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For the second time in a week, the Ravens added a new face to the wide receiver room.

Baltimore announced it signed veteran Anthony Miller before Sunday’s practice, where he was active in his first day with his new team. Miller, 29, hasn’t played since 2021. He suffered a season-ending injury in training camp before the 2022 season with the Pittsburgh Steelers, then bounced around several practice squads in 2023. The Kansas City Chiefs released him in May.

The 2018 second-round draft pick caught 134 passes for 1,564 yards and 11 touchdowns over his first three seasons with the Chicago Bears. Miller brings another veteran presence to the position group after the Ravens also brought in Russell Gage last week.

“He’s a talented guy,” John Harbaugh said of Miller. “Hasn’t broken through yet, but we’re impressed. Had a workout, looked very good, looks like he’s in great shape. Why not take a look at these guys and see what they can do?”

The now-crowded unit will be cut down considerably before Baltimore travels to Kansas City to face the Chiefs in the NFL season opener next month. The Ravens broke the preseason with six receivers last season. Zay Flowers, Rashod Bateman and Nelson Agholor are all but locks to make the initial 53-man roster, meaning 10 more are competing for likely three spots.

Harbaugh not ready to name OL starters

Andrew Vorhees, Roger Rosengarten and Daniel Faalele all saw considerable action in the Ravens’ 16-13 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in their preseason opener Friday night, with Vorhees starting at left guard, Rosengarten playing most of the second half at right tackle and Faalele manning right guard for much of the first half.

Harbaugh said he was impressed by all three, who are in the running to take the open offensive line positions the Ravens entered camp with. The coach added that he thought Faalele “made a jump” Friday and that he expects Rosengarten to play more in Baltimore’s next preseason game Saturday afternoon against the visiting Atlanta Falcons.

Still, Harbaugh isn’t ready to settle on a starting five. Linderbaum’s continued absence makes that more difficult, but the coach hopes to decide on starters soon. The trio of young linemen who seem to be in the lead passed their first test, according to Harbaugh.

“I’m comfortable that they took the steps,” the coach said. “They’re not there yet, but we still got three weeks.”

Injury updates

The Ravens were without several key players for Sunday’s practice, which was lighter than most have been since Baltimore transitioned to fully padded practices.

Nate Wiggins, Bateman and Tyler Linderbaum were all out. Harbaugh said Wiggins’ shoulder injury isn’t serious after the rookie went down in the third quarter of Friday night’s preseason opener against the Philadelphia Eagles, and he expects Bateman, who suffered an undisclosed injury last Monday at practice, to return soon. Linderbaum has been absent for more than a week while he deals with a soft tissue injury.

Rookies Rasheen Ali and Sanoussi Kane were both sidelined with stingers suffered in Friday’s game. Chris Board, who left the loss with a concussion, and Quicky Roche also didn’t practice. Cornerback Trayvon Mullen returned Sunday after missing nearly two weeks of action.

David Ojabo wasn’t cleared to play in Friday’s game but has continued practicing. Harbaugh said he believes Ojabo will eventually be cleared to play in preseason games. Rookie T.J. Tampa, who has missed all of training camp but has recently started working with trainers on a side field, is close to returning.

Fourth-round draft pick Devontez Walker, who was targeted just once Friday night, is dealing with a rib issue that kept him from seeing more opportunities in the contest.

Baltimore Ravens running back Owen Wright during the first NFL preseason game of the 2024-'25 season. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)
Owen Wright continues to get work with the Ravens’ second team as he battles for the No. 3 running back spot. (Karl Merton Ferron/Staff)

Highlights

• Isaiah Likely was the star of Sunday’s practice. He was Lamar Jackson’s favorite target in the seven-on-seven and 11-on-11 portions and made several leaping, one-handed grabs over the middle of the field that went for big gains or touchdowns.

Before he left early with an injury, Kyle Hamilton intercepted Jackson on one of the first plays of practice. Jackson attempted a no-look pass to Likely over the middle, but it sailed behind the tight end and into Hamilton’s hands.

• With Ali out, Owen Wright was featured heavily with the second team Sunday. The second-year undrafted running back led the Ravens with 33 rushing yards on seven carries Friday night as he pushes for the third No. 3 spot behind Derrick Henry and Justice Hill.

• Wide receivers Malik Cunningham and Sean Ryan were popular targets for backup quarterbacks Josh Johnson and Devin Leary. Both finished without a catch Friday but have spent most of their time with the second-team offense in camp as they jockey for one of the last available wide receiver roster spots.

• Contact was light Sunday, but Henry displayed his quickness and broke a few outside runs for large gains despite would-be tacklers avoiding him. The veteran running back likely won’t play in the Ravens’ final two preseason games, and Harbaugh said the team is managing Henry’s workload in camp to keep the 30-year-old fresh for September and beyond.

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