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Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is expected to return to practice “soon” after missing the first two days of organized team activities, coach Jesse Minter said Tuesday.

Minter, who’s overseeing the installation of a new offense and defense in his first offseason as head coach, declined to say when Jackson was due back. The Ravens are scheduled to hold another practice Thursday before regrouping next Tuesday in Owings Mills for three straight days of OTAs, which are voluntary.

Minter called Jackson “one of our leaders of the offseason program” and said he had a “couple things going on” Monday and Tuesday. The two-time NFL Most Valuable Player was in South Florida this past weekend for the retirement of his high school jersey.

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“We’ve had some great conversations,” Minter said. “Know when he’s going to be back, and again, I’ll probably leave those between me and Lamar.”

Safety Kyle Hamilton, cornerbacks Marlon Humphrey and Chidobe Awuzie, wide receiver Rashod Bateman, outside linebacker Adisa Isaac, and defensive linemen Travis Jones, Calais Campbell and 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. Buchanan watched part of practice from the sideline in street clothes.

Cornerback Bilhal Kone, who suffered a season-ending knee injury as a rookie in last year’s preseason, was limited in his participation. So were guard Andrew Vorhees and inside linebacker Jay Higgins.

Jackson drew scrutiny for missing 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 $750,000 bonus this offseason and in 2027.

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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.”