The Ravens wanted this practice, specifically, to be physical. They ended the two-hour session with “live” tackling near the goal line in the longest, hottest padded practice of training camp yet.
Unofficially, quarterback Lamar Jackson bounced back from an errant Monday to go 14-for-19 in team drills Tuesday, including a 4-for-5 mark in seven-on-seven action.
The Ravens’ practice in College Park was the first NFL practice ever held at Maryland’s SECU Stadium, and it represented a new era of marketing possibilities.
When the Ravens selected wide receiver Ja’Kobi Lane in the third round of the draft, general manager Eric DeCosta envisioned a player who could bring something different to the offense.
Police are investigating the brother of Ravens defensive lineman Calais Campbell in connection with the death of their mother, who was found dead in the brother’s Atlanta home Tuesday.
“My process hasn’t broken,” Loop said. “There may have been a hiccup or something that went wrong. And you need to be able to look at that, address it and then say, all right, I’m good.”
“I’m excited about what he’ll bring between the lines to our defense and then also very excited about him as a person,” head coach Jesse Minter said of Calais Campbell.
“He got the same mentality as us,” wide receiver Zay Flowers said of new offensive coordinator Declan Doyle. “Like, he ain’t playing, but he a dog, though. You can just get that vibe from him.”