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Baltimore is expected to leave RB Keaton Mitchell on the Physically Unable to Perform List, which means he will be ineligible to play the first four games of the season.

Related players: Derrick Henry, Justice Hill, Rasheen Ali

Mitchell burst onto the scene last year and was a very popular pickup that paid off for a couple of weeks before he went down for the season. Hill will likely get the call to compliment Henry, and Ali could get a chance as well. Ali was a popular, late-round dynasty name this past spring.

Ravens tight end Mark Andrews remained out of practice on Monday.

Andrews was involved in a car accident last Wednesday and the team said that he suffered no “apparent injury” at the time. On Monday, however, head coach John Harbaugh said that Andrews is dealing with something “very minor” and the team will take it slow in bringing him back to the field.

Andrews is expected to travel with the team to Green Bay for joint practices with the Packers later this week. The Ravens will then close out the preseason against the Packers over the weekend, the story said. Harbaugh was quoted in the story, saying, "We’re not messing with it right now. Don’t worry about Mark."

Ravens TE Mark Andrews was involved in a car accident this morning. Ravens say that Andrews didn't sustain any apparent injuries.

Related Players: Isaiah Likely

We'll keep an eye on this situation, but it doesn't seem to be anything too serious for Andrews as it stands.

Lamar Jackson told reporters on Monday that he was dealing with a “bug” that he’s finally been able to shake.

“I feel wonderful,” Jackson said. “Good to be back. Back out with my guys, back with the coaching staff.”

Jackson missed four of the team's first five practices and but said he felt he remained “locked in” and that his “mind was still in it” while he was off the field, so he doesn’t feel he has a lot of catching up to do now that he’s working again, the story said.

After missing the past few days of practice due to a stomach virus, Lamar Jackson returned today.

Related Players: Josh Johnson, Devin Leary

There's probably no predictive value in this, but it sure seems like Jackson gets sick more than any other NFL player. Regardless, if he's on the field, he's a locked-in top-3 option at the position and should be treated as such in your fantasy drafts.

This offseason was different for Ravens tight end Mark Andrews.

After missing eight games last season with a severe ankle injury, he said he didn’t feel like himself again until late March or early April. He took up Pilates as he searched for unique ways to get back into form.

His 11 games in 2023 were his fewest as a pro as the veteran dealt with the first long-term injury of his career. The Ravens fared fine in his absence, but the void he left was obvious. Now Andrews, recuperated from the injury, enters his seventh training camp armed with a fresh perspective but the same optimism.

“I feel 100%,” Andrews said. “A lot better than I ever have.”

Related players: Isaiah Likely

Since his rookie season, Andrews has never averaged less than 50 yards per game and has averaged 0.48 touchdowns per game in his last three seasons. If he can play 16 games at those rates, he’s looking at 800 yards and 7.7 touchdowns, according to our own John Paulsen. He's third on our TE list.

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said RB Keaton Mitchell is “on schedule” in his recovery from the torn ACL he suffered in Week 15, but he will not be back for training camp, and he is not expected back until “sometime during the season. It’s not like right around the corner.”

Related Players: Derrick Henry, Justice Hill, Rasheen Ali

Hill and Ali will have a chance to lock down a backup role early in the season, but it remains to be seen exactly how large that will be. All three deserve dart-throw considerations behind Henry at the end of drafts.

Free-agent Derrick Henry is signing a two-year, $16 million deal worth up to $20 million, including $9 million fully guaranteed in the first year with the Baltimore Ravens.

Related Players: Keaton Mitchell, Justice Hill

This is a truly terrifying backfield if Keaton Mitchell is fully recovered by the beginning of the season. Henry will usurp Gus Edwards' goal-line role, which led to the former Raven scoring 13 rushing touchdowns, with 12 of them coming from within the five-yard line. Henry is a top-10 back, even with a truncated role.

The Dolphins have officially ruled out WR Jaylen Waddle against the Ravens with his high-ankle sprain.

Related Players: Tyreek Hill, Cedrick Wilson, Durham Smythe

With Waddle only logging 17 routes in Week 16, the target share for Tyreek Hill predictably increased, as he turned 14 targets into a 9-99 stat line. Tight end Durham Smythe also saw five targets for the first time since Week 1. Even in a tough matchup against the Ravens, Tyreek is a locked-in top-five option.

Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton was on field at practice, but he was mostly observing.
WR Zay Flowers (calf), LB Del’Shawn Phillips, CBs Brandon Stephens and Jalyn Armour-Davis (concussion) were NOT practicing.

Related Players: Odell Beckham, Nelson Agholor, Rashod Bateman

Flowers has grown into a much larger role than the screen-or-nothing position he was in at the beginning of the year, but he does have a couple of clunkers in the second half of the season, including two games with one target. In theory, the team could rest him as they get ready for the playoffs but it's not as if Odell Beckham or Rashod Bateman have been beacons of health behind him. Make sure you have a backup plan if Flowers does indeed miss Week 17.