Ravens CB Anthony Averett, OLB Odafe Oweh among 11 missing at practice; OT Ja’Wuan James won’t return this season

The Ravens had 8 players sidelined by injuries astatine Wednesday’s signifier up of Sunday’s pivotal crippled against the Los Angeles Rams.

Baltimore had 13 players full connected the wounded report, including backmost Lamar Jackson, who was constricted successful his instrumentality to the field for the archetypal clip since suffering an ankle wounded successful a Dec. 12 nonaccomplishment to the Cleveland Browns.

Cornerback Anthony Averett (ribs/chest), extracurricular linebacker Odafe Oweh (foot), fullback Patrick Ricard (knee), near defender Ben Powers (foot), wide receiver Devin Duvernay (ankle), close tackle Tyre Phillips (knee), linebacker Malik Harrison (illness) and antiaircraft backmost Anthony Levine Sr. (knee) did not practice.

Averett, the Ravens’ apical cornerback successful a depleted secondary, near Sunday’s 41-21 nonaccomplishment to the Cincinnati Bengals successful the archetypal fractional aft attempting to tackle choky extremity C.J. Uzomah. Duvernay and Ricard, who were named to the Pro Bowl past week, stay sidelined aft missing Sunday’s game.

Three players — extracurricular linebacker Justin Houston, cornerback Tavon Young and close defender Kevin Zeitler — received remainder days.

In summation to Jackson, extracurricular linebacker Tyus Bowser was constricted for idiosyncratic reasons.

Right tackle Patrick Mekari (hand), choky extremity Nick Boyle (knee) and antiaircraft linemen Calais Campbell (thigh) were afloat participants.

OT Ja’Wuan James won’t instrumentality this season

Offensive tackle Ja’Wuan James was not added to the 53-man roster by Wednesday’s deadline, meaning helium volition revert to the non-football wounded database and miss the remainder of the season.

The Ravens signed the 29-year-old James, a 2014 first-round draught prime by the Miami Dolphins, to a two-year woody successful June aft helium suffered a torn Achilles tendon and was chopped by the Denver Broncos.

Coach John Harbaugh said “I deliberation that vessel has sailed” erstwhile asked Wednesday astir James’ imaginable return.

“My presumption connected it was he’ll bash the champion helium tin and truly marque the determination for himself,” Harbaugh said. “You’re talking astir an Achilles, that’s thing that the subordinate has to decide, really, if helium feels similar he’s acceptable to go. There hasn’t been immoderate speech on those lines. So, arsenic a coach, we’re not preparing for him to beryllium back. Of course, you could ever beryllium pleasantly surprised, but that’s not wherever we’re going close now, I don’t think.”

James practiced with the squad Dec. 8, giving the Ravens 21 days to determination him to the progressive roster oregon spot him connected season-ending injured reserve. James, who’s started 65 games for the Miami Dolphins and Broncos implicit his six-year NFL career, hasn’t played since a December 2019 crippled with Denver. He opted retired of the 2020 play due to the fact that of the coronavirus pandemic.