OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens listed Lamar Jackson as a full participant in practice Tuesday — and the star quarterback also spoke to reporters.
It’s the clearest sign yet that his hamstring injury is indeed behind him.
“I can’t wait to touch the grass with my guys,” Jackson said. “It’s been a while.”
The Ravens travel to play the Miami Dolphins on Thursday night. Jackson has missed the past three games. Last Friday, he was listed as a full practice participant, but he was still considered questionable for the team’s Week 8 game against the Chicago Bears and wasn’t available to the media. He was ruled out on Saturday and retroactively updated to a limited participant in Friday’s practice, a mix up coach John Harbaugh said was an “honest mistake.”
This time, Jackson is fully practicing, talking — and eyeing an important game against the Dolphins. The Ravens (2-5) snapped a four-game losing streak by beating Chicago, but they still have a lot of work to do to overcome a terrible start exacerbated by Jackson’s injury.
“It’s do or die right now,” Jackson said. “Each and every week.”
Jackson also said he was the player who decided it was important to remove games such as ping pong from the locker room.
“I wouldn’t say people don’t take the job seriously — don’t get me wrong — but I didn’t feel like it was time for that,” he said. “We have a lot of work to do.”