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Ravens head coach John Harbaugh told reporters that rookie WR Rashod Bateman has a soft tissue injury and will be out weeks. Harbaugh is still hopeful for Bateman to play Week 1.

Big yikes. Bateman was looking like a Swiss Army knife-type player for the Ravens but now is tough to roster ahead of the regular season. The only healthy receiver of note for the Ravens is Sammy Watkins. Fingers crossed Bateman only deals with this injury now and it does not linger into the regular season.

Ravens first round WR Rashod Bateman suffered a soft tissue injury at practice today, source said.

He’ll have tests and the severity isn’t known, Rapoport went on to say, but it’s not structural. Bateman is a fantastic prospect, though his 2021 outlook is muddled thanks to the Ravens’ run-oriented attack, the presence of Marquise Brown (and Sammy Watkins) and Mark Andrews as the team’s most dependable receiver.

Lamar Jackson (COVID-19) hasn't practiced yet and won't return until Friday-Saturday at earliest.

Zrebiec tweeted that much of the Ravens' talk coming into camp was about how this would be an important time to get some momentum with their passing game. That's been tough to do given circumstances, he said.

The Ravens activated starting tight end Mark Andrews from the Reserve/COVID list Wednesday.

Andrews should return as the primary pass-catching tight end in Baltimore for Week 14, and he walks into a glorious matchup against the Browns who have had issues stopping tight ends all year. Andrews has been somewhat inconsistent this season, but he will be a surefire TE1 in Week 14.

Lamar Jackson is officially back on the Ravens active roster.

Related players: Robert Griffin III, Trace McSorley

Jackson was activated from the reserve/COVID-19 list on Monday. The move clears the way for Jackson to start Tuesday’s game against the Cowboys. Griffin started in his place last Wednesday, but had to leave the game after hurting his hamstring. McSorley replaced him and will back up Jackson now that Griffin is on injured reserve, the story said.

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson is expected to taken off the Ravens’ COVID list and will start Tuesday against the Cowboys.

Sunday does mark ten days since the Thanksgiving news of Jackson testing positive for COVID and he has obviously recovered well enough to get back on the field. The Ravens have started getting back just about everyone they had sorely missed against the Steelers, including RBs Mark Ingram and J.K. Dobbins. The offense has been struggling as a whole but getting Jackson back is obviously a big boost, especially for a Ravens team fighting for a wild card spot. He currently checks in as our No. 6 quarterback.

Ravens RB J.K. Dobbins and Mark Ingram will now be eligible for Wednesday’s game against the Steelers.

Related players: Gus Edwards, Lamar Jackson, Robert Griffin III

Dobbins and Ingram's 10-day isolation period after positive COVID-19 tests will be over on Wednesday, Pelissero said. Baltimore will still be down a dozen players, including Jackson so it will be a tough task against the Steelers. Dobbins will eat into Edwards' fantasy workload but without Jackson at QB, it could be a heavy dose of the run game with all three Raven RBs.

Ravens TE Mark Andrews tested positive for COVID.

He will obviously miss Tuesday’s game against the Steelers. As Schefter notes, Andrews is now at least the 11th Ravens player to go on the reserve/COVID list. Newly-signed practice squad member Luke Willson may get thrust into action. The Ravens didn’t have anyone else listed at TE on their depth chart. That is, of course, if Willson gets over his illness and gets elevated to the active roster in time for Tuesday’s game.