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Baltimore receiver Sammy Watkins left Monday night's game against Indianapolis late in the second quarter with a hamstring injury and was questionable to return.

Related players: Rashod Bateman, Miles Boykin, Devin Duvernay, James Proche, Tylan Wallace

Watkins had two catches for 35 yards before exiting. He and his owners missed out on a frantic comeback victory by the Ravens as well. Boykin was moved to the active roster before the game while Bateman remains out. Duvernay caught four balls for 45 yards and Proche had two catches for 15 yards. If Watkins misses time the Ravens will have to sort some things out at WR behind Marquise Brown.

The Ravens are expected to activate WR Miles Boykin before tonight’s game against the Colts, source said. He’s been on IR, but officially back now. Not yet for first-round rookie Rashod Bateman who has also been practicing.

Related players: Marquise Brown, Sammy Watkins, Devin Duvernay

The Ravens will get some depth back at WR behind Brown and Watkins for their Monday night game against the Colts. Boykin likely takes away some snaps from Duvernay but it could be short-lived as eventually Bateman is expected to be among the team's top-three WRs. However the Ravens are a run-first team and also utilize TE Mark Andrews.

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson (back) is questionable for Week 4 at Denver according to Jonas Shaffer of the Baltimore Sun.

Expect Jackson to play after getting on the practice field Friday.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson missed Thursday's practice with a back injury.

Lamar has now missed two practices in a row and will likely need to practice in some fashion on Friday to be cleared for Sunday. Our ninth ranked quarterback for Week 4, Lamar, has a tough matchup against the Denver Broncos on tap for this weekend. This is a situation to monitor closely. If he is inactive vs. the Broncos, the entire Ravens skill corps will take a massive hit in fantasy value.

The Ravens have activated WRs Rashod Bateman and Miles Boykin from IR. The two have a 21-day window to be added to the 53-man roster.

Bateman is the player to get more excited about but the Ravens passing attack being at/near 100% is great news.

Ravens wide receivers Rashod Bateman and Miles Boykin will return to practice this week, coach John Harbaugh said Monday, taking them one step closer to their potential 2021 debuts.

Bateman, the team’s top draft pick, suffered a groin injury Aug. 10 in training camp that required surgery. Boykin, who started 13 games last season, hurt his hamstring Aug. 2, sidelining him for nearly all of training camp and the Ravens’ preseason schedule. Both were placed on injured reserve to start the season. Once a player placed on IR returns to practice, his team has 21 days to place him on its active roster. If the player is not activated, he reverts to season-ending IR the story said.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson missed Thursday's practice due to an illness.

On Wednesday, Lamar complained about a sore hip, but the missed practice was reportedly due to a stomach bug. There were some concerns when he first surfaced as a surprise non-participant in practice, but fantasy managers can rest assured that it is not an injury keeping him out of practice. Providing he can get over the illness by game time, he should be good to go vs. the Lions. Lamar is our second ranked quarterback for Week 3.

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.

Sources: The Ravens and Pro Bowl TE Mark Andrews have agreed to terms on a substantial extension, with Andrews getting a 4-year deal worth $56M.

Rapoport's tweet went on to say the $14 million average per year means he’ll make more money through 4 years than any other TE in the league. Andrews is fourth on our TE list. Andrews’ finished with the third-highest per game average at his position. We think Andrews should finish as a midrange TE1 at worst, though the arrival of Rashod Bateman and Sammy Watkins may put some pressure on his targets.

Source: Ravens RB Justice Hill tore his Achilles at practice recently. He’s out for the season. That’s why they are working out backs.

Related players: Gus Edwards, Ty'Son Williams

The Ravens will need to make a move to add another back. Hill was slated to be behind Edwards and Williams in the pecking order. The Ravens have been recently liked to Le'Veon Bell, Devonta Freeman and Elijah Holyfield working out on Monday according to other reports. Anyone they sign will jump right into the RB3 role but it possibly makes Williams value behind Edwards a little safer.