baltimore also released RB Trenton Cannon.

Related players: Ty’Son Williams, Latavius Murray, Devonta Foreman, Le'Veon Bell

That means Williams and Murray are only RBs on active roster with Foreman and Bell waiting in the wings. Williams looked good to start the game for Ravens but the team strangely moved more toward Murray in the second half. This RB situation for fantasy owners may need some time to figure itself out. Williams still looks like the safe bet, but Murray, it appears, will also get touches as well.

Ty'Son Williams had a strong summer and he’s the only running back on the roster or practice squad who has been with the organization beyond a week. That alone makes him likely to get the bulk of the backfield work in his regular-season debut. Because he can immediately help the Ravens on special teams, Trenton Cannon is in good position to be active as the No. 3 or 4 running back, although a significant offensive role feels unlikely.

Related players: Latavius Murray, Devonta Freeman, Le'Veon Bell

That leaves Murray, Freeman and Bell for one or maybe two spots. Since he’s on the active roster while Freeman and Bell are on the practice squad, Murray has to be viewed as the favorite to play and potentially get a handful of touches, the story went on to say. The story also added since Bell wasn't in camp with anyone, he's still working his way into game shape. Murray is looking like a good bet to slide into the RB2 role going forward.

The Baltimore Ravens have signed RB Latavius Murray according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.

Related Players: Ty'Son Williams, Devonta Freeman, Le'Veon Bell

It is difficult to judge how the Ravens backfield will play out going forward but we know that Williams is the longest tenured back and should get first crack at the lead role. Beyond Week 1, the safe play is to keep Ravens RBs on your bench until some sort of plan is apparent.

The Baltimore Ravens have signed free agent running back Devonta Freeman to the practice squad.

The Baltimore Ravens needed some emergency depth after losing Gus Edwards to injury earlier today. We are still waiting for confirmation on the severity of Edwards' injury, but the team fears that he suffered a torn ACL. The Ravens also lost J.K. Dobbins and the recently waived Justice Hill to season-ending injuries. They were down to Ty'Son Williams, Trenton Cannon -- a career special teams player, and the recently signed Le'Veon Bell at running back. Bell is expected to get the promotion for Monday Night Football, but if he is not in football shape or cleared, Freeman, who was recently in camp with the New Orleans Saints, may get the tap and receive touches. This is a situation to monitor for deep league managers, but for now, at least, Ty'Son Williams is the running back to roster in Baltimore. Williams is our 20th ranked running back for Week 1.

Baltimore Ravens running back Gus Edwards has suffered a knee injury that the team fears is a torn ACL.

We will need to wait for confirmation on whether or not Edwards did, in fact, tear his ACL, but the fact remains that he suffered what looks to be a long-term knee injury. This is a brutal blow for Edwards and the Ravens as the power back was set to be the starter with J.K. Dobbins lost for the season. Ty'Son Williams will be the next man up at running back, and one has to believe that Le'Veon Bell may indeed be elevated from the practice squad for Monday night's game if he is cleared and in football shape. Ty'Son vaults into the RB2 conversation for the time being as the Ravens will likely be adding a street free agent to their running back room in the coming days. We will provide an update and further analysis as this news develops.

Having lost RBs J.K. Dobbins and Justice Hill to season-ending injuries, the Ravens are signing veteran RB Le’Veon Bell to their practice squad, per source.

Related players: Ty'Son Williams

Schefter believes Bell will be added to the roster soon, which means he'll look for work behind Edwards. Bell didn't show a lot last season, but he'll likely get some touches along with Williams in the Ravens run-heavy offense. It seems like Williams will still be the team's RB2 after an impressive showing in camp.