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Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was missing at the start of Tuesday’s practice, the second day of organized team activities in head coach Jesse Minter’s first offseason.
Jackson, who was not featured in the Ravens’ social media clips from Monday’s closed practice, was in South Florida this past weekend for the retirement of his high school jersey.
Safety Kyle Hamilton, cornerback Marlon Humphrey, defensive lineman Travis Jones, wide receiver Rashod Bateman, defensive lineman Calais Campbell, outside linebacker Adisa Isaac, cornerback Chidobe Awuzie and defensive tackle John Jenkins were also absent.
Additionally, two players recovering from season-ending injuries, defensive lineman Nnamdi Madubuike (neck) and inside linebacker Teddye Buchanan (knee), did not participate.
Jackson drew scrutiny for missing practices during the Ravens’ voluntary OTAs under former coach John Harbaugh. He forfeited a combined $1.5 million in bonuses from the 2024 and 2025 offseasons available to him in the five-year, $260 million deal he signed in 2023. Under the terms of the contract, he must attend 80% of the Ravens’ offseason workouts to earn a bonus each of the next two offseasons.
First-year offensive coordinator Declan Doyle said in February that he expected players to participate in OTAs.
“We would expect them to be here, and certainly, it is voluntary,” Doyle said. “But if you want to say that you’re going to win a championship — [and if] you want to say that you have championship standards, and those are your goals and your expectations — certainly, that’s going to take work, that’s going to take collaboration, and that’s going to take the beginning of building the relationship with their coaches [and] other players starting off this next regime on the right foot.”




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